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Titre

Ermatinger family estate fonds
Fonds de la succession de la famille Ermatinger

Identificateur

MIKAN: 105652
Reels/Bobines: C-375, C-1337 to C-1342, C-11353, C-13099, C-15707 to C-15708, C-4556
Archival Reference/Référence Archivistique: MG 19 A 2, R7712-0-7-E
oocihm.lac_mikan_105652
lac_mikan_105652

Sujet

Papers
History of French Canada French Canada
Business and commerce
Hudson's Bay Company
Law and justice
Papiers
Histoire du Canada français Canada français
Affaires et commerce
Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson
Droit et justice

Document original

Library and Archives Canada/Bibliothèque et Archives Canada

Notes

1758-1966
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Langue

anglais
français
yiddish

Description

Members of the Ermatinger family and their business associates were, throughout the mid to late 1700s and early to mid 1800s, prominent figures in trade and industry, particularly in the colony of Quebec and, later, Lower Canada. Lawrence Ermatinger (d. 1789) was a Swiss merchant who came to Montreal after the Conquest and became a fur trader. He was also involved in the financing of business partnerships such as with Forrest Oakes (d. 1783), his brother-in-law. Ermatinger's son, Frederick William (c. 1769 - 1827), would succeed his uncle, Edward William Gray (1742 - 1810), as Sheriff of Montreal from 1811 onward, and would become a founder of the Bank of Montreal in 1817. He was also the executor of the estate of merchant Samuel Jacobs (d. 1786). Upon Frederick's death, his brother Charles Oakes Ermatinger (1776 - 1833) and Samuel Gale (1783 - 1865), a lawyer and judge, became executors of the Jacobs estate. Charles' son, Charles Oakes Ermatinger, Jr. (1802 - 1857) settled at St. Thomas, Upper Canada, and served with the Hudson's Bay Company from 1818 to 1830. Edward Ermatinger (1797 - 1876) was a grandson of Lawrence Ermatinger, and was a Canadian fur trader, businessman and political figure. His brother, Francis Ermatinger (1798 - ca. 1857), worked with the Hudson's Bay Company from 1818 to 1853, mainly on the Pacific coast.
This series of fonds consists of the Jacobs-Ermatinger estate papers, which details the economic history of Lower Canada, the fur trade and general business dealings. Included are business records such as day books, journals, ledgers, waste books, cash books, vouchers, bills of exchange, receipts, engagements, correspondence, account statements, wills, powers of attorney, procès-verbaux and various other legal papers relating to court settlements of business disputes. This collection also houses records of the Sheriff's Office of Montreal.
Collection documents are either written in English or French.
Au cours de la deuxième moitié du XVIIIe siècle et de la première moitié du XIXe siècle, les membres de la famille Ermatinger et leurs associés en affaires ont joué un rôle de premier plan dans le commerce et l'industrie de la colonie du Québec, puis du Bas-Canada. Lawrence Ermatinger (1789) était un marchand suisse qui s'installa à Montréal comme marchand de fourrure après la Conquête. Il aida aussi à financer divers partenariats commerciaux dont celui avec son beau-frère Forrest Oakes ( 1783). Le fils d'Ermatinger, Frederick William (v. 1769-1827) succéda à son oncle, Edward William Gray (1742-1810), comme shérif de Montréal à partir de 1811, et compta parmi les fondateurs de la Banque de Montréal en 1817. Il fut également l'exécuteur testamentaire de la succession du marchand Samuel Jacobs (1786). Après le décès de Frederick, son frère Charles Oakes Ermatinger (1776-1833) et Samuel Gale (1783-1865), avocat et juge, sont devenus les exécuteurs testamentaires de la succession de Jacobs. Le fils de Charles, Charles Oakes Ermatinger (1802-1857), s'est établi à St. Thomas, dans le Haut-Canada, où il fut employé par la Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson de 1818 à 1830. Edward Ermatinger (1797-1876), petit-fils de Lawrence Ermatinger, était un marchand de fourrure, un homme d'affaires et une personnalité politique du Canada. Son frère, Francis Ermatinger (1798-v. 1857) a surtout travaillé sur la côte du Pacifique pour la Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson de 1818 à 1853.
Ces fonds sont composés des papiers des successions Jacobs-Ermatinger. Ces papiers brossent un tableau de l'histoire économique du Bas-Canada, du commerce de la fourrure et des relations d'affaires en général. On y trouve, entre autres, des documents d'affaires tels que livres main courante, journaux, grands livres, carnets de brouillons, livres de caisse, bons d'achat, lettres de change, reçus, engagements, correspondance, relevés de compte, testaments, procurations, procès-verbaux et divers autres documents légaux qui se rapportent à des règlements de différends commerciaux. Cette collection abrite encore des dossiers du bureau du shérif de Montréal.
Les documents de cette collection sont rédigés soit en anglais, soit en français.
The finding aid provides a general description of the collection, a detailed list of the records in Series 2, lists of volume titles for Series 3, and shelf list of parts of the collection available on microfilm. MSS0195 http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000001198.pdf
From record: Fonds consists of the papers of the Ermatinger Estate, including the papers of the Samuel Jacobs Estate and others accumulated by the executors. The records, divided into four series according to their nature and origin, are as follows: the papers of Lawrence Ermatinger, including papers of Forrest Oakes, 1765-1780; business and personal papers of Edward Ermatinger, 1818-1874; the Jacobs-Ermatinger estate papers, relating primarily to the economic history of Lower Canada, 1758-1862; and miscellaneous papers, including genealogical notes, family correspondence and newspaper clippings, 1766-1966.
Series consists of the Jacobs-Ermatinger estate papers which constitute a collection of primary importance for studies of the economic history of Lower Canada, the fur trade, and business in general. Included are all manner of business records: day books, journals, ledgers, waste books, cash books, vouchers, bills of exchange, receipts, engagements, correspondence, statements of account, wills, powers of attorney, procès-verbaux and various other legal papers relating to court settlements of business disputes, and records of the Sheriff's Office of Montreal. The most prominent units are the personal, business and estate records of Samuel Jacobs and his heirs; the personal and business records of Edward William Gray, including papers of the Montreal Sheriff's Office and the administration of the Jacobs estate; the personal and business records of Frederick William Ermatinger and Forrest Oakes, the Bank of Montreal, ca. 1817-1826, and the administration of the Jacobs and Gray estates; records of Charles Oakes Ermatinger and Samuel Gale relating to estates administered by them; and records of various Montreal merchants including McKenney & Caldwell, Louis Lardy, George & William Aird, Jean-Baptiste Gigon and Pierre Morin. The series also consists of 391 postal covers covering the period from 1763 to 1830 (with emphasis on 1772 to 1820s). Covers were mailed from various locations in Canada including a quantity of correspondence from Quebec City. A portion of the covers originates from Great Britain. Most correspondence is addressed to the Ermatinger family in Montreal, Quebec City and St-Denis in Lower Canada. Early postal markings and rates of the postal service are well represented in the series. Of particular interest are the first manuscript postal markings for Berthier [B](1772-1774), Montreal [M](1769-1774) and Quebec [Q](1773-1775), early Quebec City bishop marks (1780-1797) and fleuron postmarks (1809-1829). Straight-line postmarks are well represented, with covers from Berthier (1781-1809), Halifax, N.S. (1792-1812), Montreal (1774-1821), Quebec (1765-1803) and Three Rivers (1777-1817). There are 7 postal covers dated 1763, the year the post office was established in Canada. Of particular importance is Canada's earliest recorded postal cover - dated August 1763 and mailed by Three Rivers Postmaster Aaron Hart to Samuel Jacobs of Montreal.
Volumes 1-27 are available on microfilm, reels C-1337 to C-1342; volumes 31, 54 and 55 on reel C-11353; volumes 65 to 71 on reels C-15707 and C-15708 and volumes 80 and 81 on reel C-13099.
Series consists of letters received by Edward Ermatinger, 1820-1874, arranged alphabetically, volume 1-2, available on microfilm, C-375. A portion of the letters are available in photostats. Also available are typescripts of letters from John Tod volume 5; miscellaneous papers, chiefly business and militia records, 1818-1872, and including material relating to the Rebellion of 1837, volume 3, 0.05 m; and diaries and memoranda, 1823-1837, chiefly relating to Edward Ermatinger's travels while with the Hudson's Bay Company, 1826-1839, and photostats of French Canadian folksongs collected by him, ca. 1830, 20 pages volume 4.

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