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George and Alexander Birnie business fonds : [1814-1846]
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CA PCA Acc3269
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Copied 1981, 1996 (Creation)
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- Birnie, George
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.01 m of textual records
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Birnie, George
Biographical history
George Birnie (1786-1863) was part of the London mercantile firm of Alexander Birnie and Company which also operated the Waters & Birnie enterprise in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Birnie arrived on the Island in 1809 and the following year married Magdalen Stewart, daughter of John "Hellfire Jack" Stewart, owner of Mt. Stewart in Lot 37 for whom Birnie acted as London agent. In 1813 he returned to England where he remained until 1840 when he returned permanently to the Island. During those years there were a succession of agents who handled his business, land, and legal affairs.
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The fonds consists of 21 letters to George Birnie or to Alexander Birnie and Co. from the various agents commissioned to look after their affairs in Prince Edward Island. The majority of the letters are from Fade Goff but there is also correspondence from William Pleace, John Stewart, H.D. Morpeth and William Douse. There are a few letters also from Birnie agents in Australia. Letters discuss the state of business, supplies for the store, condition of Birnie's lands and buildings including the Mt. Stewart property, problems with tenants, and legal disputes involving Charles Stewart, Peter Stewart, and other.
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NO RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS
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PERMISSION FOR USE AND REPRODUCTION IS REQUIRED FROM THE PUBLIC ARCHIVES AND RECORDS OFFICE; QUESTIONS REGARDING COPYRIGHT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER
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- Birnie, George (Creator)
- Alexander Birnie & Co. (Subject)
- Douse, William, 1800-1864 (Subject)
- Goff, Fade (Subject)
- Morpeth, Henry Douglas,1808 -1878 (Subject)
- Pleace, William (Subject)
- Stewart, John, ca.1758-1834 (Subject)
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- English