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District Orders 95,97 & 98: Embarkation Orders; Ship rules.

General Correspondence – Telegrams and many letters congratulating Steele for his military appointment to South Africa; includes letter from his brother Jim; a note from his former instructor at the Military School in Toronto, Sergeant Major Teddy Rundle; and a letter (with accompanying letter of testimony) from Henry Boyle-Runnals, a doctor who practiced in the Klondike. Boyle-Runnals provides a letter of testimony to swear to Steele's character and that he never saw him under the influence of alcohol. Included also is a letter from H.B. Jayne in which he discusses the upcoming Manitoba election, Clifford Sifton, and other politicians including James Allan Smart. Handwritten; Typewritten.

General Correspondence – Letters from family: cousin J.B. Clarke; niece Julia Steele; and cousin Esther Miller. Handwritten.

General Correspondence – Congratulatory letters, re: Steele’s appointment to lead Strathcona’s Horse command in South Africa, etc. Includes a letter from his older step-brother, John Steele and a letter from A.M. Jarvis station at the Dalton Trail Post. Handwritten; Typewritten.

General Correspondence – From family, acquaintances, and friends. Handwritten; Typewritten.

General Correspondence – Various personal letters including from William Ogilvie; A.R Macdonell; A.M. Jarvis; T.B. Strange; and a telegram sent to C.A. Harwood, re: police uniform. Handwritten; Typewritten.

General Correspondence – Congratulatory letters, etc. re: Lord Strathcona’s Horse and South Africa. Handwritten; Typewritten.

General Correspondence – Letters from cousin Catherine Moon; nephew [?]; J. Henderson; and a letter from a young friend, Willie Lewis. Handwritten.

General Correspondence – Letters from [Elmes]; Senator Auguste [Landry]; and from the school Flora Steele was attending. Handwritten.

General Correspondence – Letters wishing Steele success in South Africa. Handwritten.

General Correspondence – Letters, many from family members; includes a letter from S.S. Cornelia, a teacher at Flora’s school in Montreal. Handwritten.

General Correspondence – Various matters including congratulations on position with the South African Constabulary. Handwritten.

General Correspondence – As above. Handwritten; Typewritten.

General Correspondence – Incoming and outgoing, congratulatory correspondence; includes a confidential letter from Lord Strathcona expressing his disappointment that Sam is returning to South Africa rather than back to Canada, and a letter of reference written for a Captain Healy from Sam Steele. Handwritten; Typewritten.

General Correspondence – Letters sent to Sam Steele upon his return to England from the Boer War in South Africa; includes invitations, general congratulatory notes; and many inquiries from families of men enlisted in the Boer War. Handwritten; Typewritten.

General Correspondence – Personal letters, re: various matters; includes a letter from Hedley J. Kirkpatrick, who served in the Boer War, describing his trip to Canada. Handwritten; Typewritten.

General Correspondence – One letter from [S.D.], a Boer War veteran. Handwritten.

General Correspondence – Personal letters, incoming and outgoing, re: various matters; further correspondence related to military forces being sent to Europe, and letters from family and friends; includes a hand-written letter to brother-in-law Beau (C.A. Harwood) discussing the pending war and Canadian military efforts, as well as the Escher investigation into the conduct of soldiers in the South African war. Handwritten; Typewritten.

Printed booklet with General Orders, 1901. On page 9 of the booklet is noted the promotion to Brevet rank of Lietenant-Colonel S.B. Steele, South African Constabulary, late Commanding "Strathcona's Horse".

General Route Order No. 213: arrival instructions from South Africa aboard the S.S. "Lake Erie" to England.

Letterhead stationery sample.

Correspondence related to Boer War affidavits obtained by Colonel S.B. Steele from Boer leaders defending General Buller and his difficulties in relieving Ladysmith in the South African War.

Bills, invoices and receipts; includes a balance sheet of expenses related directly to Lord Strathcona's Horse.

Correspondence sent to Colonel Steele in his capacity as Commander of the Lord Strathcona's Horse; includes intelligence messages between the High Commssioner and Admiral; and correspondence with Bank of Montreal representatives who handle financial matters for Lord Strathcona's Horse.

Correspondence sent to Colonel Steele in his capacity as Commander of the Lord Strathcona's Horse; includes a note about Strathcona's Horse 'Marching out State'; and a letter about transport.

Reports to Steele on outstanding LSH men.

Letters related to horses for mounted infantry in South Africa; a letter from [J.L.] Biggar relating his plans for after the war; a listing of stores for Strathcona's Horse; and a letter from an infantryman transferring to the R.C.A.

Correspondence sent to Colonel Steele in his capacity as Commander of the Lord Strathcona's Horse, including letters with men serving under his command.

A letter to Steele from Earl Douglas Dondonald, and from Lt. Colonel Pennington Macpherson.

Correspondence sent to Colonel Steele in his capacity as Commander of the Lord Strathcona's Horse; includes continued general correspondence and memoranda around final payments, medals distribution, discharge papers, and tying up of loose ends.

Correspondence sent to Colonel Steele in his capacity as Commander of the Lord Strathcona's Horse; commission request and parade details.

Correspondence sent to Colonel Steele in his capacity as Commander of the Lord Strathcona's Horse; includes copies of the telegram sent from the Military Secretary representing Lord Kitchener on the day Lord Strathcona's Horse embarked for home.

Correspondence sent to Colonel Steele in his capacity as Commander of the Lord Strathcona's Horse; includes continued general correspondence and memoranda around final payments, discharge papers and tying up of loose ends.

Correspondence sent to Colonel Steele in his capacity as Commander of the Lord Strathcona's Horse; includes continued general correspondence and memoranda around final payments, medals distribution, discharge papers and tying up of loose ends. There are also letters from Minister F.W. Borden discussing his son's grave site in South Africa.

Correspondence sent to Colonel Steele in his capacity as Commander of the Lord Strathcona's Horse; various matters.

Correspondence sent to Colonel Steele in his capacity as Commander of the Lord Strathcona's Horse; includes continued general correspondence around final payments and discharge papers.

Correspondence sent to Colonel Steele in his capacity as Commander of the Lord Strathcona's Horse; includes continued general correspondence and memoranda around final payments, medals distribution, insurance claims, and death reports for men killed while serving with LSH during the Boer War. Included are two detailed letters went to the mother of a young man (Douglas Brayfield) killed during the war.

Correspondence sent to Colonel Steele in his capacity as Commander of the Lord Strathcona's Horse; continued general correspondence and memoranda around final payments, and tying up loose ends; includes a list of the non-commissioned officers and constables of the NWMP who served with the Corp under Steele's command and a letter from Minister F.W. Borden acknowledging Steele's request that men from LSH be allowed to join the South African Constabulary.

Correspondence related to LSH corps and military matters post Boer War; includes plans for establishing a permanent Strathcona Corps in Canada and related correspondence with Lord Strathcona and J. Lyons Biggar; also a letter detailing a planned painting to honor South African War participants.

Correspondence sent to Colonel Steele in his capacity as Commander of the Lord Strathcona's Horse; includes a telegraph on the movement of horses, vehicles, and mules; a telegraph from the High Commissioner; a late pass issued by Steele (and received by Harwood Steele years later); a code sheet; and copy of an outgoing letter possibly written by Steele asking about transport.

Correspondence sent to Colonel Steele in his capacity as Commander of the Lord Strathcona's Horse; includes plans for honouring the Corps in England (with medals, processions, special programs, etc.) and general correspondence and memoranda around final payments, and tying up loose ends; includes a hand-written memo from Steele.

Correspondence related to the death of Sgt. John Brothers or Lord Strathcona's Horse, and the questions surrounding what became of Brothers' personal effects.

Correspondence sent to Colonel Steele in his capacity as Commander of the Lord Strathcona's Horse; includes continued general correspondence and memoranda around medal disbursements, final payments, death reports, discharge papers, and tying up loose ends.

Letters sent to Colonel Steele, re: acquiring a sculptor to create a monument erected to the members of Lord Strathcona's Horse who fell in action in South Africa, for placement in Calgary. Includes an explanatory letter from SBS describing the horses used by LSH (and with the NWMP and Canadian Mounted Rifles).

Telegrams sent to Colonel Steele over the course of Lord Strathcona's Horse's service in South Africa.

A note sent to Colonel Steele in his capacity as Commander of the Lord Strathcona's Horse, re: S.S. Monterey (transport ship) information, and a letter regarding a scheme to place bombs in balloons.

Correspondence sent to Colonel Steele in his capacity as Commander of the Lord Strathcona's Horse; includes information on horse purchases.

Correspondence sent to Colonel Steele in his capacity as Commander of the Lord Strathcona's Horse; various matters including a letter from the Mayor of Cambellton, New Brunswick presenting Lord Strathcona's Horse contingent with a flag prior to their departure for South Africa.

Letter to Steele from Lord Strathcona, re: command of Lord Strathcona's Horse; includes approved invoice.

Correspondence from Lord Strathcona to Colonel Steele regarding the ongoing Boer War in South Africa and related matters.

Correspondence from Lord Strathcona to Colonel Steele regarding the Boer War, and the conclusion of Lord Strathcona's Horse's services in South Africa; congratulatory telegram to Steele from Lord Minto.

Correspondence related to disputing reports that SBS had behaved inappropriately at a banquet given by Lord Strathcona in London on the return of the Regiment from South Africa. References are also made to a book by W.T.R. Preston and his depiction of the banquet event.

Letters and telegrams sent to Colonel Steele from individuals applying to or providing references for commissions to serve with Lord Strathcona's Horse in South Africa.

Letters and telegrams sent to Colonel Steele from individuals applying to or providing references for commissions to serve with Lord Strathcona's Horse in South Africa.

Disembarkation Orders; type-written list of seven orders to be followed once the troops are returned to Halifax.

Enlistment state data and nominal listing.

Colonel Steele's final report as Officer Commanding Lord Strathcona's Horse.

News clippings and a poem by an unknown author titled: "The Transport Monterey".

Copy of correspondence sent to Steele, re: history of LSH and Steele's reply. Includes a list of names and addresses of original officers of Lord Strathcona's Horse in South Africa, 1900-1901. Original letter is retained in Series 2008.1.1.1.2 - Personal/General correspondence.

Roll of men killed in action or who died from other causes in South Africa; list of death certificates prepared for Ottawa.

Roll of men remaining in South Africa on private business.

Hand-written listing of names for LSH roll.

Roll of men invalidated and in hospital in South Africa.

Names of men recommended for distinction and a roll of names of individuals entitled to the South African medal granted by His Majesty the King.

Roll of men enlisted with Lord Strathcona's Horse, prepared in 1905 from information on the date of their discharge (15 Mar. 1901).

Roll of men on board S.S. "Lake Erie" for the return trip to England.

Report extract from the intelligence diary of the Consul General at Laurence Marques regarding Komati Port.

Reports around the controversial removal of gold from South African property by members of Colonel Steele's command.

Troop report extracts; hand-written notes and includes a draft report written by Steele for the High Commissioner in Cape Town.

General military correspondence; includes a letter from the War Office, London referencing Steele’s awarding of the South African medal. Handwritten; typewritten

Correspondence sent to and from SBS in his capacity as Colonel in Command of Military District #10, based at the Fort Osborne Barracks in Winnipeg; includes correspondence with Sam Hughes and others, and includes recommendations and decisions made for filling Canadian Military positions and appointments. One letter concerns a decision handed down regarding Mr. Joseph Watson Taylor’s claim to a land grant based on his services in South Africa. A letter from Sam Hughes questions Steele about various allegations he has heard about Ketchen. Typewritten

Printed orders; some annotation.

Telegrams sent to Steele from NWMP Comptroller Fred White and from Inspector Jarvis; also letters from Comptroller White informing Steele that he is being selected to lead a Western contingent of Infantry (many NWMP Officers) for the Boer War, and another letter providing details about his pay account.

Letter from NWMP Comptroller Fred White to Steele, discussing the sailing of the new Canadian Contingent under Colonel Evans, and providing news about NWMP activity in Canada.

Correspondence sent to Steele related to tying up loose ends and a letter sent to [Captain] Macdonnell from NWMP Commissioner Herchmer. Also includes a letter sent to SBS from F.L Cartwright, a NWMP officer who served with Steele in the Yukon, and now writing from Grand Forks, B.C. Cartwright discusses the injustice of SBS's removal from the Yukon, and expresses interest in signing up for the Boer War.

Hand-written letter from NWMP Officer [Sanders] discussing his Boer War experience and return to the Force in Calgary.

Letter from Fred White, Comptroller, NWMP acknowleding Steele's volunteering for service in the Transvaal.

Lord Strathcona's Horse orders: Rendezvous for Transports with detachment of Strathcona's Horse. Hand-written order.

Field Orders No. 152 (photocopy); hand-written 'secret' order for Strathcona's Horse (photocopy).

Printed Appendix No. 2 to "Notes on the Country to the East and North of Pretoria"; probably used for both Lord Strathcona's Horse and SAC.

Colonel Steele's Record of War Service report and a hand-written summary of his military and policing experience up to and including the Boer War.

SAC annual reports on the Barberton District; Swaziland District; "C" Mobile Troop, Pretoria; "D" Mobile Troop N.T.; and "E" Mobile Troop, Swaziland to Divisional Commandant, A.A.C., Northern Transvaal and forwarded to Chief Staff Officer, S.A.C., Johannesburg.

SAC annual reports on the Depot Troop, Pretoria; Ermelo District; Lydenburg District; and Middleburg District to Divisional Commandant, S.A.C.

SAC annual Report - on the Northern Division by Col. S.B. Steele, Commanding Northern Division, 1903. Carbon copy.

SAC annual reports on the Waterburg District, Northern Transvaal; and the Pretoria District (2 versions of Pretoria annual report) to Divisional Commandant, S.A.C., Northern Transvaal. Carbon copies.

SAC annual report of the Zoutpansbert District, Northern Transvaal Division by Captain F.W. Jarvis to the Divisional Commandant, S.A.C. Northern Transvaal, Pretoria (2 versions of report). Carbon copies.

Correspondence and 'weekly diary of events' reports in connection with the Chinese Cordon in Pretoria.