http://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/58e28a12441586113ad7c97b1b120053.pdf 764a8571eabbe5b00c998c790245766d PDF Text Text 3289 St. Paul Ave., Niagara Falls, Nov. 1 6th, 1980. Ont. L2J 2M2 Dear Mr. McDermott: Further to your letter of October 1 0th, I have now found the It w as originally known as Township No. 2 and is l oca �ed between La caste and Cornwall on thA St. LawrencB River. Town­ ships were numbered 1 to 8 and w er e known as the Royal Townships. In the . �ocat10 � of Charlottenburg. n r book 'f'CJnited Empire Loyalists, as follows: No. Pioneerw of Upper Canada n they were described l Lancaster 2 Charlottenbyrg n 3 Cornwall n 4 Osnabruck 5 -Wi ll i amsbur g 6 Matilda s e ttl ed by Catholic Highlanders Scottish Presbyterians German Caivinists . '" German Lutherans Anglicans 7 Edwardsburg 8 .Augusta tt 9 Elizabethtown n settled by Major Je ssups Corps These townships vJere on the north side of the the present counties of Glengarry, Le9ds. St ormo nt, Dundas, river and comprise Grenville and part of Th�se lands were allotted to Sir John Johnsons Royal Yorkers to be divided at his r eque st among prospective settlers according to race and religion. I wonder whethAr Hugh A l e xande r ever occupi+d the land in the The following is quoted from the book above referred too. Cbarlottenbu.rg areao ttSome of the settlers who drew land never actually saw it. sometimes for a quart of rum, They s old lt, or gave it away because it was located in a somewhere in the third or fourth concession which coverAd with d ns A 11rmote" area trackless e fore st." Another point which I have not bee n able to fathom is contained of Hugh Alexander dated Jan. 20, in the Declaration of SUs sanh Alexand�r, 0except one Tftlagon load of thP,m, which she 1824, which contains the following: from plunder, to was induced and enabled, w ith a view of preserving them not be the fathAr this ld u o W in-law. fathersend to Buf f a lo, in chargA of her relic of Hugh Alexander? Alexander, Mr. In the Declaration of Benjamin Willsom, clerk for , several safety for on, Thomps s � r tooJar sent ·he stat e s that Mrs. A l exa de have o btained I red. plunde also waa whic:C1 l, large trunks of wearing appare des James Thompson, 1JJhirpool, whick inclu a listing of prope rty tak8n from by sAnt which I presume may have been those a variAty of clothing, etc. n r Mrs. Alexander. and staten:ents given to lVIr. I also havA the following rAceipts ., .._ . Pounds New York received from James Thompson Ten Rugh Alexander t of Tuir. Stephen Brown. si gne d Currency on acco Account Thompson to H. & �. Jan. 1, 1815 Sta tement 1 pound was ts credi balance �fter H. & E. Al8xander. 27th, 1816. paid James Thompson: April 27th 1814 - .:in Jam.As Jan. r New Yo k Currency. m June 20, Nov. 25, 1815. Statement fro ander. Al�x Hugh to account of James Thompsom Alexan�er. 1815 to Nov. 25th, 1815 �(2) 1rh8 mor1-=1 inforLatton I obtain ths more complicated the Alexand e r I ·will endeavour to obtain a copy of the Will of Mr family becomes. .Alexandr:ir and Mrs .Alexander which should show some light on their family. • • From the r0cords Of the McMicking family it is learned that Janet Thomas a nd James Coo pe r , hAr so ns, Thomas McMicking and John IVlcMicking and Hugh Al e xand e r , who was born among them, Cooper, Nov. 1776 sister of the Mcivlickings, were tak8n prisioners by the years, men were brought by thA joined Col. se n e ca Indians, and, aft�r a p"'lriod of several Indians to For t Niagara probably in 1781. The Johnston's Forresters and remained with them for about two years ·when they were granted land in th8 later aa the 1rovmship of Stamford. Tovmship of Mount Dore chest er, Th� lvlcMicking fa rm was on t he we st side of the Niagara River about where the Hy d r o forebay is at thA present time. A li s t of &armer-settlers in 1783 gives thA famiili1 as follows: Thomas 33, Jane 66, Jane Cooper 43, Thomas C operl4, Jam.As C oop e r 11 and Harvay A lexand A r 3. I have not been able to connect "Rlizabeth Fisher unless the r e was some dispute between Hugh Alexander and hAr in relation to the in the l a nd grant 1rovimship of Charlottenburg. contact with the pre sAnt o·wners of the Whirlpool This building v�as erected by .Adam Rorbacn after House on Portage Road. They have some history from the past which arr1v1ng from New Jersey in 1799. .According to the map which I sent you dated 1817 I ·will sAe sho rtly. Last evening I was in the Alexander store may have been at this location. further I w ill forward you the in format ion. Sincerel¥, Should I find anything � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Louis McDermott Collection Subject The topic of the resource Local history, Fort Erie and surrounding area. Description An account of the resource A collection of historical documents, photos, news clippings, letters, and writings, assembled by local historian, Louis McDermott, and donated to the Fort Erie Public Library. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Louis McDermott Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FEPL-LH -Louis McDermott Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Included in this collection are writings, historical documents, news clippings, images, maps, and more. They were written and compiled by Louis McDermott into a series of binders. The digital collection has been scanned from these physical copies. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Fort Erie Public Library and Louis McDermott Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Charlotteburg Historical Information Description An account of the resource Listed here is a letter to Louis McDermott from Lorne Robinson, detailing historical information about Charlotteburg. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Louis McDermott Collection Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource November 16, 1980 1980s Louis Mcdermott Collection