General Correspondence – Personal letter from T.B. Strange. Handwritten.

A hand-written letter to Major General Strange from Trooper Edward Cole, re: payment for a horse used with the Steele's Scouts.

Loose items removed from diary, including hand-written notes as well as a small photograph of a woman and inscribed on verso: "A souvenir of the trip of the Press Association to the N.W.T. [J.I.C.] Notes from officers who received medals for their services with Steele's Scouts.

Pocket-style cloth memo book; hand-written entries

Consists of hand-written standing orders for Steele's Scouts; supplies list; diary entries; and memoranda. A post-script at the end of the book reads: "Montreal 11.6.94 Dear Sam, This is a tough old book but it recalls our memories - keep it for our sake. J.K.O."

Letters and documents relating to a claim by Trooper Edward Cole for payment of a horse used by Steele's Scouts in the North-West Rebellion of 1885; includes a letter from General Strange.

Letter to Steele, referring to 1885 rebellion.

Hand-written note to Comptroller Fred White from Sam Steele, recommending Reverend George Mackay for the position of Chaplain with Steele's Scouts; note from Steele to C.D. Wood of Macleod, Alberta.

Published reports of the Department of Militia and Defence of the Dominion of Canada. Report Upon the Supression in the North-West Territories, and Matters in Connection Therewith, in 1885. Presented to Parliament. Ottawa, 1886.128 pp. and Report of Lieutenant-Colonel W.H. Jackson ... On Matters in Connection With the Supression of the Rebellion in the North-West Territories, in 1885. Presented to Parliament. Ottawa, 1887. 44 pp.

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."

Excerpted report, possibly for publication in a newspaper or periodical, of Steele's account of his experience with the Steele's Scouts in tracking Big Bear and his band. Report is titled: "Gallant Attack on Big Bear's Band by the Mounted Police". Type-written, 5 pp.