Área de identidad
Código de referencia
Título
Fecha(s)
- 1782-1970 (Criação)
Nivel de descripción
Volumen y soporte
0,26 m of textual records. - 3 photographs.
Área de contexto
Nombre del productor
Historia biográfica
John Savage was born in Ireland in 1740 and immigrated to the United States as a young man. He married Ann Pratt, probably in Spencertown, NY, and together had seven children, all born in New York state. In 1775, having refused to command a local company of the Continental Army, he was regarded as an enemy and imprisoned. He escaped and joined the British Army. When hostilities ended in 1783, he and his family took refuge in the province of Quebec. In July 1792, he petitioned to obtain the Township of Shefford, but did not receive the letters patent until 1801. He was named Captain of the 2nd Battalion of the Eastern Townships Militia in 1805 and Justice of the Peace for the District of Montreal in 1806. Savage contributed to the surveying of the Township of Shefford, the opening of roads, and the organization of religious services in Shefford County. He continued to play a major role in the life of the community of the Township of Shefford until his death in West Shefford on 27 September 1826.
Institución archivística
Historia archivística
Origen del ingreso o transferencia
The fonds has been held on long-term loan since 1981 from Fred Vaudry of Lennoxville.
Área de contenido y estructura
Alcance y contenido
The fonds contains source material on the activities of John Savage during the colonization of the Township of Shefford at the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th. It consists of documentary materials of various kinds, such as correspondence, petitions, invoices and receipts, deeds, notices, government documents, letters of reference, notebooks, and newspapers. The holdings include correspondence and research notes that belonged to Mary O. Vaudry, who wrote a biography of John Savage in 1921. It contains the following series: 1770-1789 (1770-1789), 1790-1799 (1790-1799), 1800-1809 (1800-1809), 1810-1819 (1810-1819),1820-1829 (1820-1829), 1830-1839 (1830-1839), 1840-1849 (1840-1849), 1910-1949 (1910-1949), Undated ([178-?]-[1943?]), Ledgers and Notes (1782-1837), Mary O. Vaudry's Research ([1908?][1943?]), and Miscellaneous ([1783?]-1970).
The photographs consist of the following: Margaret Wilson and John Wilson (lawyer), adult children of John Wilson and Agnes Craig, cousin of Thomas Craig Sr., taken in Hamilton, Scotland); the sword (poor copy) carried by Capt. John Savage in the War 1776-1783, owned by Jennie R. (née Culter) Mansur of Worcester, Mass. at the time of the photo; and a family crest (poor copy) possibly for the Pierce family.
Valorización, destrucción y programación
Few documents are in bad condition (mildew, friability, tearing).
Acumulaciones
No further accruals are expected.
Sistema de arreglo
Documents in the first nine series were sorted chronologically before being microfilmed (800 documents).
Área de condiciones de acceso y uso
Condiciones de acceso
Material is restricted from any reproduction or publication, except when permission is granted by the donor.
Condiciones
Idioma del material
Escritura del material
Notas sobre las lenguas y escrituras
The documents are in English.
Características físicas y requisitos técnicos
Instrumentos de descripción
Área de materiales relacionados
Existencia y localización de originales
The fonds includes a few copies of documents held by the National Archives of Canada and some transcriptions. Moreover, also available in the Old Library in McGreer Hall are microfilm copies of the fonds' first nine series and of documents relating to John Savage held by the Brome County Historical Society and the National Archives of Canada.
Existencia y localización de copias
Unidades de descripción relacionadas
Researchers may also consult the John Savage papers at the National Archives of Canada in Ottawa.
Área de notas
Identificador/es alternativo(os)
Puntos de acceso
Puntos de acceso por materia
Puntos de acceso por lugar
Puntos de acceso por autoridad
Tipo de puntos de acceso
Área de control de la descripción
Identificador de la descripción
Identificador de la institución
Reglas y/o convenciones usadas
Finding aid prepared using Rules for Archival Description (RAD).
Estado de elaboración
Nivel de detalle
Fechas de creación revisión eliminación
28 janvier, 2016