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A handwritten letter with envelope from Marie Harwood to Sam Steele at Fort Macleod, 17 Dec. 1888.

Handwritten letter from Marie in Montreal to Sam enroute to South Africa to join the South African Constabulary.

Attached note from Flora Steele to SBS, sent with Marie's letter to Sam of July 14th, 1901.

Handwritten letter from Flora Steele to SBS sent with Marie's letter of November 24th, 1901.

Attached handwritten note from Gertrude Steele to SBS and sent with Marie's letter of December 1st, 1901.

Attached letter from Gertrude Steele to SBS, and sent in Marie's letter of January 12th, 1902.

Attached handwritten letter from Gertrude Steele to SBS and sent with Marie's letter of January 26th, 1902.

An attached letter written to Marie Steele, from Inspector Alex M. Jarvis stationed in the Yukon.

Attached letter to SBS from Flora Steele, sent with Marie's letter of April 6th, 1902.

Attached letter to SBS from Harwood Steele, sent with Marie's letter of April 13th, 1902. The letter is written on two small torn scraps of paper.

An attached handwritten letter from Flora Steele to SBS sent with Marie Steele's letter of July 6th, 1902.

Attached handwritten letter from Flora Steele to SBS and enclosed with Marie Steele's letter of August 3rd, 1902.

Attached letter to SBS from Flora Steele, sent with Marie's letter of July 28, 1907

Handwritten letter with envelope from Marie in Montreal to Sam in Calgary, 09 Aug. 1907. Includes an attached letter from Flora Steele.

Handwritten letter with envelope from Marie in Montreal to Sam in Calgary, 14 Aug. 1907.

Handwritten letter with envelope from Marie in Montreal to Sam in Calgary, 18 Aug. 1907.

A 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".

Handwritten 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.

A handwritten letter sent to SBS from Minnie; Sam forwarded it to Marie to read, and Marie returned Minnie's letter with her letter to Sam dated September 17th, 1907. Minnie is writing from 'The Barracks, Macleod' to SBS at Ca;gary.

A handwritten letter sent to SBS from Flora Steele, amnd sent with Marie Steele's letter of the same date. Flora discusses friends and recent activities, including a visit with Dr. Helen Macdonald to talk about Scottish heroine, Flora Macdonald.

Black leather-bound; hand-written entries Memos and cash accounts maintained at back of diary Separate file of loose items retained

Black leather-bound pocket diary with hand-written entries; more of a notebook.

Black leather-bound; hand-written entries; more of a notebook filled with memoranda, lists, and draft notes One item removed (see separated materials note)

Burgandy leather-bound; hand-written entries Memos and cash accounts kept at back of diary

Burgandy leather-bound; hand-written entries; describes leaving the Yukon and travelling back to Ontario Memos, cash accounts and addresses maintained at back of diary See file of separated items from diary

Burgandy leather-bound; hand-written entries with entries related to the Canadian Mounted Rifles and Lord Strathcona's Horse

Black leather-bound; hand-written entries Includes identification form at front of diary, addrresses and cash accounts at back of diary

Burgandy leather-bound; hand-written entries Includes identification form at front of diary; addresses and cash accounts at back of diary

Pocket diary; notebook style; hand-written entries Britain, especially Scotland.

Large bound daily diary; hand-written entries One item removed from diary and placed behind it in file Calgary

Large bound daily diary; hand-written entries

Attached notes from Gertrude and Harwood Steele to their father, and sent with Marie's April 23, 1899 letter to SBS.

Attached letter from SBS's cousin J. B. Clarke, addressed to Marie, and sent with Marie's letter of 18 June 1899 to SBS. The letter discusses, among other things, the Steele's mining claim.

Handwritten letter from Marie to Sam, written while on holiday at Willard Point, Near Portland Mountain, Oregon; 2 pp. and envelope.

Handwritten letter from Marie in Montreal to Sam, who has just left that day on a trip east to begin recruiting for Lord Strathcona's Horse

Handwritten letter from Marie in Montreal to SBS in Cape Town, South Africa; 4 pp. and envelope.

Handwritten letter with envelope from Marie visiting Steele family in Orillia to Sam in South Africa, 30 Aug. 1900.

Handwritten letter from Marie in Montreal to Sam who is enroute to South Africa to join the South African Constabulary.

Handwritten letter from Marie in Montreal to Sam enroute to South Africa to join the South African Constabulary.

A handwritten letter from Flora Steele to her father, and sent with Marie's letter of July 7th, 1901.

A handwritten letter sent with Marie's letter to SBS of July 18th, 1901. Baden-Powell is returning a letter to SBS from Col. Worsley who was asking about a S.A.C. Commission for his son.

A handwritten letter from Alice Farish, Marie's letter, sent to SBS and enclosed with Marie's letter to Sam of January 9th, 1902. Alice is writing from Denver, Colorado and her letter is dated January 3rd, 1902.

Attached handwritten letter to SBS from Flora Steele and sent with Marie's letter of June 17th, 1902.

A handwritten letter sent to Marie Steele from Elmes Steele and forwarded to SBS in a letter Marie sent dated June 22nd, 1902. In this letter, Elmes explains why he needed to borrow money from the Steeles, and details how it will be spent.

An attached handwritten letter from Flora Steele to SBS sent with Marie Steele's letter of July 13th, 1902.

Attached letter from J.A. Dickey sent with Marie's letter of June 25th, 1907. Dickey is sorry he will not be seing Steele soon, and tells him of his remarriage.

Handwritten letter with envelope from Marie in Montreal to Sam in Calgary, 15 Aug. 1907; includes attached letters from Flora and Gertrude Steele.

Handwritten 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).

Handwritten letter with envelope from Marie in Montreal to Sam in Calgary, 06 Sep. 1907.

A handwritten letter to Marie from Flora Steele. Marie forwarded Flora's letter to SBS in her letter to him dated September 14th, 1908.

Handwritten letter from Marie in Winnipeg to SBS at Shorncliffe Camp in Kent England, dated August 1st, 1915.

Handwritten letter form Marie in Winnipeg to SBS at Shorncliffe Camp, Kent, England, dated August 3rd, 1915. Enclosed with the letter is a news artilce.

Consists of a diary kept by Major Griffiths Wainwright, 1870-1871, during his service with the Red River Expedition of 1870, and two maps. The diary entries are short, and also include entries about number of portages made, supplies and rations required, and various notes and reports. A two page entry at the back of the diary was written in 1910 by Sam Steele, explaining that the diary was given to him, and filling the reader in on what Major Wainwright did once the Expedition was completed. A list of Detachment rules printed at the front of the diary have been briefly annotated by [Sam Steele?]. The maps, hand-drawn and annotated, depict the route from Rat Portage to Fort Alexander, and from Fort William to Fort Francis.

Black leather-bound; 1 Jan. 1889 - 12 Jun. 1889; 12 Jun. 1891 - Nov. 1892 (intermittant entries) Memos and accounts maintained at back of diary

Black leather-bound; hand-written entries Memos, accounts maintained at back of book File with separate loose items from diary

Burgandy leather-bound; hand-written entries Memos and cash accounts kept at back of diary File with separate items removed

Black leather-bound; hand-written entries, Ft. Macleod to the Yukon Notes at back of diary include lists of Miles Canyon pilots

Large bound daily diary; hand-written entries

A handwritten note, with some help from her mother, written by Gertrude Steele to SBS and sent with Marie's letter of November 24th, 1901.

An attached letter from A.E.C. Macdonel in Dawson, Yukon, re: shared mining claim payment, sent with Marie's letter of February 26th, 1902 (in brackets, it is noted that he is 'Marguerite's husband)

Attached handwritten letter to SBS from [James] Henderson vacationing in Lakewood, New Jersey. General news but referening money sent by the Steele's for Uncle John; also mentions sitting beside John D. Rockefeller at the resort dining room.

Attached letter to SBS from Gertrude Steele, sent with Marie's letter of April 6th, 1902.

Attached letter to SBS from Flora Steele, sent with Marie's letter of April 13th, 1902.

Attached letter to SBS from Flora Steele sent with Marie's letter of April 20th, 1902.

Attached letter from Flora Steele to SBS and enclosed with Marie's letter of May 1st and 4th, 1902.

Attached letter from Gertrude Steele to SBS and enclosed with Marie's letter of May 1st and 4th, 1902.

An attached letter from Harwood sent to SBS with Marie's letter of June 1st, 1902. 'Dubbie' has written some letters and was probably helped by his sister Flora with the writing of the letter.

Attached handwritten letter from Flora Steele to SBS sent with Marie Steele's letter of June 22, 1902.

Attached handwritten letter from Flora Steele to SBS sent with Marie Steele's letter of July 20th, 2013.

A handwritten letter sent to J.A. Harwood (Gus?) from the John B. Stetson Company, and forwarded on to SBS in a letter from Marie dated July 27th, 1902. The Company representative is responding to a report that SBS's hat was damaged upon receipt in South Africa.

Handwritten letter with envelope from Marie in Montreal to Sam in Calgary, 10 Aug. 1907

Handwritten letter with envelope from Marie in Montreal to Sam in Calgary, 12 Aug. 1907.

A 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.

Handwritten letter with envelope from Marie in Montreal to Sam in Calgary, August 16, 1907.

Handwritten letter with envelope from Marie in Montreal to Sam in Calgary, 20 Aug. 1907.

A letter originally sent to Solicitors Lighthall & Harwood (acting on behalf of SBS), and regarding disagreement over outstanding monies owed for Sam's living quarters in England. The letter has been copied by hand by Marie Steele, and includes her added comments at the end of the letter.

Handwritten letter with envelope from Marie in Montreal to Sam in Calgary; attached letters from Flora and Gertrude, 08 Sep. 1907.

Handwritten letter to SBS from Flora Steele, dated September 8th, 1907 and enclosed with a letter Marie sent to Sam on the same date.

A handwritten letter from Gertrude Steele to SBS, enclosed with Marie's letter of September 8th, 1907.

A handwritten letter to Marie from Flora Steele. Marie forwarded Flora's letter to SBS in her letter to him dated September 14th, 1908.

Handwritten letter from Marie in Calgary to Sam in Winnipeg, April 6th, 1909; includes a news clipping.

Handwritten letter from Marie in Calgary to Sam in Winnipeg, April 11, 1909

Handwritten letter from Marie in Winnipeg to SBS at Shorncliffe Camp, Kent, England, dated August 8th, 1915.

Contains an attached letter from brother-in-law, C.A. Harwood

Pocket diary, black leather bound; hand-written entries

Black, leather bound; hand-written entries File of items removed from diary