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William Pearce Fonds
UAA Fonds 0353 · Fonds · 1858 - 1930

The William Pearce Fonds consists of records documenting the three phases of his professional life: federal surveyor and administrator (1874-1884); federal advisor for western development policy (1884-1904); and western consultant for the Canadian Pacific Railway (post-1904). Most of the records in the Pearce fonds were created in the region that was the focus of his career: the territory fomerly known as Rupert's Land and the North-West Territory, later to become the prairie provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. A small portion of the records document Pearce's activites during his retirment

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Macdonald to Pearce
1974-169-446.1-12 · Dossier · 23 February 1923
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Macdonald comments positively on Pearce's manuscript, encourges him to have it printed

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2008.1.2.1.1.43 · Dossier · Aug. 1898
Fait partie de Sir Samuel Steele Collection

Correspondence sent to Steele related to his duties in the Yukon from Fred White, Yukon Commissioner James. M. Walsh, A.B. Perry, and William Pearce, Superintendent of Mines; includes a completed Chilkoot Pass duty form and instructions for Steele's transfer to Dawson.

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General Correspondence - 1901
2008.1.1.1.2.105 · Dossier · Dec. 1901
Fait partie de Sir Samuel Steele Collection

General Correspondence – Letters from family and friends, re: various matters; includes a letter from the parent seeking further information about a son killed in South Africa. Handwritten.

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Colley to Pearce
1974-169-203-1 · Dossier · 19 May 1919
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Invitation from Western Canadian Irrigation Association for Pearce to speak on the topic of the North West Saskatchewan Irrigation Project.

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Pearce to A.S. Dawson
1974-169-203-9 · Dossier · 22 July 1919
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Letter sent by Pearce to several government officials requesting data on irrigation and settlement. Pearce collected the information for the purposes of presenting a paper to the Calgary Branch of the Engineering Society on the benefits of irrigation.

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1974-169-437.5-1 · Dossier · [ca. 1925]
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Manuscript describes the early navigation of the river systems of the North and South Saskatchewan beginning with the Hudson's Bay Company efforts in 1874. In addition to commerce the vessels listed were used for public purposes such as transporting military resources until the 1885 Riel Rebellion. Rail development supplanted river navigation shortly thereafter.

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E. Sapir to Pearce
1974-169-446.1-32 · Dossier · 6 July 1923
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Sapir tells Pearce the Royal Society will not likely publish his manuscript next year.

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1974-169-437.4 · Dossier · 1919
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Pearce describes the mid-nineteenth century narrative of European settlement surrounding the region currently known as St. Albert. The manuscript is predominantly a quote of a letter Pearce wrote to A. Walsh, Commissioner of Dominion Lands, describing the Catholic Church's efforts to acquire land in the area known as "Big Lake," an enlargement of the Sturgeon River near contemporary St. Albert

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Pearce to Prof. James Mavor
1974-169-446.1-23 · Dossier · 29 May 1923
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Pearce thanks Mavor for his help in brining his manuscript to the attention of Royal Geographical Society.

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Pearce to Burpee
1974-169-446.1-24 · Dossier · 30 May 1923
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Pearce explains to Burpee that with Mavor's support his manuscript could be published by the Royal Society of Canada. He

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Hon. James McKay to Pearce.
1974-169-446.1-21 · Dossier · 21 April 1923
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

McKay acknowledges receipt of Pearce's manuscript and promises to read and criticise the work.

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Mavor to Pearce
1974-169-446.1-22 · Dossier · 22 May 1923
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Mavor informs Pearce his manuscript is scheduled to be discussed at an upcoming Royal Society of Canada meeting.

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Pearce to Sapir
1974-169-446.1-30 · Dossier · 26 June 1923
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Pearce acknowledges the Royal Society will not publish his manuscript and inquires if it might consider publishing it the next year.

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Pearce to Prof. James Mavor
1974-169-446.1-16 · Dossier · 26 March 1923
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Pearce sends his manuscript to Prof. James Mavor for comment. Inquires into the possibility of the Royal Geographical Society covering the cost of printing.

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Pearce to Hon. James McKay
1974-169-446.1-18 · Dossier · 19 Arpil 1923
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Pearce asks Judge Mckay, of the Court of the King's Bench, to read and comment on his historical manuscript. He includes the letter he sent to Prof. James. Mavor of the Royal Society of Canada (formerly Professor of Political Economy at the University of Toronto) to inform his comments.

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R. J. C. Stead to Pearce
1974-169-446.1-19 · Dossier · 9 April 1923
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Stead advises Pearce he has received his manuscript but will not have time to read it carefully for some time.

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Pearce to R.J.C. Stead
1974-169-446.1-17 · Dossier · 26 March 1923
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Pearce sends a copy of his manuscript to R.J.C. Stead of the Department of Immigration. He wants Stead's advice to publish his work.

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Pearce to Fay
1974-169-446.1-11 · Dossier · 19 February 1923
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Pearce informs Prof. Fay he will pay for printing his own manuscript and is looking for a good price.

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H.C. Grual to Pearce
1974-169-446.1-15 · Dossier · 19 March 1923
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Grual sends Pearce a quote for the cost of printing his narrative.

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Macdonald to Pearce
1974-169-446.1-14 · Dossier · 2 March 1923
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Macdonald agrees to send Pearce his manuscript and pay for express postage, suggests again the C.P.R. or a government office to cover the cost of publication.

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Prof. C.R. Fay to Pearce
1974-169-446.1-10 · Dossier · 18 February 1923
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Prof Fay explains he cannot find a publisher for Pearce and inquires if the C.P.R. might be interested in publishing it.

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Gilbert Tassie to Pearce
1974-169-446.1-4 · Dossier · 16 January 1923
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Lasoie offers editorial comments on Pearce's historical manuscript, questions Pearce's depiction of aborignal script.

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Pearce to G. C. Tassie
1974-169-446.1-5 · Dossier · 25 January 1923
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Pearce responds to Tassie's editorial comments concerning his historical manuscript.

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Pearce to Prof. C.R. Fay
1974-169-446.1-6 · Dossier · 25 January 1923
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Pearce consults Prof. Fay concerning the editorial comments of Gilbert Tassie.

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Prof. C.R. Fay to Pearce
1974-169-446.1-7 · Dossier · 2 December 1923
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Professor Fay explains he cannot find a publisher for Pearce's manuscript. He recommends trying to publish it in Calgary as a local history.

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Sir Hugh J. Macdonal to Pearce
1974-169-446.1-8 · Dossier · 14 February 1923
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Macdonald tells Pearce he is still reading his manuscript, recommends "Pearce Papers" as the title.

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Pearce to J.H. Coyne
1974-169-446.1-2 · Dossier · 13 January 1923
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Pearce thanks Coyne for his positive comments on his historical narrative.

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Pearce to Starnes
1974-169-437.1-10 · Dossier · 17 February 1925
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Pearce discusses the development of Livingstone.

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Pearce to King
1974-169-437.1-18 · Dossier · 1 April 1925
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Pearce apologizes to King for blaming the Department of Pubilc Works for his inability to locate records relating to the construction of Government buildings in Livingstone.

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Pearce to Clinkskil
1974-169-437.1-12 · Dossier · 4 March, 1925
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Pearce requests information regarding the settlement of Livingstone.

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Pearce to Naismith
1974-169-437.1-16 · Dossier · 14 March 1925
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Pearce sends Mr. Naismith a copy of his findings regarding the settlement of Livingstone.

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Pearce to King
1974-169-437.1-16 · Dossier · 16 March 1925
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Pearce sends Mr. Naismith a copy of his findings regarding the settlement of Livingstone.

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Pearce to Coleman
1974-169-437.1-14 · Dossier · March, 14, 1925
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Pearce sends Coleman information regarding the settlement of Livingstone, and an excerpt from his Historical Manuscript.

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King to Pearce
1974-169-437.1-17 · Dossier · March 27, 1925
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

J.H. King explains why Pearce could not locate information regarding construction of government buildings from the Deparment of Public Works.

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Pearce to Coleman
1974-169-437.1-11 · Dossier · 7 March, 1925
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Pearce sends information regarding the settlement of Livingstone, Department of Indian Affairs, construction of government buildings, C.P.R. lines, and Lt. Governors

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Pearce to Coutts and McCleod
1974-169-437.1-13 · Dossier · 14 March 1925
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Pearce sends information regarding the settlement of Livingstone to Coutts and McCleod. He also requests additional information on Livingstone.

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Beford to Pearce
1974-169-444.2-8 · Dossier · February 27th, 1920
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Bedford provides Peace with information regarding the Postal Service in the West.

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Meyer to Pearce
1974-169-444.2-5 · Dossier · 3rd March, 1920
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Meyer provides Pearce with information regarding Postal Routes in British Columbia.

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Pearce to Joseph
1974-169-437.1-4 · Dossier · 15 January 1925
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Pearce asks for information regarding the development of the North West Territories and the appointment of David Laird.

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Pearce to Meyer
1974-169-444.2-4 · Dossier · 25th February 1920
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Pearce requests information regarding the Postal Service in British Columbia.

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Bedford to Pearce
1974-169-444.2-7 · Dossier · 26 February 1920
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Bedford provides Pearce with information regarding Postal Routes in the West.

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Pearce to Meyer
1974-169-444.2-6 · Dossier · 17th March, 1920
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Pearce provides Meyer with a copy of his narrative on the development of the Postal Service in the West.

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Pearce to King
1974-169-437.1-5 · Dossier · 16 January 1925
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Pearce discusses the development of the North West Territories, the NWMP, and the development of the C.P.R line.

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Macdowell to Pearce
1974-169-444.4-12 · Dossier · 17 May, 1920
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Macdowell provides Pearce with information regarding telegraphs.

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Pearce to Oliver
1974-169-444.4-15 · Dossier · 27 July 1920
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Pearce provides Frank Oliver with several copies of questions regarding the development of telegraph lines and asks Oliver to distribute the questions to informed parties.

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Pearce to Hume
1974-169-444.4-17 · Dossier · 27 July 1920
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Pearce provides Hume with a list of questions regarding the development of telegraph lines in the West.

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Pearce to Bedford
1974-169-444.2-3 · Dossier · 24 February 1920
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Pearce requests information regarding the development of the Postal Service in the West.

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Pearce to C.N. Bell
1974-169-444.4-18 · Dossier · 8 May 1920
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Pearce asks for information regarding the development of telegraph lines in the West.

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Pearce to King
1974-169-444.4-14 · Dossier · 26 May 1920
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Pearce requests information regarding the relationship between the Hudson's Bay company and the development of telegraph lines.

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Pearce to Bell
1974-169-444.4-9 · Dossier · 8 May 1920
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Pearce requests information regarding telegraphs from C.N. Bell.

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Starnes to Pearce
1974-169-437.1-9 · Dossier · 2nd February, 1925
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Starnes provides Pearce with information regarding the settlement of Livingstone and military forts.

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Pearce to McCaig
1974-169-444.4-8 · Dossier · 8 May 1920
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Pearce requests information regarding telegraphs from McCaig.

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D.H. McDonald to Pearce
1974-169-444.4-10 · Dossier · 12 May 1920
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

McDonald provides Pearce with information regarding the development of telegraph lines in the West.

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Pearce to G.G. Ommanney
1974-169-444.4-5 · Dossier · 2 February 1920
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Pearce requests information on the C.P.R and telegraph lines from Ommanney.

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Oliver to Pearce
1974-169-444.4-6 · Dossier · February 3, 1920
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Frank Oliver provides Pearce with information regarding telegraphs and the formation of the Edmonton Bulletin.

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Pearce to Macdowall
1974-169-444.4-11 · Dossier · 15th May 1920
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Pearce requests information regarding telegraph liines from Macdowell.

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Payne to Pearce
1974-169-444.4-2 · Dossier · 23 December, 1919
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Payne replies to an inquiry from Pearce and informs Pearce that he cannot answer his inquiry regarding telegraph development, but states that he will send him a copy of Railway Statistics from 1908.

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Pearce to L.J. Reycraft
1974-169-437.1-19 · Dossier · 8 May 1925
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Pearce sends L.J. Reycraft a copy of his memorandum on the establishment of Ft. Livingstone as the first capital of the North-West Territories. Pearce also attaches a photo of a "monolith" erected by the Saskatchewan Historical Society to commemorate the location of Ft. Livingstone.

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Pearce to Denis
1974-169-442-61 · Dossier · 17 October 1923
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Pearce sends Dennis a copy of address to the Alberta Military Institute. He also offers to locate a copy of his "Detailed Report upon All Claims to Land and Right to Participate in the Northwest Half-Breed Grant."

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Shanks to Pearce
1974-169-442-62 · Dossier · 7 March 1924
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

T. Shanks, Assistant Director of General Surveys, thanks Pearce for sending him the Annual Report of the Alberta Land Surveyors Association for 1921 and a newspaper copy of his October 1920 address before the Alberta Military Institute.

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Pearce to J.H. King
1974-169-437.1-7 · Dossier · 24 January 1925
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

J.H.King provides Pearce with information regarding the construction of buildings in the West.

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Pearce to Coleman
1974-169-442-63 · Dossier · 30 April 1924
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Pearce tells Coleman he found several copies of his "Detailed Report upon All Claims to Land and Right to Participate in the Northwest Half-Breed Grant" and sends Coleman a copy.

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Pope to Pearce
1974-169-437.1-8 · Dossier · 30th January 1925
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Pope provides Pearce with information regarding the appointment of David Laird, and a history of Lt. Govenor's in the West.

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Pearce to Sir Hugh Macdonald
1974-169-446.1-3 · Dossier · 13 January 1923
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Pearce acknowledges Macdonald's receipt of the historical manuscript and asks for comment on the presentation and layout of the material

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Pearce to White
1974-169-444.1-34 · Dossier · 31 December 1919
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Pearce requests information regarding an early map of the C.P.R. land holdings from Montreal to the Pacific.

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Burpee to Pearce
1974-169-444.1-32 · Dossier · 26 December 1919
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Burpee offers a critique of Pearce's paper "Titles to Land in the Three Prairie Provinces."

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J. Thompson to Pearce
1974-169-444.1-41 · Dossier · 20 December 1919
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Thompson addresses the question of "Hudson's Bay Reserve Lands." Pearce has made several inquiries into this issue for the purpose of researching his essay, "Titles to Land."

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Stephenson to Pearce
1974-169-444.1-33 · Dossier · 31 December 1919
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Stephenson provides Pearce with information regarding the appointment of Mr. Sabine to agent of the Dominion Lands.

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Pearce to Stephenson
1974-169-444.1-31 · Dossier · 18 Decebmer 1919
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Pearce informs Stephenson of his desire to publish his paper "Titles to Land in the Three Prairie Provinces" and requests information regarding the Department of the Interior.

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R.F. Clarke to Pearce
1974-169-444.1-29 · Dossier · 10 December 1919
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

R.F. Clarke requests information on land settlement in the West for the Dominion Land Surveyors Historical and Biographical Committee.

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Pearce to McCaig
1974-169-444.1-23 · Dossier · 25 October 1917
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Pearce asks McCaig to comment on H.H. Smith's, former Commissioner of Dominion Lands and Pearce's superior, critique of Pearce's paper, "Titles to Land in the Three Prairie Provinces."

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Pearce to Cote
1974-169-444.1-27 · Dossier · 5 December 1919
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Pearce discusses a section of his paper regarding the Hudson's Bay Company in his paper "Titles to Land in the Three Prairie Provinces" and requests a critique from Cote.

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Pearce to Cote
1974-169-444.1-28 · Dossier · 5 December 1919
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Pearce requests information regarding land holdings in the prairies.

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Pearce to Burpee
1974-169-444.1-30 · Dossier · 17 December 1919
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Pearce asks for advice on his paper "Land Titles in the Three Prairie Provinces" and inquires about the possibility of pubilcation by the Royal Society.

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H.H. Smith to Pearce
1974-169-444.1-22 · Dossier · 22 October 1917
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

H.H. Smith, former Commissioner of Dominion Lands and Pearce's superior, critiques Pearce's paper "Titles to Land in the Three Prairie Provinces."

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Nanton to Pearce
1974-169-444.1-24 · Dossier · 29 October 1917
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Nanton responds to a letter H.H. Smith, former Commissioner of Dominion Lands and Pearce's superior, wrote to Pearce regarding a critque of his paper "Titles to Land in Three Prairie Provinces."

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Pearce to Dr. Deville
1974-169-444.1-26 · Dossier · 5 December 1919
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Pearce writes to Dr. Deville to obtain information regarding surveying on the South Saskatchewan and Bow River.

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H.H. Smith to Pearce
1974-169-444.1-21 · Dossier · 15 October 1917
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Smith comments on the "Wild Land Tax Act." This Act direcly affected the Hudson's Bay Company.

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Pearce to Nanton
1974-169-444.1-16 · Dossier · 24 September 1917
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Pearce asks Nanton to forward his paper "Titles to Land in the Three Prairie Provinces" to H.H. Smith, former Commissioner of Dominion Lands and Pearce's superior.

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Pearce to H.H. Smith
1974-169-444.1-20 · Dossier · 11 October 1917
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Pearce asks Smith to provide him with a copy of the "Wild Land Tax Act." This act directly affected the Hudson's Bay Company.

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Pearce to Dr. J.N. Gunn
1974-169-442-28 · Dossier · 2 May 1922
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Pearce comments on the causes of the 1885 Rebellion and proposes to write an exculpatory essay on the opening of the West.

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Pearce to Smith
1974-169-444.1-15 · Dossier · 24 September 1917
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Pearce asks H.H. Smith, former Commissioner of Dominion Lands and Pearce's superior, to critique of his paper "Titles to Land in the Three Prairie Provinces. "

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Pearce to White
1974-169-444.1-17 · Dossier · 2 October 1917
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Pearce asks White to prepare and send him copies of his paper "Titles to Land in the Three Prairie Provinces."

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Nanton to Pearce
1974-169-444.1-18 · Dossier · 4 October 1917
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Nanton thanks Pearce for the opportunity to read his paper "Titles to Land in the Three Prairie Provinces."

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Pearce to Nanton
1974-169-444.1-19 · Dossier · 10 October 1917
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Pearce comments on the Hudson's Bay Company .

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Lynch, F.C.C. to Pearce
1974-169-442-58 · Dossier · 7 December 1923
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Lynch sends Pearce 12 photostat copies of the "Detailed Report on the North-West Half-Breed Grant" in response to Pearce's request. He also thanks Pearce for sending him a copy the paper he delivered before the Alberta Military Institute.

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J.S. Dennis to Pearce
1974-169-444.1-44 · Dossier · 30 August 1917
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

Dennis acknowledges receipt of Pearce's paper, intended for the Dominion Association of Chartered Accountants, and notes its "extreme value."

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Omanney to Pearce
1974-169-444.1-45 · Dossier · 22 January 1920
Fait partie de William Pearce Fonds

M. Ommaney of the C.P.R. wrrties to Pearce explaining he cannot locate a map from 1885 documenting the proposed location of the C.P.R.

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