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2008.1.3.2.1.11 · File · Jun. 1900
Part of Sir Samuel Steele Collection

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.

Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919
2008.1.3.2.1.13 · File · Aug. - Sep. 1900
Part of Sir Samuel Steele Collection

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.

Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919
2008.1.3.2.1.15 · File · Oct. 1900
Part of Sir Samuel Steele Collection

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.

Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919
2008.1.3.2.1.20 · File · Mar. 1901
Part of Sir Samuel Steele Collection

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.

Borden, F.W. (Frederick William), Sir, 1847-1917
2008.1.3.2.1.21 · File · Apr. 1901
Part of Sir Samuel Steele Collection

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.

Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919
2008.1.3.2.1.28 · File · 1903-1904, 1907
Part of Sir Samuel Steele Collection

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.

Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919
2008.1.3.2.3.12 · File · Jun. 1912
Part of Sir Samuel Steele Collection

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.

Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919
2008.1.2.2.1.5 · File · Apr. 1901
Part of Sir Samuel Steele Collection

Correspondence related to SAC commissions, and a letter from the Acting Military Secretary to His Excellency The Governor General, granting Steele a two month leave of absence, and directions about how to proceed with his charges agains Captain Fall.

Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919
2008.1.2.2.1.6 · File · May 1901
Part of Sir Samuel Steele Collection

Correspondence related to SAC commissions; a letter from the British National Society for Aid to the Sick and Wounded in War offering to purchase [comforts] for SAC, Canadian Contingent; a decision regarding Captain Fall; a letter from F.W. Borden; and a Royal Warrant confirming grant of Companion of the Bath (Military Division) to Colonel Steele dated 11 May 1901.

Borden, F.W. (Frederick William), Sir, 1847-1917
2008.1.2.2.1.14 · File · Jan. 1902
Part of Sir Samuel Steele Collection

Memos; applications for duty; general matters; includes one letter from Lord Strathcona commenting on the fact that many LSH officers have joined SAC.

Smith, Donald Alexander, Lord Strathcona, 1820-1914
2008.1.2.2.1.24 · File · Sep. 1902
Part of Sir Samuel Steele Collection

Memos; applications for duty; reference letters; general matters and a memo from Robert Baden-Powell discussing Lord K[itchener]'s dispatches and transport.

Baden-Powell, Robert
2008.1.2.2.1.38 · File · Apr. 1904
Part of Sir Samuel Steele Collection

Memo; general letters including a reference to SAC men being eligible for land grants in British Columbia and Ontario for service rendered during the war.

Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919
2008.1.2.2.1.39 · File · May 1904
Part of Sir Samuel Steele Collection

Memo; letters from the Lydenburg region and correspondence concerning a dental practice, a hospital in the Middelburg District, an invention, and other matters.

Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919
2008.1.1.1.2.84 · File · Jan. 1900
Part of Sir Samuel Steele Collection

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.

Jarvis, A.M.
2008.1.1.1.2.117 · File · Nov. 1902
Part of Sir Samuel Steele Collection

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.

Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919
2008.1.1.1.2.250 · File · Sep 1914
Part of Sir Samuel Steele Collection

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.

Harwood, C.A.
2008.1.2.1.1.60 · File · Jan. 1900
Part of Sir Samuel Steele Collection

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.

Cartwright, Francis Lennox
2008.1.2.1.1.68 · File · 14 Dec. 1901
Part of Sir Samuel Steele Collection

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.

Steele, Samuel B. (Samuel Benfield), 1848-1919