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This fonds consists of a letter from Malcolm Campbell, Barra, with family news; copy of tombstone of Roderick and Jane MacNeil.

Item is a final bank draft from D.C. MacDonald in aid of the Canadian Patriotic Fund, with a letter of thanks attached from the Commissioner of Customs in Ottawa.

Item is a letter from Anthony MacMillan to Cecelia MacMillan. It was written at Valcartier Camp.

Item is a letter from Anthony MacMillan to Cecelia MacMillan. It was written from Valcartier Camp.

Item consists of a letter from Anthony MacMillan to his brother Pius MacMillan. Written from Valcartier, n.d. Presumably written in 1914.

Item is a letter from Anthony MacMillan to Annie MacMillan. It was written at Valcartier Camp.

Item is a letter from J. Cameron to Christine McPherson.

File contains family correspondence, including two letters from Ken Matheson to his mother while training at Valcartier Camp, 1915.

Item is a letter from Percy Willmot to his sister Dorothy, written during World War 1.

Item is a letter that Ken Matheson wrote to his mother while he was at the Valcartier Army Camp.

File contains a letter from Pte. Dan MacDonald to a friend that describes life in Sussex and the possibility of being drafted.

Item is a letter from Ken Matheson to her mother, written while he was at the Valcartier Army Camp.

Item is a letter from Anthony MacMillan to Cecelia MacMillan. It was written in Fredericton, New Brunswick.

Item is a letter from Sgt. H. Evans, concerning an interest in enlisting in Home Service. It was written in Halfax, Nova Scotia.

Item is postcard booklet sent by Pte. Malcolm J. Mac Kinnon this his sister Mary from England just before sailing for France during World War 1.

File contains two copies of a Christmas Card from John Pringle to the members of St. Andrew's Church, created while he was serving in World War 1.

Item is a letter from Katharine McLennan to Isabel Farley, dated 24 September 1915. In the letter, Katharine mentions numerous family members, including her father J.S., her sister Margaret, and her step-mother Grace. In addition, she describes the Cataraqui Estate, where she was staying with her friend Catherine (Rhodes) Tudor-Hart who was nicknamed Gogo, and details a desire to obtain some financial freedom.

Item consists of a Christmas Card from the Canadian Corps Cyclist Battalion. Dated 1916.

Item is a letter to Susan Liscombe signed "Bob," which was written in France. In the letter, the author thanks Mrs. Liscombe for mailing him some newspapers, talks about injuries and deaths among members of the 40th that he met in England, relates his experience in the trenches, and notes a letter that he received from Gerald Liscombe regarding the disbandment of the 185th Band.

Item consists of a letter to Gerald Liscombe from Bob, which was written in France.

Item is a letter from Anthony MacMillan to Cecelia MacMillin, written from the Moore Barracks in England.

Item is a Western Union telegram for Kate MacMillan, informing her that Sgt. Anthony MacMillan has been reported as seriously ill in the Moore Barracks Hospital.

Item is a Western Union Telegram for Catherine MacMillan, informing her that Sgt. Anthony MacMillan is still alive.

Item is a letter from Anthony MacMillan to Cecelia MacMillan and family. It was written at Lower Dibgate Camp, Shorncliffe, Kent, England.

Item is a letter to Mrs. Mary Cadegan from her twin brother, Pte. Malcolm John Mac Kinnon, describing life in the trenches during World War 1.

Item is a letter from Katharine McLennan to Isabel Farley, dated 8 October 1916. In the letter, Katharine describes recent events at the hospital where she is volunteering in Yvetot, France, including several wounded men who had been there a year leaving, holiday scheduling, and a joke that her friend Edith Parkman was pulling on Helen Homans. She also mentions a trip that she made to a deserted Chateau, "Beauvoir."

Item is a letter from Letter from Ronard Adrieu to an unknown recipient, dated 12 November 1916. The letter, written in broken French, describes the conditions at another hospital and asks the recipient to say hello to Harnois, a patient at the Hôpital de l'Alliance in Yvetot, France.

Item is a letter to Gerald Liscombe from Bob, which was written in France. In the letter, the author notes that he was wounded, describes the capture of German trenches, and communicates the fear and uncertainty that comes from life in the trenches.

Item is a letter written from "Bob" to Olive Liscombe on December 14, 1916, from France. In the letter, Bob thanks Olive for her recent gift of a box of candy, and describes life in the trenches and a recent letter from Gerald.

Item is a letter from Anthony MacMillan to Cecelia MacMillan. It was written in Truro.

Item is a letter from Anthony MacMillan to Alex MacMillan and family. It was written in England.

Item is a letter from "Bob", a soldier in Fredericton, N.B., that describes life in the military during World War 1. The letter includes descriptions of the uniform and stores issued to the soldiers and the inoculations given before going overseas.

Item is a letter from Katharine McLennan to her father, J.S. McLennan, dated 4 June 1916. The letter, written a month into her time as a World War I Red Cross volunteer at the Hôpital de l'Alliance in Yvetot, France, describes her duties while working on night shift, and the activities that she would partake in during her free time. Katharine mentions the arrival of Helen Homans, a friend who would work alongside her for almost the entirety of the war, and talks of the suffering that she has seen so far in her work.

Item is a letter from Helen Homans to Isabel Farley dated 19 July 1916. Helen was Katharine's close friend, and sent the letter to Isabel to let her know what the doctor had said about Katharine's appendicitis attack and to reassure her that Katharine was recovering from her illness and was in good hands.

File contains the following correspondence: a letter from Pte. Leonard Lewis, C.E.F., written while at the armouries in Halifax, indicating his indignation at the moral conditions there, 1914; and a letter form the commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion Black Watch in Mesapotamia commending Sgt. MacDonald who was killed in action, 1916.

Item is a letter from Edgar Young to Christine McPherson. It was written from Witley Camp.

Item is a letter from Anthony MacMillan to his family, written in Scandinavia.

Item is a letter from Anthony MacMillan to Cecelia MacMillan. It was written in Truro, Nova Scotia.

Item is a letter from Katharine McLennan to Isabel Farley dated 29 July 1916. Katharine writes of her recent illness and discloses that it was related to an appendix infection, and that she should be undergoing a removal operation before long. She also mentions having heard that her uncle, Bart McLennan, had been wounded.

Item is a letter from Katharine McLennan to her father, J.S. McLennan, dated 19 October 1916. In the letter, Katharine describes a day trip that she and Helen Homans took on their half day to the Chateau Salle Verte at Lassay, and notes two small accidents that occurred while Helen was riding her bicycle.

Item is a letter from Katharine McLennan to Isabel Farley, dated 12 November 1916. In the letter, Katharine describes her hatred of night duty and the schedule that night duty nurses must follow. She also mentions a concert held at the hospital, featuring a song that she describes as "perfectly disgusting," and the arrival of a new doctor from London, Major Robson.

Item is a letter from Gerald Liscombe to his mother, Susan Liscombe, from the Aldershot Camp. The letter is dated June 8, 1916.

Item is a letter to Susan Liscombe signed "B," which was written in France. In the letter, the author describes a three-hour artillery attack on December 20, mail delays on the front, and Gerald's first aid skills and current situation in England.

Item is a letter to Olive Liscombe from "Bob," which was written in France.

Item is a letter from Edgar Young to Christine McPherson, written in Witley Camp, Surrey, England.

Item is a letter from Anthony MacMillan to Cecelia MacMillan. In the letter, written in Truro, Anthony talks about his current state of health.

Item is a letter from Kenneth G. Ramsay, the commercial secretary of the Foreign Trade Service, to W.L. Chirgwin concerning a German ship, known as the "Omega," that was seized by the Peruvian government in World War 1.

File contains a letter to Mrs. Mary Cadegan from her twin brother, Pte. Malcolm John MacKinnon.

Item is a letter from Katharine McLennan to Isabel Farley dated 13 July 1916. Katharine, serving as a WW1 Red Cross Volunteer, writes in the letter about day- to-day events the Hôpital de l'Alliance, including eating strawberries and cream and dealing with nurses leaving to tend to soldiers at other hospitals. Katharine also mentions the names of several men that she and her sister know that were lost during the war, and speaks of a trip to the train station where she saw many wounded men and received a button from a soldier.

Item is a letter from Katharine McLennan to her father, J.S. McLennan, dated 6 October 1916. In the letter, Katharine tells her father about some of the patients that she has been tending to at the Hôpital de l'Alliance in Yvetot, France, and offers a description of some of her coworkers and the hospital. In addition, Katharine indicates that they are awaiting the imminent arrival of Edith Parkman - a woman who would spend a great deal of time with Katharine both during and after the War.

Item is a letter from Katharine McLennan to Isabel Farley, dated 1 November 1916. In the letter, Katharine describes her hatred for night duty, especially in cold, windy weather, and day-to-day operations at the hospital. She also writes about how excited she is to have received a casque with two bullet holes in it from one of the men that was leaving the hospital, and how she will be switching houses when she comes off night duty.