Attached sheet of expenses
Steele, Marie (de Lotbinière Harwood), 1859-1951Reciept from Great-West Life Assurance Company included
Steele, Marie (de Lotbinière Harwood), 1859-1951Attached news clipping "Invite U.S. Troops" and letter from daughter Flora Steele.
Steele, FloraNews clippings "Col. Cruikshank to Command at Calgary" and "Sherman's Hall Party" included.
Steele, Marie (de Lotbinière Harwood), 1859-1951Includes attached letters from Gertrude, Flora and Harwood Steele
Steele, FloraHandwritten letter with envelope from Marie in Montreal to Sam in Calgary, 14 Aug. 1907.
Steele, Marie (de Lotbinière Harwood), 1859-1951Handwritten letter with envelope from Marie in Montreal to Sam in Calgary, 09 Aug. 1907. Includes an attached letter from Flora Steele.
Steele, FloraAttached letter to SBS from Flora Steele sent in a letter from Marie Steele, dated August 9th, 1907. Flora writes about the "machine" for her teeth that arrived from the U.S.A. and will be put on her teeth by her Uncle; she also describes a recent family visit to Dominion Park.
Steele, FloraHandwritten letter with envelope from Marie in Montreal to Sam in Calgary, 10 Aug. 1907
Steele, Marie (de Lotbinière Harwood), 1859-1951Handwritten letter with envelope from Marie in Montreal to Sam in Calgary, 12 Aug. 1907.
Steele, Marie (de Lotbinière Harwood), 1859-1951Handwritten letter with envelope from Marie in Montreal to Sam in Calgary, 13 Aug. 1907.
Steele, Marie (de Lotbinière Harwood), 1859-1951Handwritten letter with envelope from Marie in Montreal to Sam in Calgary, 15 Aug. 1907; includes attached letters from Flora and Gertrude Steele.
Steele, FloraA handwritten letter to SBS from Flora Steele, and sent with Marie's letter of August 15th, 1907. Flora talks about the pain her teeth are causing her, books she is reading or interested in reading, and social visits she has made.
Steele, FloraA handwritten letter to SBS from Gertrude Steele, and mailed with Marie's letter dated August 15th, 1907.
Steele, GertrudeHandwritten letter with envelope from Marie in Montreal to Sam in Calgary, August 16, 1907.
Steele, Marie (de Lotbinière Harwood), 1859-1951Handwritten letter with envelope from Marie in Montreal to Sam in Calgary, 20 Aug. 1907.
Steele, Marie (de Lotbinière Harwood), 1859-1951Handwritten letter with envelope from Marie in Montreal to Sam in Calgary, 22 Aug. 1907.
Steele, Marie (de Lotbinière Harwood), 1859-1951Handwritten letter with envelope from Marie in Montreal to Sam in Calgary, 25 Aug. 1907; includes attached letters from Flora and from Maggie Currie (re: Uncle John).
Steele, FloraHandwritten letter from Flora Steele to SBS, dated August 24th, and enclosed with Marie's letter of August 25th, 1907.
Steele, FloraA handwritten letter from Maggie Currie in Coldwater, Ontario to SBS, dated August 21st and enclosed with Marie's letter to Sam dated August 25th, 1907. She is writing about "Uncle John".
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Handwritten letter with envelope from Marie in Montreal to Sam in Calgary, 18 Aug. 1907.
Steele, Marie (de Lotbinière Harwood), 1859-1951Two handwritten letters, mailed together in one envelope, from Marie in Montreal to Sam in Calgary, 02, 03 Sep. 1907.
Steele, Marie (de Lotbinière Harwood), 1859-1951Handwritten letter with envelope from Marie in Montreal to Sam in Calgary, 06 Sep. 1907.
Steele, Marie (de Lotbinière Harwood), 1859-1951Handwritten letter with envelope from Marie in Montreal to Sam in Calgary; attached letters from Flora and Gertrude, 08 Sep. 1907.
Steele, FloraHandwritten letter to SBS from Flora Steele, dated September 8th, 1907 and enclosed with a letter Marie sent to Sam on the same date.
Steele, FloraA handwritten letter from Gertrude Steele to SBS, enclosed with Marie's letter of September 8th, 1907.
Steele, GertrudeHandwritten letter from Marie in Montreal to Sam in Calgary, dated September 10th, 1907. Marie explains to Sam her business dealings with "Morgan's" and problems in purchasing furniture on a down payment system.
Steele, Marie (de Lotbinière Harwood), 1859-1951Handwritten letter with envelope from Marie in Montreal to Sam in Calgary, 12 Sep. 1907.
Steele, Marie (de Lotbinière Harwood), 1859-1951Handwritten letter from Marie in Calagary to Sam at Winnipeg, April 3, 1909
Steele, Marie (de Lotbinière Harwood), 1859-1951Handwritten letter from Marie in Calgary to Sam in Winnipeg, April 6th, 1909; includes a news clipping.
Steele, Marie (de Lotbinière Harwood), 1859-1951Handwritten letter from Marie in Calgary to Sam in Winnipeg, April 11, 1909
Steele, Marie (de Lotbinière Harwood), 1859-1951General Correspondence – Personal letters, re: largely concerned with business ventures and matters with Steele receiving advice from family members and solicitors C.A. Harwood and J.B. Clarke (Steele’s cousin); also a letter from R. Belcher. Handwritten; Typewritten.
Belcher, RobertGeneral Correspondence – Personal letters, re: various matters; includes a second letter from Teddy Rundle (see 76-5); and letters from former colleagues and acquaintances. Handwritten; Typewritten.
Rundle, E.G. (Teddy)General Correspondence – Includes a letter from the South African Club, notifying Steele he is their honorary president; a letter from John A. McDougall, Mayor of Edmonton; a letter from R. Belcher; and others. Handwritten; typewritten.
McDougall, John Alexander, 1854-1928General Correspondence – Personal letters, re: various matters; includes a letter from Sam’s mother-in-law; two letters from Z.I. Wood, Assistant Commissioner of the NWMP; and letters from former colleagues, including E. Dudley. Handwritten; Typewritten.
McDougall, John Alexander, 1854-1928General Correspondence – Personal letters, re: various matters; includes further correspondence from the Ottawa Free press writer researching a book on the Lord Strathcona’s Regiment; a letter and attached clipping from T. Bland Strange, etc. Handwritten.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919General Correspondence – Personal letters, re: various matters; includes letters from E. Mackie; several letters from former NWMP and other colleagues; correspondence concerning Mrs. A.R. Macdonell's buffalo robes; and a letter from Teddy Rundle regarding his planned book. Handwritten; Typewritten.
Jarvis, A.M.General Correspondence – Personal letters, re: various matters; includes several letters from C.A. Harwood concerning business and financial matters,; includes a letter from Mrs. Strickland thanking SBS for his letter of sympathy on the death of her husband,etc. Handwritten; Typewritten.
Harwood, C.A.Handwritten letter from Harwood in Calgary to SBS at Fort Osborne; 1 sheet and envelope.
Steele, HarwoodHandwritten letter from Harwood in Calgary to SBS at Fort Osborne; 1 sheet and envelope.
Steele, HarwoodHandwritten letter from Harwood in Calgary to SBS at Fort Osborne; letter includes a sketch by HS; 1 sheet.
Steele, HarwoodHand-written letter from [George Hope Johnston] to Sam Steele dated January 16th, 1911.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Letters sent to SBS from his daughter Gertrude (Note: additional letters from his children are in the Marie to Sam correspondence, as the childrens' letters were sent with Marie's letters). Hand-written.
Steele, GertrudeHandwritten letter with envelope from Flora in Clagary to her father in Winnipeg. Flora wishes her father a happy birthday, and describes the visiting she and her mother are doing in Calgary. She mentions Captain and Mrs. Mackie who just left Calgary for Edmonton. 2pp.
Steele, FloraHandwritten letter from Flora in Calgary to her father in Winnipeg. Flora discusses their general activities and comments on the weather, her father's health, and a news clipping about Colonel Irvine. 1 pp.
Steele, FloraHandwritten letter and envelope from Flora Steele in Calgary to her father in Winnipeg. Flora writes about general topics, and asks her father to please write all he can remember of his own family, so Flora can include it in the memoir she is writing of her life. 3 pp.
Steele, FloraHandwritten letter with envelope from Flora in Calgary to her father in Winnipeg. Flora tells her father that her mother is ill, and goes on to request further information about Sam's descendents for her planned memoir. 2 pp.
Steele, FloraHandwritten letter from Flora in Calgary to her father in Winnipeg. Flora writes that her mother is still not well and suffering with a bad bout of influenza. 2 pp.
Steele, FloraHandwritten letter with envelope from Flora in Calgary to her father in Winnipeg. Flora writes about general activities in Calgary, the snubbing of her mother and aunt in the local 'social happenings' reporting; and many detailed questions about the Steele genealogy for her own planned memoir. 2 pp.
Steele, FloraHandwritten letter from Flora in Calgary to her father in Winnipeg. Flora discusses her activities, her correspondence, and continues to request information about her father's family for her planned memoir. 2 pp.
Steele, FloraHandwritten letter from Flora in Calgary to her father in Winnipeg. Flora discusses her mother's hosted monthly tea; the visit of Captain and Mrs. Mackie, and asks her father further questions about his family and their stories for inclusion in her own memoir. 3 pp.
Steele, FloraHandwritten letter from Flora in Calgary to her father in Winnipeg. Flora discusses her activities in Calgary, comments on family members she has received letters from, and thanks her father for his sending "pedigree, ancecdotes, etc" her way for inclusion in her planned memoir. 1 pp.
Steele, FloraHandwritten letter from Flora in Calgary to her father in Winnipeg. Flora writes about her activities in Calgary, books and movies she had read and seen, and discusses further her interest in the Steele family, etc. 2 pp.
Steele, FloraHandwritten letter with envelope from Flora in Calgary to her father in Winnipeg. Flora quotes clippings that mention Sam Steele, writes about her activities, people she has heard from, and asks her father further questions about his family and experiences for her planned memoir. 2 pp.
Steele, FloraHandwritten letter from Flora in Calgary to her father in Winnipeg. Flora has further questions about her father's ancestors, and also asks Sam to recount any of the songs he sang to her and her siblings when they were young; includes general information about her life in Calgary. 2 pp.
Steele, FloraHandwritten letter form Flora in Calgary to her father in Winnipeg. Flora writes about general matters, and comments on the discraceful Judge [James Wilberforce] Longley, and asks her father for clippings from the Winnipeg Gazette. 3pp. Attached is a letter fragment written to SBS from [Flora]; only a few sentences extant with no date provided. 1 pp.
Steele, FloraHandwritten letter from Flora in Calgary to her father in [Winnipeg]. Flora describes their new neighbours, and discusses a musical concert they attended. She comments on points her father has written in his letters to her, and discusses generally her activities in Calgary. 3 pp.
Steele, FloraHandwritten letter to SBS in Calgary from Flora in Montreal. She talks about plans for celebrating Gertrude's birthday, and plans for attending St. Urban's School in the fall. A handwritten note at the end of the letter appears to be a note Flora added several years later.
Steele, FloraHandwritten letter from Flora in Montreal to her fathe r[in Winnipeg]. Flora writes about how she would like to live at home in Calgary, and hopes to be home for Christmas or New Year's. 4 pp.
Steele, FloraHandwritten letter to SBS in Winnipeg from H.D.B. Ketchen in Calgary.
Ketchen, H.D.B.Handwritten letter with envelope from H.D.B. Ketchen in Calgary to SBS in Winnipeg.
Ketchen, H.D.B.Business card for Symens & Meyer, Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries (Calgary, Alberta)
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Large bound daily diary; hand-written entries London to Calgary Two loose items placed in folder behind diary; list of payments
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Three scraps of paper with accounting figures written by SBS (household expenses, etc.)
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Large bound daily diary; hand-written entries One item removed from diary and placed behind it in file Calgary
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919A list of household expenses written on an empty military envelope by SBS
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Large bound daily diary; hand-written entries Printed information at front of diary Diary entries at the top of page are dated 1908; entires on the bottom of the page are from 1909.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Daily journal; hand-written entries; appears to now be farming and ranching Inscribed in front with name, address and memoranda [Calgary] region Cast accounts record at front and back of diary
Macdonell, Alexander R.Pocket-style leather memo book; hand-written entries, inscribed: "Throughout - I organized the Cavlary along with SBS 11 6 94"
Consists of hand-written standing orders for Steele's Scouts; dictated memo from [G.H.] Dale, Brigade Major, and a post-script which reads: "In compliance with your request [Steele's] - I send you all these Memo books. They recall old times but little else, except a heartfelt God bless you & may we be together when the Trumpet calls - Yours ever, J.K. Oswald 11 6 94".
A nominal troop roll is recorded at the back of the book.
Oswald, J.K.Pocket-style leather memo book; hand-written entries
Consists of the standing orders for Steel's Scouts, and a post-script which reads: "Montreal 11.6.94 Dear Sam, The detail is crude but shows we knew what we were about. J.K.O."
Oswald, J.K.Cancelled cheques from the Bank of Montreal; includes written commentary about the cheques by Harwood Steele
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Three cheque books from the Bank of Montreal and the Imperial Bank of Commerce
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Correspondence sent to Steele related to his duties in the Yukon, including that of Commission Council member, from Comptroller Fred White and others; several items relate to Steele's leaving the Yukon and include letters of introduction for him as well as an offer to be stationed next in either Macleod or Calgary; one letter from an anxious mother wondering about her prospecting son.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Hand-written letter from NWMP Officer [Sanders] discussing his Boer War experience and return to the Force in Calgary.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Correspondence to Steele from Comptroller Fred White discussing Steele's NWMP pension with attached letter sent to the Manager of the Molson's Bank in Calgary.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Nominal roll of 'E' Division, NWMP, Calgary; black leather note book with covering explanatory note written by Harwood Steele (ca. 1969). Includes a roll of horses of 'E' Division.
Steele, HarwoodGeneral military correspondence including requests for appointments, etc. and a letter written by SBS making a recommendation for a Tartan (Macleod) for the Infantry Corps (Highlanders). Handwritten; typewritten
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Correspondence, incoming and outgoing, sent to and from SBS in his capacity as Colonel in Command of Military District 13; includes inquiries about military positions and a memo related to the organization of an Infantry Regiment at Edmonton. Handwritten, typewritten
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Correspondence sent to SBS in his capacity as Colonel in Command of Military District 13; includes letters from the Department of Militia and Defence, and others. Handwritten, typewritten
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Correspondence sent to SBS in his capacity as Colonel in Command of Military District 13; includes letters from the Department of Militia and Defence, and a letter of recommendation written by Steele. Handwritten, typewritten
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919