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Ethen R. Huntley fonds
CA BCHS BCHS069 · Fonds · 1846/04/15, 1848/04/15

The fonds consists of a tavern-keeper bond from April 15, 1846 in Brome as well as a bond as tavern-keeper dated April 15, 1848 at Brome.

Huntley, Ethen R.
Gilbert Hyatt fonds
CA BCHS BCHS070 · Fonds · 1800/09/20, 1800/12/17

The fonds consists of an account and receipt to Samuel Willard of £3-12-0 dated September 20, 1800 at Ascott and an order from Ebenezer Dorman to Gilbert Hyatt dated December 17, 1800 at Ascott.

Hyatt, Gilbert
William Johnson fonds
CA BCHS BCHS072 · Fonds · 1857-04-14

The fonds consists of a marriage certificate of William Johnson and Abigail Hastings dated April 14, 1857.

Johnson, William
Col. John Jones fonds
CA BCHS BCHS073 · Fonds · [ca. 1826/09/04]

The fonds consists of a letter from Samuel Willard offering to forward mail as well as a copy of a letter from Samuel W. Knowlton regarding ploughing, dated September 4, 1826 at Shefford.

Jones, Col. John
Charles Kathan fonds
CA BCHS BCHS074 · Fonds · 1844/04/21

The fonds consists of a letter from his daughter regarding family news, dated April 21, 1844 at Alexandria.

Kathan, Charles
Isaac Keys fonds
CA BCHS BCHS075 · Fonds

The fonds contains notes on the Keys family.

Keys, Isaac
Isaac Kimball fonds
CA BCHS BCHS076 · Fonds · 1830-05-05

The fonds consists of a complaint of Isaac Kimball before Samuel Willard, J.P., dated May 5, 1830 at Stukely.

Kimball, Isaac
Isaac Lawrence fonds
CA BCHS BCHS077 · Fonds · 1803 - 1826

The fonds contains primary source information regarding Isaac Lawrence, including contracts, agreements and complaints.

Lawrence, Isaac
Amos Lay fonds
CA BCHS BCHS078 · Fonds · [copy] 1801-08-16

The fonds consists of a copy of a letter from Samuel Willard, with reference to settlement in the Township of Ely, dated August 16, 1801 at Stukely.

Lay, Amos
F. and R. Leonard fonds
CA BCHS BCHS080 · Fonds · [copy] 1825-1830

The fonds consists of copies of thirty-four letters written by Abijah Willard, merchant at Shefford and Stukely, to a wholesale firm in Montreal.

Leonard, F. and R.
Ezekial Lewis fonds
CA BCHS BCHS081 · Fonds · 1810/07/03

The fonds consists of a Deed from Frederick Kellogg to Ezekial Lewis, Lot. No. 19, Range 4, Township of Shefford, dated July 3, 1810 at Shefford.

Lewis, Ezekial
Ephraim Libby fonds
CA BCHS BCHS082 · Fonds · 1796

The fonds consists of a family record of Ephraim Libby from 1796.

Libby, Ephraim
CA BCHS BCHS083 · Fonds

The fonds contains primary and secondary source information regarding Hon. William Warren Lynch, including legal documents, correspondence and newspaper clippings at the time of W.W. Lynch's death in 1916.

Lynch, William Warren
Cone B. Martin fonds
CA BCHS BCHS084 · Fonds · 1871/04/01

The fonds consists of a deed from Cone B. Martin to Andrew Blake, dated April 1, 1871 at Waterloo.

Martin, Cone B.
Nelson Martin fonds
CA BCHS BCHS085 · Fonds · 1813

The fonds contains a family record of Nelson Martin and a birth certificate of Nelson Keene Martin.

Martin, Nelson
Ebenezer Marvin fonds
CA BCHS BCHS086 · Fonds · 1791-09, 1798-09-25

The fonds consists of a record of court costs, dated September, 1791 at St. Albans as well as a letter from Samuel Willard concerning legal papers, dated September 25, 1798 at Sheldon.

Marvin, Ebenezer
Irwin Moffatt fonds
CA BCHS BCHS087 · Fonds · 1832-1858

The fonds consists of a character recommendation, County Tyrone, Ireland, dated April 12, 1832, at Batlony, a Deed from Pierce Waterman to Irwin Moffatt and James Beattie, dated March 29, 1837, at Sutton, an account of J. Carpenter & Sons, dated December 2, 1841, and a Deed from James Beattie to Irwin Moffatt, dated March 17, 1858 at Sutton.

Moffatt, Irwin
Thomas Moffatt Fonds
CA BCHS BCHS088 · Fonds · 1855 - 1879

The fonds contains primary source information regarding Thomas Moffatt, including Deeds, a subpoena and a bill of court.

Moffatt, Thomas
J. S. McCord fonds
CA BCHS BCHS089 · Fonds · 1827-11-01

The fonds consists of copies of three letters from Samuel Willard concerning the state of his affairs and sheriff's sale dated November 1, 1827 at Shefford.

McCord, J. S.
John McCorkill fonds
CA BCHS BCHS090 · Fonds · 1822

The fonds contains primary and secondary source information regarding John McCorkill, including notarial copies of Deeds and a copy of an Inventory of Property.

McCorkill, John
Alexander McKinne fonds
CA BCHS BCHS091 · Fonds · 1820-06-16

The fonds consists of a certificate as Sergeant in the 4th Battalion of the Townships Militia dated June 16, 1820 at St. Armand.

McKinne, Alexander
Nash Family fonds
CA BCHS BCHS092 · Fonds · 1795-1842

The fonds consists of primary source documents relating to the Nash family of Brattleboro, Vt, who came to live in Brome County. It includes documents relating to Ephraim Nash (1754-1816), married to Hannah Wells; their son Alfred Nash (1793-1861), married to Lucinda Knowlton Willard (daughter of Samuel Willard); and their son Ephraim Nash (1820-1851), married to Harriet Parker. Ephraim Nash and his grandson were official surveyor for the East Farnham region.

Artimas Newton fonds
CA BCHS BCHS093 · Fonds · 1833/03/30, 1838/10/22

The fonds consists of an order to Abijah Willard for $5.75 dated March 30, 1833 at Shefford, as well as an order to pay Dr. Sewell Foster fifty dollars in neat stock dated October 22, 1838 at Stukely.

Newton, Artimas
Isaac Ogden fonds
CA BCHS BCHS094 · Fonds · [copy] 1800-10-15

The fonds consists of a copy of a letter from Samuel Willard re patents for the Townships of Stanstead and Stukely dated October 15, 1800 at Stukely.

Ogden, Isaac
Roswell Olcott Fonds
CA BCHS BCHS095 · Fonds · 1789 - 1859

The fonds contains primary source information regarding Rosewell Olcott, including a Bachelor's of Arts diploma, summons and agreements.

Olcott, Roswell
Willard Parker Fonds
CA BCHS BCHS096 · Fonds · 1816, 1820-01-09

The fonds consists of a deed from Jesse Hughes to Willard Parker, part of Lot No. 7, Range 5, in the Township of Compton, as well as an order to deliver boards dated January 9, 1820 at Stukely.

Parker, Willard
Thomas Patten fonds
CA BCHS BCHS098 · Fonds · 1837-1844

The fonds consists of legal transactions involving Thomas Patten, for parts of land in West Brome.

Patten, Thomas
William Patterson Fonds
CA BCHS BCHS099 · Fonds · 1774-1776

The fonds consists of an appointment as surgeon of His Majesty's Sloop Hunter, dated February 8, 1774, at London, a letter from Oliver Foulmon regarding navy affairs, torn, dated March 16, 1774, at London, a letter from his brother John regarding family news, dated May 28, 1775, at Hangheads, an Appointment as surgeon of His Majesty's Armed Ship the Lord Howe, on board His Majesty's Ship Isis, dated May 13, 1776, and a letter from his brother John regarding family news, dated August 27, 1776, at Hangheads.

Patterson, William
Michael Pearson fonds
CA BCHS BCHS100 · Fonds · 1832-12-07, 1837-05-31

The fonds consists of a marriage certificate of Michael Pearson and Mary Ann Townsend dated December 7, 1832 at St. Paul, Yamaska Mountain, a burial certificate of Dr. Michael Pearson dated May 31, 1837 and six letters between members of the Pearson and Townsend families, dated May 31, 1837.

Pearson, Michael
Jesse Pennoyer fonds
CA BCHS BCHS101 · Fonds · 1798-05-23; 1808; 1840-07-06; 1981

The fonds consists of a photostat copy of a letter to Nathaniel Coffin, concerning settlement in the Townships, dated May 23, 1798, a letter to Mr. Vaughan regarding cleaning the outlet of Brompton Lake dated July 6, 1840 and three newspaper articles on the activities of Jesse Pennoyer and his account of military events in 1813.
Also, a printed notice, dated December 15, 1808 - Executive Council Office Quebec by His Excellency, the Governor to all Applicants petitioning for grants of Waste Lands of the Crown should go before the commissioners appointed for the purpose and take the Oaths requested by His Majesty's instruction and receive the Certificate of having so clone - twenty-five commissioners are named for Lower Canada and among those listed we find:Henry Ruiter of Potton; Philip Ruiter of Missisquoi Bay; Philip Luke of Missisquoi Bay; Calvin May of Missisquoi Bay; Jesse Pennoyer of Compton; Patrick Conroy of Compton; Leon Lalanne of Shefford; and Gilbert Hyatt of Ascot.
Also, a printed notice - A Proclamation by His Excellency Sir J.H. Craig, Gov. of L.C., strictly forbidding all persons from cutting down the White Pines, or other Timber reserved for His Majesty's use within the Townships.
Finally, a letter from Paul Darisse, regarding the service de l'arpentage, written in reply to one from Marion Phelps, B.C.H.S., Knowlton asking for information on Jesse Pennoyer -in which he encloses a copy of a list from a notebook relative to surveys for the Crown Lands listing Townships or Lands surveyed by Jesse Pennoyer, dated April 2, 1981 at Quebec.

Pennoyer, Jesse