Charles Mittleberger letters, 1829-1839
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Williams, Edie
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Two reels of microfilm [M-1010(d) and M-1010(e)] containing upwards of 70 pieces of correspondence to Charles Mittleberger of Montreal by his various family members.
These family members include brothers William Henry, John, George and father John. The letters were written from various locations including: Smith Falls, Brockville, Prescott, St. Catharines, Quebec [City], Toronto and Cleveland. Most of the letters deal with business transactions. Some of the letters from St. Catharines deal with the purchase of Merritt’s mill, the new bank to be established in St. Catharines and other various family matters.
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Charles Mittleberger died 18 December 1845 in Hartford, Connecticut, and his brother John Mittleberger, on 12 February 1847, in St. Catharines. Henry Mittleberger, who arrive in Niagara ca. 1817, was born in Montreal in 1802. He served as a magistrate for Lincoln County. During the 1837-38 rebellion he commanded the 5th Lincoln militia as was instrumental in establishing the fire department in St. Catharines. He died on 25 December 1879.
Reels M-1010(d) and M-1010(e) form part of the Antiquarian and Numismatic Society of Montreal collection, MG 23, G III 25. The whole collection includes extensive records of merchants, lawyers, educators, and persons prominent in the business and social life of the city. Approximately a third of the Society’s collections were microfilmed. This material is located on microfilm and is available from Library and Archives Canada.
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