Almon Family Fonds: 1646-1961, predominant 1702-1898 (HIL-MICL FC LFR.A45F3F6) Content List of Main Sections Reel Series/ Volume Document # Content 1 Series A Mary Byles (1750-1832) and Catherine Byles (1753-1837) sisters of Rev. Mather Byles Jr. 1 *Negative film Each document is titled and numbered in type Letterbook of Mary and Catherine Byles, Boston, 1793-1808 2 Letterbook fragments of Mary and Catherine Byles, Boston, 1826-1828 3 Letterbook of Catherine Byles, Boston, 1834-1835; Letterbook from Mather Byles to the Rev. Mather Byles and to his sisters, 1777, 1785, [1786] 4 Letterbook from Mather Byles to the Rev. Mather Byles and to his sisters, 1777, 1785 5 Letters from Rebecca Almon, Halifax (daughter of Mather Byles and Rebecca Walter, wife of William James Almon), 1785-1819 6 Letters from Rebecca Almon, Halifax (daughter of Mather Byles and Rebecca Walter, wife of William James Almon) 1820-1829 7 Letters from Rebecca Almon, Halifax (daughter of Mather Byles and Rebecca Walter, wife of William James Almon) 1830-1839 (including copy letter to King William IV) 8 Letters from Anne Desbrisay, Quebec and England (daughter of Mather Byles and Rebecca Walter, wife of General Thomas Desbrisay), 1801-1822 9 Letters from Sarah Desbrisay, Halifax (daughter of Mather Byles and Rebecca Walter, wife of Capt. Thomas D. Desbrisay), 1802-1833 10 Letters from Capt. Thomas D. Desbrisay, Halifax (husband of Sarah Byles), 1803 11 Letters from Belcher Byles, Bermuda and Halifax (son of Mather Byles and Sarah Lyde), 1805, 1808 12 Letters from cousin M. L. Smith, [Boston], 1808-1811 13 Letters from Elizabeth Lyde, New York, (mother of Sarah Lyde Byles, wife of Belcher Byles), 1809-1815 14 Letters from Sarah Lyde Byles, London and New York, (wife of Belcher Byles), 1808-1826 15 Letters from Laleah Almon, Halifax (wife of Dr. William Bruce Almon), 1817-1826 16 Letters from Mather Byles Almon, Halifax, Boston, and London (son of Rebecca Byles and William James
2 Series A Mary Byles (1750-1832) and Catherine Byles (1753-1837) Series B Rebecca Byles Almon, (1762- Almon), 1816-1837 17 Letters from Gillam Tailer, Halifax, Rebecca Tailer Garnett and Catherine Tailer, St. Andrew s, New Brunswick, 1816-1817 18 Letters from Capt. Samuel and S[arah] Stickney and their children Mary Catherine and Emily, Medford and England, 1817-1836 19 Letters from Sarah Ann Mosse, Halifax, (daughter of Rebecca Byles and William Almon, wife of Major Charles Mosse), 1819-1836 20 Letters from M. Otis, West Barnstable (sister of Rebecca Walter Byles), 1820-1826 21 Letters from Thomas B[elcher] Desbrisay, Gagetown and Saint John, New Brunswick (son of Sarah Byles and Capt. Thomas Desbrisay), 1824-1825 22 Letters from the Reverend Mr. Mather Byles Desbrisay, Saint Margaret s Bay and Dartmouth, (son of Sarah Byles and Thomas D. Desbrisay), 1828-1833 23 Letters to Catherine Byles from Amos Lawrence, Esq., concerning financial and legal affairs, 1832-1833 24 Letters to Catherine Byles from Mary Starr, New London, Connecticut, 1832-1834 25 (up to 13 April 1836) 25 (21 April 1836 onward) Letters to Catherine Byles from Mary Starr, New London, Connecticut, 1835-1837 *Note: Letter dated 17 June 1835 includes a profile of Mrs. Starr by Miss. Baker Letters to Catherine Byles from Mary Starr, New London, Connecticut, 1835-1837 *Note: Letter dated 17 June 1835 includes a profile of Mrs. Starr by Miss. Baker 26 Letters to Catherine Byles from Miss Mary Ann Jones, New London, Connecticut, 1832-1836 27 Letters to Catherine Byles from Sophie Pryor Almon (wife of Mather Byles Almon) and her daughter Sophie Almon, 1837 28 Miscellaneous letters from family members, mainly from nieces and nephews, 1785-1838 29 Miscellaneous letters from friends, including from Jane Ogden, R. O. Parker, E. Baker, M. Amoury, and Robert Carr, 1808-1836 30 Letters and Receipts of Mary and Catherine Byles re. financial matters, 1803-1835 31 Writings of Catherine Byles, 1799-1835; letters, poems 32 [Copy] of Letter from Rebecca Byles to [Miss. Gaumard], nd, and letters to Rebecca Byles from her father, 1801, 1810 33 Correspondence and accounts relative to the estate of
1833)- daughter of Rev. Byles Jr., and wife to Wm. James Almon Series C William Bruce Almon, son of Wm. James Almon, & Laleah Johnstone Almon 3 Series C William Bruce Almon & Laleah Johnstone Almon the late William James Almon, 1826 34 Accounts relative to investments of Rebecca Almon, 1835 35 Autobiography of Elizabeth Lichenstein Johnston,(1764-1848) wife of William Martin Johnston, mother of Laleah Peyton Almon [1839] Explanatory notes on Elizabeth Johnston s autobiography by William J. Almon and transcript copy fragment of memo by Mrs. Johnston to Major Grant giving biographical information on family, nd. 36 Accounts, will, and codicil of Elizabeth Johnston and papers relative to the settlement of her estate, 1825-1850 37 Fragment of diary of William Bruce Almon, 16 July 1 August 1821 38 Deeds, bonds, and agreements negotiated by William Bruce Almon and/or Laleah Almon, 1823-1855, nd 39 William Bruce Almon s accounts with Andrew Belcher (later Andrew Belcher and Son), London, 1815-1830 40 William Bruce Almon s accounts with William Lawson s sugar refinery, 1832-1843 41 Accounts and Receipts, 1800-1839 42 Accounts and Receipts, 1840-1849 43 (up to January Accounts and Receipts, 1850-1861 1851 ) 43 ([9] January Accounts and Receipts, 1850-1861 1851 onward) 44 Correspondence of William Bruce Almon, 1820-1836 45 Correspondence of Leleah Almon, 1822-1854 46 Correspondence and accounts of Andrew B. Almon, 1847-1851 47 Papers of Andrew B. Almon relative to the estate of the late Dr. Mead, 1837-1844 48 Accounts of the Rev. Foster Hutchinson Almon, 1830-1831 49 Deposition by James Almon relative to bills protested by Barrows and Co., Madrid, 1840 50 Correspondence received by John W. Ritchie, husband of Amelia Almon, 1844-1853 51 Accounts of Thomas A. Ritchie, husband of Laleah Almon, 1845-1831 52 Accounts of Miss [Ella and/or Marianne?] Almon, 1849-1851, nd 53 Accounts of James Almon, 1844-1849 Series D 54 Correspondence of William Johnston Almon, 1846-1896, son of William Bruce Almon
William Johnston Almon (1816-1901), son of William Bruce Almon, and Elizabeth Lichtenstein Ritchie Almon Series E Thomas Ritchie Almon (1843-1901) and Frances Egan Almon (1845-1943) Series F Lt. Col. William Bruce Almon (1875-1961) and Mary Dickey Almon 4 Series F Lt. Col. William Bruce Almon (1875-1961) and Mary Dickey Almon Series G Susanna W. A. Almon collector of this material; some or all is in transcript form 55 Correspondence of Elizabeth Ritchie Almon, 1853-1885, wife of William Johnston Almon 56 Correspondence received by Laleah Almon, mainly from her brother Cotton, 1870-1888 57 Transcript obituary of the late Senator Almon from the Ottawa Evening Journal, 20 February 1901 and extract from the Senate Debates 6 march, 1901 58 Letter to Frances Almon, wife of Thomas Ritchie Almon, from Thomas Almon, 1888 59 Correspondence with Montreal Trust Co. Ltd., Halifax, and papers concerning the estate of the late Frances Egan Almon, 1935-1947 60 Correspondence and papers concerning the purchase, rental and administration of property at 93 Victoria Rd., Halifax, property of the late Frank Nope, 1943-1947 (includes inventory of furniture and personal effects) 61 Correspondence concerning Byles portrait by J. S. Copley and Henry Pelham, 1942-1943 62 Correspondence with Forbes Thrasher regarding heraldic matters, 1951-1954 63 (up to 23 Miscellaneous correspondence concerning personal January 1934) and financial matters, 1907-1960 63 (6 July 1935 Miscellaneous correspondence concerning personal onward) and financial matters, 1907-1960 64 Accounts and correspondence with Brass and Pike Ltd., tailors, London, 1946-1952 65 Miscellaneous household and personal accounts, 1908, 1935-1959 66 Correspondence primarily from Arthur M. M. Eaton, Boston, concerning the Almon family, 1914-1918, 1957, nd 67 Letters from or about Mather Byles II, copy 1 68 Letters from or about Mather Byles II, copy 2 (NOT FILMED; USE #67) 69 Letters from or about Mather Byles II, copy 3 70 Letters from or about Mather Byles III, copy 1 (NOT FILMED; USE #73) 71 Letters from or about Mather Byles III, copy 2 (NOT
5 Series G Susanna W. A. Almon FILMED; USE #73) 72 Letters from or about Mather Byles III, copy 3 (NOT FILMED; USE #73) 73 Letters from or about Mather Byles III, copy 4 74 Letters from the daughters of Mather Byles to their aunts 75 Copies of letters from Mather Brown to his aunts in Boston; 1824-1830; and from Mr. Shirley F. Woolmer, solicitor, London, on Mather s death, 1831-1835, copy 1 76 Copies of letters from Mather Brown to his aunts in Boston; 1824-1830; and from Mr. Shirley F. Woolmer, solicitor, London, on Mather s death, 1831-1835, copy 2 77 Copies of letters from Mather Brown to his aunts in Boston; 1824-1830; and from Mr. Shirley F. Woolmer, solicitor, London, on Mather s death, 1831-1835, copy 3 (NOT FILMED; USE #75 AND #76) 78 Letters from Rebecca Byles Almon to her aunts, Mary and Catherine Byles, 1777-1810, 1812, 1830, 1824 79 Letters from Rebecca Byles Almon to her aunts, Mary and Catherine Byles, 1810-1837, copy 1 80 Letters from Rebecca Byles Almon to her aunts, Mary and Catherine Byles, 1810-1837, copy 2 (NOT FILMED; USE #79) 81 Letters from Rebecca Byles Almon to her aunts, Mary and Catherine Byles, 1810-1837, copy 3 (NOT FILMED; USE #79) 82 (up to page Letterbook of Mary and Catherine Byles, 1806-1818 201) 82 (page 201 Letterbook of Mary and Catherine Byles, 1806-1818 onward) 83 Letterbook of Mary and Catherine Byles, 1826-1828, copy 1 84 Letterbook of Mary and Catherine Byles, 1834-1835, copy 1 85 Letterbook of Mary and Catherine Byles, 1826-1828, copy 2 Letterbook of Mary and Catherine Byles, 1834-1835, copy 2 86 Christmas Week in Halifax, supplement of the Halifax Herald, 23 Dec. 1896 by William Dennis, anecdotal history of the Almon family, includes within a list of the household items for one family member; transcript, 3 copies 87 Journal of a Voyage and Trip, 1911 88 Life of Mrs. Johnston
6 2932-N **filmed backwards; dark but legible; page numbers difficult to read** 7 1001-N (MG 1: Vol. 14) 89 Miscellaneous Transcripts of original papers, 1759-1926, concerning the Byles, Almon, Delegal, and Ritchie families (1950s) 90 Miscellaneous original letters concerning the Byles and Almon families, 1826-1863, nd. 1 Manuscript Notebook of Dr. William James Almon, Halifax, c.1780-c.1800; start has index to some of the subject matter, such as gonorrhea, whooping cough, gunpowder, rats, religion, General Washington; examples of content various medical conditions, definitions, characteristics and treatments; some notes on particular cases such as Mr. Morden in 1792, and Mr. Tucker s child p. 289; data pertaining to persons inoculated and who received small pox in Halifax area, includes black persons; list of quack medicines and their advertised and real effects; Return of the sick of the Royal Fusiliers from 21 June 1811 to 21 Mar. 1812 (no names), provides disease and the no. of dead, discharged, remaining and the station location for each disease p. 290 2 Letterbook, 1813-1833, of W.J. Almon & Son (to 1817), then Dr. William Bruce Almon. Mainly business letters concerning for example finances, lists of items ordered through James Smith; some information re: settlement of W.J. Almon s estate 3 Account Book, 1888-1889, Halifax, probably belonging to Dr. Thomas R. Almon; Patient s accounts Almon Scrapbook **Detailed content report with page numbers at beginning of reel; also online; see Finding Aid section**