Handwritten letter from Flora Steele at St. Urban's Academy in Montreal to her father in Winnipeg. Flora comments on her father's letter, mentioning her father's father. She has met a Lord Strathcona's veteran, Mr. John Barry, who served with Sam in South Africa, and she asks about Lord Milner. 3 pp.
Steele, FloraTelegram sent to SBS from Lord Strathcona; he is pleased with Colonel Steele's command. Typewritten.
Smith, Donald Alexander, Lord Strathcona, 1820-1914Letter to SBS from D. [McKay] Murray of High River, Alberta with a proposed scheme for the British forces to place bombs in balloons as a military strategy in fighting the Boer War.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919A handwritten note related to directions for the Transport Monterey en route to South Africa from Halifax.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Typewritten letter to SBS from J. Lyons Biggar, various matters.
Biggar, J.L. , MajorHandwritten letter to SBS from Lord Dundonald, tribute to Steele and LSH.
Cochrane, Douglas M.B.H., Lord DundonaldHandwritten letter to SBS from Mrs. I.A. Johnstone asking for information about her son's death in South Africa.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Typewritten letter to SBS from Joseph Colmer, Secretary to Lord Strathcona, with attached memo sent to the Bank of Montreal, re: payment to Steele from W. Munro.
Colmer, Joseph, Secretary, Lord StrathconaTypewritten letter to SBS from Aubrey White, Assistant Commissioner, re: military land grants.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Boer War Affidavit; includes blank form and completed report by Gideon Petrus Pretonia.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Diary of Lord Strathcona's Corps' Boer War - Colonel S.B. Steele C.B. M.V.O. Commanding (stamped in gold lettering on diary cover) Canada, South Africa, England Double hard-cover binding; type-written entries.
First page entry: "Militia Order No 26 issued for the formation of mounted corps for special service in South Africa, the Regiment to be called Strathcona's Horse in honour of the Right Hon: Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal at whose expense this force is to be raised and equipped.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Handwritten report sent from SBS to His Excellency, The High Commissioner, Cape Town, re: movement of troops and military strategy.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Handwritten roll of 'Names of Men Recommended for Distinction
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Small booklet: a Souvenir Libretto for a Grand Patriotic concert held at the Orillia Opera House on Thursday, February 8th, 1900. Included in the text is a contribution entitled "Canada" by Miss Esther Miller, SBS's cousin.
MacGregor, Esther Miller (Marian Keith)Printed card from the Montreal Military Institute extending the priviliges of their Institute to SBS for two weeks, at the request of Lt. Col. E.B. Ibbotson, and dated December [1], 1899. Includes envelope.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Printed card from the President and Committe of the Halifax Club extending the priviliges of their Club to SBS and the Officers of "Strathcona's Horse" during their stay in Halifax.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919A printed card for "Strathcona's Horse" for admittance to Lord Strathcona's Luncheon, February 22nd, 1901 at the Royal Palace Hotel in Kensington. On the back of the card the date is printed and another word [Miss?].
Smith, Donald Alexander, Lord Strathcona, 1820-1914An extract from a printed document, with a picture of SBS in his LSH uniform and text recognizing his appointment to Fourth Class of Victorian Order; included is a quote from SBS responding to the King's speech. On the attached page are two photographs of nursing sisters who accompanied the Canadian contingent to South Africa, Sarah Forbes and Marcella P. Richardson. The caption under their photographs is: "Our Own Angels".
Steele, Richard Elmes ("Dick")Invoice from Ironmongery Warehouse, Cape Town for "1 canteen for 8".
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Wm. Spilhaus & Co. (Cape Town) invoice for oil
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919William Duncan & Co. (Cape Town) invoice for [leather cloth]
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919W. Martin General Grocers (Cape Town) invoice for eggs and milk
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Myers Brothers (Cape Town) invoice for badges; on verso is a list of names and notes related to saddles, etc.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Green Point Camp, near Cape Town, 'B' Squadron mess statement
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919R.M. Ross & Co. (Cape Town) invoice for wire cutters; further note and figures on verso
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Handwritten list of groceries paid for; no name on memo and pencilled word "cake" on verso
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Minutes of Evidence Taken Before the Royal Commission on the War in South Africa (Volume 1). London: 1903 (534 pp.)
Department of Militia and Defence of the Dominion of Canada. Supplementary Report: Organization, Equipment, Despatch and Service of the Canadian Contingents During The War in South Africa 1899-1900. Published in Ottawa, 1901. Two copies of report.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Typed list of "Duties on Board Ship". 4 pp.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Printed map of Johannesburg-Heidelberg “Compiled and drawn in Surveyor General’s Office, Pretoria from farm surveys under direction of Major H.M. Jackson R.E.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Black and White Newspaper. No. 470—Vol. XIX, [United Kingdom]: Saturday, February 3, 1900. (includes a short article on SBS, pp. 162)
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Black and White Newspaper. No. 470—Vol. XIX, New York: Saturday, February 17, 1900. (second copy of newspaper
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Canadians in Khaki South Africa 1899-1900: Official Correspondence Nominal Roll Casualties etc. Montreal: The Herald Publishing Co., 1900. (The section on Lord Strathcona’s Horse has been annotated by SBS with added figures and words; some loose pages)
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Mahan, A.T. The War in South Africa: A Narrative of the Anglo-Boer War From The Beginning of Hostilities to the Fall of Pretoria. New York: Peter Fenelon Collier & Son, 1900.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Hard-bound diary; carbon copied hand-written entries See applicable Scope and Content note for Diary 2008.1.2.2.2.2.1
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919See applicable Scope and Content note for diary 2008.1.2.2.2.2.1
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919See Scope and Content note for Diary 2008.1.2.2.2.2.1
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919See Scope and Contents note for Diary 2008.1.2.2.2.2.1
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919See notes for Diary 2008.1.2.2.2.2.1
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919See notes for Diary 2008.1.2.2.2.2.1
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919See notes for Diary 2008.1.2.2.2.2.1 A larger sized diary; some of the entries are hard to read Pretoria
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919See notes for Diaries: 2008.1.2.2.2.2.1 and 2008.1.2.2.2.2.23
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919See notes for Diaries: 2008.1.2.2.2.2.1 and 2008.1.2.2.2.2.23
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919See notes for Diaries: 2008.1.2.2.2.2.1 and 2008.1.2.2.2.2.23
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919See notes for Diaries: 2008.1.2.2.2.2.1 and 2008.1.2.2.2.2.23
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Large bound diary See notes for Diaries: 2008.1.2.2.2.2.1 and 2008.1.2.2.2.2.23
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919See notes for Diaries: 2008.1.2.2.2.2.1 and 2008.1.2.2.2.2.23
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919See notes for Diaries: 2008.1.2.2.2.2.1 and 2008.1.2.2.2.2.23
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Typewritten letter from Fred White, N.W.M.P. to Marie, re: a Militia Department cheque issued SBS for his pay and outfit as an Officer of the Transvaal Contingent; the letter is dated January 10th, 1900.
Steele, Marie (de Lotbinière Harwood), 1859-1951Smith, Henry. The Rifle Shot’s Manual. London: William Clowes & Sons, Limited, 1900.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Smith, F. A Manual of Saddles and Collars, Sore Backs and Sore Shoulders. 3rd ed. London: Harrison and Sons, 1897. (‘Colonel S.B. Steele, C.B. MVO’ signed at front of book by [Marie Steele])
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Black leather-bound; hand-written entries Includes identification form at front of diary, addrresses and cash accounts at back of diary
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Burgandy leather-bound; hand-written entries Includes identification form at front of diary; addresses and cash accounts at back of diary
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Black leather-bound; hand-written entries; more of a notebook
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Black leather-bound; hand-written entries; more of a notebook One separate item from diary placed behind diary in file, re: Proposed Special Constable Posts
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Black leather-bound; hand-written entries; more of a notebook Includes patrol notes
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919A mounted photograph of a returning [Manitoban?] soldier dressed in a South African [Boer] War uniform and slouch hat. The soldier is also wearing a bandolier and holding a rifle. The medal pinned to the soldier's chest closely resembles and is possibly the Queen's South Africa Medal, the campaign medal awarded to those who served in the Boer War.
J. F. Mitchell Art StudioHandwritten letter with envelope from Marie visiting Steele family in Orillia to Sam in South Africa, 30 Aug. 1900.
Steele, Marie (de Lotbinière Harwood), 1859-1951A handwritten note to "My dear papa" from Flora Steele to her father in South Africa; 2 pp. and envelope.
Steele, FloraTypewritten letter to Steele and LSH from Mayor D. Murray of Campbellton, N.B. presenting colors as a "parting souvenir from a loyal people'.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Handwritten letter to SBS from [? Lennon] Government House, Capetown, acknowledging Steele's report to 'His Excellency'.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Handwritten letter to SBS from Thos. J. Davis asking about the particulars surrounding his son's death in South Africa.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Handwritten letter to SBS from H.F. Nicholls requesting a signature on his discharge papers from LSH so he can pursue his B.C. scrip.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Typewritten letter to SBS from F.W. White, NWMP Comptroller, mentioning that Lord Strathcona is requesting a copy of a diary of Strathcona's Horse while in South Africa.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Letter sent to SBS from Lt. Guy H. Kirkpatrick responding to charges of gold being removed from Glynn's Lydenburg Mine. Handwritten, 2 pp.
Kirkpatrick, Guy H. , LietenantPrinted song lyrics: "Transport Monterey", 1 pp.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919A page torn from "The Graphic" illustrated newspaper, with an illustration showing Sir Wilfrid Laurier bidding the Lord Strathcona's Horse regiment farewell on Parliament Hill.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Printed card from the City Club of Halifax extending the priviliges of their Club to SBS for two weeks, signed by [N.L.] Brown, Secretary and dated March 15, 1900. Includes envelope.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919A seating plan for a dinner given by Lord Strathcona at the Savoy Hotel, London to meet Earl Roberts, Field Marshal, February 22, 1901. LSH officers were invited to the dinner.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919A separated imprint page from a book, with an article on "Distinguished Colonial Soldiers"; includes a write up of Colonel L.W. Herchmer and Colonel S.B. Steele; this was written at the time when Steele was to be second-in-command to Herchmer with the command of the Canadian Mounted Rifles.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919One page with words written on it, in Sam's handwriting, but appears to be in another language. Was located with other Lord Strathcona Horse ephemera; perhaps separated from a letter or other document.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Published sheet music and lyrics: "The Royal Canadians" by Janet Powell-Williams, published by Whaley, Royce & Co. of Toronto
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919J. & M. Lewin invoice (Cape Town) for hardware supplies
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919George Findlay & Co. (Cape Town) invoice for kitchen and canteen supplies
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Koch & Dixie (Cape Town) invoice for stove, oven and bush plates
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919DeWaal & Co. Ironmongers (Cape Town) invoice for enamelled plates
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919J.D. Cartwright & Co. (Cape Town) invoice for groceries
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919T.W. Lewis & Co. (Cape Town) invoice for groceries
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919T.W. Lewis & Co. (Cape Town) invoice for bath tub, bucket, and [Woolsey] kitchen outfit
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919J.D. Cartwright & Co. (Cape Town) invoice for groceries
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Mercer & Skaugen (Cape Town) invoice for rope
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919A memo written by [A. Wm. Gorolic] on The Russell Hotel (Ottawa) letterhead, with details about badges
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Note on a scrap of paper about "Tailor in London" with address
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Lord Strathcona's Horse balance sheets (three) showing receipts and debits 1900-1901
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Handwritten and copied District Orders - 97, sent from Headquarters of Military District No. 9 in Halifax. 3 pp including map (two copies with a third copy of page 2)
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919Hand-drawn map of South African geography; indicates rivers, roads, wagon tracks, mountain ranges, etc.
Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919