Letter written by Sam Steele to his future father-in-law, asking for Marie Harwood’s hand in marriage. Handwritten.
Harwood, Robert WilliamLetter to SBS from George Cowan, Fort Steele. Handwritten.
Cowan , GeorgeLetter to SBS from [E.A. Gopage], Creaton Lodge [half-sister to SBS?]. Handwritten.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Letter to SBS from James Ross, The Calgary and Edmonton Railway. Typewritten copy.
Ross, JamesGeneral Correspondence – Includes a letter of apology from L.W. Herchmer, re: remarks about SBS and Mrs. Steele. Handwritten.
Herchmer, Lawrence William, Commissioner, NWMPGeneral Correspondence – From George Cowan, Fort Steele, and [A.M. Jarvis]. Handwritten.
Cowan , GeorgeGeneral Correspondence – From parent concerning son’s death. Handwritten.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Letter to SBS from [R.J. Grovner], personal letter describing his NWMP detachment at Big Bend. Handwritten.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Letter to SBS from A.C. Macdonell, Lethbridge, Alberta. Handwritten.
Macdonell , A. Cameron , SirLetter to SBS from George Cowan. Handwritten.
Cowan , GeorgeLetter to SBS from Cousin Essie Miller, Orillia, Ontario. Handwritten.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Letter to SBS from F. Steele, Steele & Co., re: cattle business transaction and photograph orders. Handwritten.
Steele , Frederick W. , PhotographerGeneral Correspondence – From [J.S. Coliner], London, England. Typewritten copy.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919General Correspondence – From A.R. Macdonell; Superintendent of Mines office. Handwritten; Typewritten.
Macdonell, Alexander R.Letter to SBS from Mary I. Macleod, wife of Colonel James F. Macleod. Handwritten.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Letter to SBS from A.R. Macdonell. Handwritten.
Macdonell, Alexander R.Letter to SBS from C.A. Harwood, brother-in-law. Typewritten copy.
Harwood, C.A.Letter to SBS from [?] Steele. Handwritten.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919General Correspondence – From cousins Esther Miller. Orillia, Ontario, and Catherine Moon, Moonstone, Ontario; also a letter and account statement from the Hotel Vancouver. Handwritten.
MacGregor, Esther Miller (Marian Keith)General Correspondence – Many from Fort Macleod friends, including A.R. Macdonell. Handwritten.
Macdonell, Alexander R.General Correspondence – Personal letters, re: various matters; includes a letter from Herbert S. Holt recalling an incident on the Kicking Horse trail in 1884, written in response to a query from Steele for his Memoirs. Handwritten; Typewritten.
Holt, Herbert S.General Correspondence – Personal letters, re: various matters; including correspondence regarding Steele’s Memoirs; letter from a former NWMP colleague asking for assistance; and a letter from the Chief Surveyor, Province of Saskatchewan. Handwritten; Typewritten.
Niblett, Mollie GlenGeneral Correspondence – Personal letters, re: Christmas greetings; includes a letter from Robert Baden-Powell; Mrs. D.W. Davis of Fort Macleod, and others. Handwritten; Typewritten.
Baden-Powell, RobertLetters, to and from, Superintendent Steele while stationed at Fort Macleod.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Letter from Commissioner [Lawrence] Herchmer, re: movement of the officers, recruitment, etc.
Herchmer, Lawrence William, Commissioner, NWMPCorrespondence 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), 1848-1919Draft of a seven page hand-written letter from Steele to the NWMP Commissioner in Regina responding to and discussing various comments relayed in earlier correspondence from the Commissioner to Steele.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Bills, invoices, and supply lists.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Bills, invoices, and supply lists.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Bills, invoices, and supply lists.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Bills, invoices, and supply lists; includes a signed note from Steele to Cowdry Bros. Bankers.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Report regarding NWMP Patrol accommodation 1 page hand-written report
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Includes a colored engraved Happy New Year's card
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Includes a news clipping about "Women in the Saddle"; SBS comments in letter about his first horse ride with Miss Harwood
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919SBS refers to letter he has written to Marie Harwood's father, asking for her hand in marriage
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919SBS comments in letter about how much he enjoys writing letters to Maye
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919SBS mentions sending an engagement ring to Maye; tells her he has flirted in the past, but never loved until now
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Includes an attached news clipping, "Unkind Words" poem
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Includes attached news clipping, "Dementia Amoris"
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919SBS describes his boyhood and early education in this letter
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919SBS discusses his views on religion and mixed marriages; encloses a news clipping of a poem: "My Lady-love"
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Annotation on envelope written by Harwood Steele [1973]
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Attached newsclipping sent with letter, "The Way Girls Kiss"
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919