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Silver penny from England showing on the obverse the words EADGAR REX around a small cross and on the reverse the words GRID MONE, indicating the moneyer.
Pyke, Edgar William
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Silver penny from England showing on the obverse the words EADGAR REX around a small cross and on the reverse the words GRID MONE, indicating the moneyer.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver penny from London (England) showing on the obverse the head of Aethelred II and on the reverse the hand of God.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver penny from Norwich (England) showing on the obverse the head of Aethelred II and on the reverse a small cross.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver penny from Norwich (England) showing on the obverse the head of Cnut and on the reverse a short cross with a broken annulet surrounding a pellet in each angle.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver penny from Lincoln (England) showing on the obverse the head of Cnut and on the reverse a short cross.
Pyke, Edgar William
Part of Kitchener-Waterloo Record Photographic Negative Collection
Kitchener-Waterloo Record
Silver penny from Norwich (England) showing on the obverse the head of Edward the Confessor and on the reverse a hammer cross.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver penny from Norwich (England) showing on the obverse the head of Edward the Confessor and on the reverse a cross with arms that terminate in trefoils.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver penny from Lincoln (England) showing on the obverse the head of Edward the Confessor and on the reverse an expanding cross.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver penny from Norwich (England) showing on the obverse the head of Harold II and on the reverse PAX between horizontal lines.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver penny from Norwich (England) showing on the obverse the head of William I (also known as William the Bastard) and on the reverse a cross with the letters PAXS in circles in the angles.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver penny from Ireland showing on the obverse the head of Henry III in a triangle and on the reverse a long cross with three pellets in the angles.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver penny from Norwich (England) showing on the obverse the head of Stephen of Blois and on the reverse a cross moline. The coin is considered a Watord type due to the large hoard of this style of coin found in Watford.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver penny from Norwich (England) showing on the obverse the head of Henry II and on the reverse a short cross with crosslets in the angles. The name Tealby was given to these coins because of the hoard of over 5000 of these coins was discovered at Tealby, Lincolnshire in 1807.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver penny from England showing on the obverse the head of Henry II and on the reverse a short cross with four pellets in the angles.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver denier from Aquitaine (France) showing on the obverse a cross with RICARDVS REX and on the reverse PICTAVIENSIS in three lines across the field.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver penny from Canterbury (England) showing on the obverse the head of John and on the reverse a short cross with four pellets in the angles.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver penny from Norwich (England) showing on the obverse the head of John and on the reverse a short cross with five pellets in the angles.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver penny from Norwich (England) showing on the obverse the head of Henry III and on the reverse a long cross with three pellets in the angles.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver penny from Canterbury (England) showing on the obverse the head of Edward I and on the reverse a long cross with three pellets in the angles.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver penny from Newcastle (England) showing on the obverse the head of Edward I and on the reverse a long cross with three pellets in the angles.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver denier from Aquitaine (France) showing on the obverse the head of Edward II and on the reverse a long cross with crowns in the angles.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver groat from London (England) showing on the obverse the head of Edward III and on the reverse a long cross with three pellets in the angles.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver hardi from Poitiers (France) showing on the obverse Edward the Black Prince and on the reverse a long cross with leopards and fleur de lis in the angles.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver hardi from La Rochelle (France) showing on the obverse Edward the Black Prince and on the reverse a long cross with leopards and fleur de lis in the angles.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver halfpenny from London (England) showing on the obverse the head of Richard II and on the reverse a long cross with three pellets in the angles.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver halfgroat from London (England) showing on the obverse the head of Henry V and the reverse a long cross with three pellets in the angles.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver groat from Calais (England) showing on the obverse the head of Henry VI and on the reverse a long cross with three pellets in the angles.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver light groat from London (England) showing on the obverse the head of Edward IV and on the reverse a long cross with three pellets in the angles.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver groat from Norwich (England) showing on the obverse the head of Edward IV and on the reverse a long cross with three pellets in the angles.
Pyke, Edgar William
Part of Dana Harris Porter fonds.
Typed passage from the poem "The Buzzeinge Bee's Complaynt" from "Poems of Oxford and Essex" by an anonymous author.
Part of Kay Rex fonds.
File consists of two arrowheads from an unidentified First Nation.
Rex, Kay
Silver groat from London (England) showing on the obverse the head of Henry VII in profile and on the reverse a cross fourch�e over the arms of England/France. This is the first English coin to show a king's life like portrait.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver halfgroat from York (England) showing on the obverse the head of Henry VIII and the reverse a coat-of-arms on cross fourche; T W at sides, bishop's hat below for Archbishop Thomas Wolsey. Minted under the authority of the church.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver halfgroat from Canterbury (England) showing on the obverse the head of Henry VIII and on the reverse a cross fourche over quartered coat of arms. The coin was minted under the authority of the Church.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver fine shilling from England showing on the obverse the head of Edward VI and on the reverse a cross fourch�e over quartered coat of arms.
Pyke, Edgar William
SIlver groat from London (England) showing on the obverse the head of Mary and on the reverse cross fourch�e over quartered coat of arms,
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver threr half pence from England showing on the obverse the head of Elizabeth I and on the reverse a cross fourch�e over quartered coat of arms with the date.
Pyke, Edgar William
King, William Lyon Mackenzie
Silver shilling from England showing on the obverse the head of James I and on the reverse the shield of arms.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver sixpence from Oxford (England) showing on the obverse the characters relig : prot leg : and liber : par in three lines across the field along with the date 1643. The reverse shows the head of Charles I.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver halfcrown from Oxford (England) showing on the obverse Charles I on a horse and on the reverse RELIG: PRO: LE / ANG: LIB: PAR in two lines across the field with the date 1644.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver shilling from Newark (England) showing on the obverse a crown with C-R across the field and XII below and on the reverse OBS NEWARKE 1645 in three lines. This coin was minted as siege money during the English Civil War.
Pyke, Edgar William
Bronze coin weight for the god Unite coin, valued at twenty shillings, or one pound. The obverse shows the head of Charles I and the reverse a crown and XX.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver shilling from London (England) showing on the obverse the bust of Charles I, the king of England, Scotland and Ireland. The reverse shows the British coat of arms.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver halfcrown from London (England) showing on the obverse the head of Oliver Cromwell and on the reverse a quartered shield showing the arms of England Scotland and Ireland, surmounted by a large crown.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver farthing from England showing on the obverse the head of Charles II and on the reverse Britannia seated.
Pyke, Edgar William
Copper farthing from Norwich, England showing on the obverse the words A NORWICH FARTHING in three lines across the field and on the reverse the coat of arms of Norwich. These private tokens were issued due to a lack of official coinage in the period following English Civil War.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver two pence from England showing on the obverse the head of Charles II and on the reverse a square topped shield quartered with the arms of England and France combined in 1st and 4th quarters, Scotland and Ireland, on a cross fleury.
Pyke, Edgar William
Copper farthing from Worcester, England showing on the obverse castle, with a falcon above it and the words WORCESTER FARTHING surrounding and on the reverse C W [City of Worcester] 1667 FOR NECESSARIE CHAING C W 1667. This is a tradesman token.
Pyke, Edgar William
Charles Bickerstaffe and Norman Atwood indenture.
Fonds consists of one indenture dated May 17, 1669 between Charles Bickerstaffe and his brother William, and Norman Atwood and his brother John.
Bickerstaffe, Charles
Silver groat from England showing on the obverse the overlapping heads of William and Mary and on the reverse a crown over 4. This groat was issued in 1689 as Maundy money.
Pyke, Edgar William
Copper halfcrown from Ireland showing on the obverse the head of James II and on the reverse a crown over crossed sceptres with the date 1689 Aug. This so-called gunmoney (called such because of the belief that it was made from melted down guns) was issued during the Williamite War in Ireland and was intended to be traded in for silver coinage after James II won the war (which he did not). The fiscal year was changed in March of 1689 and the August date on the coin indicates the date for redemption.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver halfcrown from England showing on the obverse the heads of William and Mary and on the reverse a crowned quartered shield of arms.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver sixpence from Norwich (England) showing on the obverse the head of William III and on the reverse four crowned shields.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver farthing from England showing on the obverse the head of Mary and on the reverse the head of William. This pattern farthing was struck as an experimental coin and was never entered into circulation.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver halfcrown from Norwich (England) showing on the obverse the head of William III and on the reverse four crowned shields.
Pyke, Edgar William
Silver sixpence from England showing on the obverse the head of Anne and on the reverse four crowned shields surrounding a garter star. This is a Vigo issue, coins stamped from silver or gold captured from the Spanish in Vigo Bay during the War of Spanish Succession.
Pyke, Edgar William
Mr. Robertson of Strowan to Lord Mar.
Part of Ontario history collection.
One letter address to My Lord [Lord Mar] from Mr. Robertson of Strowan dated December 15, 1716. The letter gives an account of the journey through France that Robertson has taken to meet Lord Mar as well as news of his traveling companions. Also includes a later copy of the letter. Lord Mar was a major figure in the Jacobite uprising of 1715 and and fled to France shortly thereafter.
Silver shilling from England showing on the obverse the head of King George I and on the reverse four crowned shields surrounding a garter star with C and SS in the angles. This is a South Sea Company issue that was minted from silver found by the South Sea Company in Indonesia in 1722.
Pyke, Edgar William
Copy of Timothy Collins' will.
File consists of a copy of the will of Timothy Collins of Kyre [?] in the County of Worcester (Great Britain). Verso contains ms. annotations (arithmetic).
Haney, Haney, Kendall & Melville
File consists of a document declaring that Elizabeth Collins of [Kyre ?] in the County of Worcester in Great Britain is bound to Timothy Collins of the same place for a sume of 200 pounds. Contains original seal.
Haney, Haney, Kendall & Melville
Silver shilling from England showing on the obverse the head of King George II and on the reverse four crowned shields surrounding a garter star. This is a Lima issue, coins stamped from silver captured from the Spanish that had been mined in Peru, near Lima.
Pyke, Edgar William
Oath of John Powell regarding money owed to Henry Hyde.
File consists of an oath by John Powell of Kyre, County of Worcester (Great Britain), regarding money owed to Henry Hyde of Sutton. Verso contains a later oath by Henry Hyde regarding money owed to John Hyde.
Haney, Haney, Kendall & Melville
File consists of a document regarding the bank estate of Mr. H. Hyde.
Haney, Haney, Kendall & Melville
Silver coins from England showing on the obverse the head of King George II and on the reverse four crowned shields surrounding a garter star. These appear to be one shilling and two sixpence.
Pyke, Edgar William
Report by Rear-Admiral Charles Holmes, Sept. 18, 1759.
7 p. ms. report dictated by Rear-Admiral Charles Holmes for his superiors, recounting in detail the events of the Battle of the Plains of Abraham. Major-General James Wolfe captured Quebec on Sept. 13, 1759, but died on the battlefield. His opponent, the Marquis de Montcalm died the next day. Holmes dictated a detailed account of the battle and sent two copies on separate ships to the British Admiralty. This document is the second copy of that report.
Holmes, Charles, 1711-1861
Silver thaler from the Austrian Empire showing on the obverse the head of Empress Maria Theresa and on the reverse the Hapsburg coat of arms.
Pyke, Edgar William
Supplement to the Quebec-Gazette of July 18, 1765, no. 57.
Part of Seagram collection
A 2 page supplement, "account of the duties paid" listing imports and exports of liquors and wines by "the species and names" of vessels, commanders, and ports of origin.
Seagram Museum
Part of Seagram collection
1 issue of The Caledonian Mercury.
Seagram Museum
Chatterton, Thomas : Knightes Templaries Chyrche.
Part of Bertram R. Davis collection.
File consists of a copy of Thomas Chatterton's "Knightes Templaries Chyrche" which he alleged to have been written by Thomas Rowley.
Davis, Bertram R.
Piranesi engraving : fireplace.
Part of William Dendy fonds.
Note on item: "Giambattista Piranesi, Diverse maniere d'adornare i cammini ... (Rome, 1769), pl. 10.4-iii-69, Merwin's."
Dendy, William
Chatterton, Thomas : Lines on Redcliffe Church.
Part of Bertram R. Davis collection.
File consists of Chatterton's poem "Lines on Redcliffe Church." The poem is torn from a book (possibly John Britton's "An Historical and Architectural Essay Relating to Redcliffe Church, Bristol. Also, an Essay on the Life and Character of Thomas Chatterton") and mounted on a heavy stock paper.
Davis, Bertram R.
Notebook containing diagrams of 84 contredanses with written annotations, circa 1780. Diagrams show the step by step movements of specific types of dances such as La Camille, Les Caprices de Chantenany, Les Cerises de Montmorenci, and Le Retour de Blanchard.
List of Contredanses included in Notebook:
Silver proof thaler from Abyssinia showing on the obverse the head of Empress Maria Theresa and on the reverse the Hapsburg coat of arms. Restrike.
Pyke, Edgar William
Correspondence from Daniel Claus to Captain Matthews.
Correspondence from Daniel Claus to Captain Matthews. The letter is regarding the capture of Peter Hansen and his servant as members of the rebellion by the Mohawk nation to be used to gather intelligence. The letter also mentions a contract for fresh meat, and that members of the village had been unwell. At this time Claus had been appointed deputy agent of the Six Nations in Canada under Frederick Haldimand.
The distressed poet, or a true representation of the unfortunate Chatterton.
File consists of one reproduction of a handkerchief showing an etching of Chatterton with a brief biography of his life, and a poem. The bottom right corner reads "The Chatterton pocket handkerchief c. 1782" and the verso reads "For Dr. Warren U. Ober. University of Waterloo. Ontario, Canada."
Part of Ontario history collection.
File consists of manuscript notes on the rebellion of 1776 [The American Revolution].
Warren U. Ober Tintern Abbey print.
Consists of one print of Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire, as seen from across the River Wye. Two men in a boat can be seen fishing on the river in the foreground. The print was published October 1784 by S. [Samuel] Hooper. The Abbey is referenced by Wordsworth in a poem and was used as inspiration for other poets and painters.
Part of Ontario history collection.
File consists of one manuscript petition of a land grant from Joel Stone, one manuscript narrative of his life extracted from his own journals, and one accounting ledger, possibly of his estate. Note that Stone fled to Canada in 1786 and was the first white settler in what is now Gananoque.
Catcott, George : Chattertonian Manuscript.
Part of Bertram R. Davis collection.
File consists of a typed transcription of the Chattertonian Manuscript, possibly by George Catcott. The manuscript is comprised of works by Chatterton, a history of the Rowley affair, letters from Chatterton to Catcott, with notes by Catcott throughout. This typed copy has been bound together with an index and table of contents. In the front of the book is laid in a signature of Thomas Chatterton and its accompanying auction notice, as well as a letter regarding the authenticity of the signature. Also included is a print showing George Catcott.
Davis, Bertram R.
Part of Bertram R. Davis collection.
File consists of one manuscript titled "Chattertonian ms." The manuscript itself is a transcribed typed copy of the original, which was compiled and written by George Catcott. Catcott was the first person to be approached by Chatterton regarding the Thomas Rowley poems. The manuscript includes passages from works by Thomas Chatterton, letters to and from Catcott and Chatterton, as well as notes by Catcott on Chatterton and the Thomas Rowley affair. Inlaid in the front of the book is a signature of Thomas Chatterton's as well as a letter addressing the authenticity of the signature. Also included is a print of George Catcott. The bookplate reads "Conrad P. Fry oneth me is me jure tenet, and this booke confesse to be quieunque me invenit."
Davis, Bertram R.
Silver coins from England showing on the obverse the head of King George III and the reverse a 3 (threepence), a 4 (fourpence), four shields surrounding a garter star with crowns in the angles (Shilling and sixpence).
Pyke, Edgar William
Correspondence : Newton, Gordon, Johnston & Co., Wine Merchants, Madeira.
Part of Seagram collection
1 item of correspondence from Gordon Newton of Johnston & Co. Wine Merchants. Newton Gordon was one of the major suppliers to Canada at that time and this group of letters offers insights into the problems of quality, shipping, supply and demand, as well as into the drinking habits of the time.
Seagram Museum
Barrett, William : History & Antiquities of the City of Bristol : excerpt.
Part of Bertram R. Davis collection.
File consists of a an excerpt from the original 1789 edition of William Barrett's "History & Antiquities of the City of Bristol." This excerpt relates to Chatterton, and includes inserted plates, some of which may be extraneous. Barrett was known to have believed Chatterton's Rowley story and to have published the information as fact, before the scandal broke.
Davis, Bertram R.
Gold half guinea showing on the obverse the head of King George III and on the reverse a spade shaped shield.
Pyke, Edgar William
Correspondence : Newton, Gordon, Johnston & Co., Wine Merchants, Madeira.
Part of Seagram collection
1 item of correspondence from Gordon Newton of Johnston & Co. Wine Merchants.
Seagram Museum
Silver eight reales from Spain (minted in Mexico) with a countermark bust of King George III in an oval in the centre of the head of Charles IV on the obverse. The reverse shows the Spanish coat of arms. These coins were issued by the British mint in response to a massive shortage of coinage and were valued at four shillings and ninepence.
Pyke, Edgar William
Correspondence : Newton, Gordon, Johnston & Co., Wine Merchants, Madeira.
Part of Seagram collection
1 item of correspondence from Gordon Newton of Johnston & Co. Wine Merchants.
Seagram Museum
Part of Ontario history collection.
File consists of one map of the Grand River area showing locations of Indigenous communities.
Part of Jardine family fonds.
Jardine Family
Upper Canada land grant to Alexander Grant.
Part of Ontario history collection.
Upper Canada land grant awarded to Alexander Grant for 1250 acres of land in the Township of Alderborough. Dated September 29, 1797.
Upper Canada land grant to Alexander Grant.
Part of Ontario history collection.
Upper Canada land grant awarded to Alexander Grant for 1750 acres of land in the Township of Alderborough. Dated September 29, 1797.
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, 1772-1834: ["The Lethargist and Madman"]: clipping, 1799 Dec. 19.
Part of Bertram R. Davis collection.
Clipping of poem "The Lethargist and Mad (man?)" from Morning Post (?) 1799-1800? no. 9679. ("In Good King Olem's Reign, I've read"). Initialed "S.T.C." in Coleridge's autograph.
Davis, Bertram R.
Correspondence : Newton, Gordon, Johnston & Co., Wine Merchants, Madeira.
Part of Seagram collection
1 item of correspondence from Gordon Newton of Johnston & Co. Wine Merchants.
Seagram Museum
Donald McKay journal : Book I.
Part of Colin Rankin fonds.
Donald McKay journal : fur trader, Temiskaming, Upper Ottawa District, Jan. 1799-Dec. 1799, Book I.
Rankin, Colin
One vellum bound manuscript cookbook of unknown origin. Cookbook features approximately 50 recipes in at least fifteen different hands. Most recipes are for desserts, although a few are for savoury dishes and household products. Some recipes are signed. Signatures include: M. Moore, Mary Dawson, and S. Lowels. Also included in the file is an index of recipes and the original seller's note.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
One full length studio portrait possibly of Sophia Wismer. Sophia is shown wearing an elaborate hat and a long coat, and carrying a handbag. Identification from enclosure.
Schantz Russell Family