https://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/42482ca86c03423c8a38c9ee30db568d.pdf 49259a71af8970a509ea1dbcba840a51 PDF Text Text 1'1rs. Harrison,I was c11ost interested in your letter and mn glad to give you information I can. .Jarnes Forsyth of Aberde:anJ Scotland, came to the Wyoming Valley . bet·ween 1765 2.nd 1770. At the beginning of the revolution, he and his family tried to reach Niagara, but were taken prisoners by Indians. Luckly a force of British soldiers attacked the Indians ::"nd set them free. Lists of families in 1783 include .James Forsyth, age 44 ,' his wife and four children. Sarah, the youngest , ·when gro·wn up, married a Buchner. James had a public house at ·what is now 2218 Me,in Street, Niagara Falls, Ont. but it was his second son William (married I\Iary .Ayckler) who was proprietor of the Pavillion Hotel and fenced in part of the chain reserve, making it necessacy for everyone who wished to view the falls from tha,t po int to go· through the Pa.vill<hon grounds. The struggle between Sir Peregrine Ivtai tland and :ivrr Forsyth should have been conductlfd along civil lines, but the Gqvernor made This he .did ;jwice (tore down the the mistake of using rHli tary force. fence). · A James Forsyth, I presume a grandson of the first James, private in the 2nd Lincolns, 2nd was killed at the Battle of Chippawa. ,Madame Cellini, once a f'amed opera singer, was a g:reat­ granddaughter of the original James. Willis.m certainly tried to monopolize the tourist trade'? He had\is hotel, the control of access to Table Rock; stage coaches running over the portage and to Fort Erie and intel"'Ssts in the ferry below the falls. In 1819 a brother of Bishop Strachan mentions staying at"Forsyth's Hotel". In 1831 a ¥..r Ferguson calls it 11a Mr .. Ferguson travelled to splendid and e:x:tensiye establishment". Niagara on the same atage as Willi� and says "He proved to b� an am.using travelling COMJl.anion11, - u a :persons..ge sufficiently shrewd He told Mr. Fergueon that he was the son Qf and well informed 0• an original settle f w'raised nifleteen children, teri ·� y 1e first 'kri fe and nine by his �eeo r4""if'7� These facts Ihave taken . from 11 Township No. 2 Mt .. Dorch�ster, Stam.ford", by ERnest Green, and the· "Niagara Portage Road" by the TI:le first is from Volume 25 of the Ontario Historical same author. Society's papers and records, ye�:r 1929, the second from volume 23 year 1926, of the same. , Mr .. Green's address is: Depa,rtment of Trade and Commerce, Ottawa. Mr .. .r. C. JYforden' s "Historic Niagara Falls" gives a very You can get a copy from 1''.Lr. full account of the 11P�vilion Hotel". Morden, 2390 Lundys Lane, Niagara Falls, .Ont. clothbinding $1.oo, was a --···-- · paper 75ft. � 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 Letter About Forsythe Family Description An account of the resource Listed here is a letter, addressed to a Mr. Harrison, regarding the Forsythe Family. 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 Undated Fort Erie Louis Mcdermott Collection undated