Economic Development - ETRC

Classification System P132
P132/001 Personal Life (1907-1908)
P132/002 Professional Life ([190-?]-1908)
P132/002/001 Business correspondence (1905-1908)
P132/002/002 Municipal Involvement (1908)
P132/002/003 James H. Smith, Carriages, Farm Implements, Horse Furnishings & Cream Separators ([190-?]-1908)
P132
James H. Smith fonds. - [190-?]-1908. - 0.02 m of textual records.
Biographical sketch:
James Henry Smith is born on 14 November 1865 in Sutton. He is the son of Benjamin and Sarah Galusha Smith. He married Florence
Maud Flannery on 10 August 1898 in Sutton. Throughout is professional life, he had been a tinsmith, a machinery merchant (carriages,
sleighs, harnesses, farming implements, wagons, cream separators), and a maple sugar dealer in Sutton. He had also been involved in
municipal politics as a member of the municipal Council of the village of Sutton. He died 15 May 1926 at 60 years of age.
Scope and content:
The fonds contains source material on James H. Smith’s professional activities as a machinery merchant, a maple sugar dealer, and his
activities as a member of the municipal Council of the village of Sutton. The fonds consists mainly of correspondence, an obligation form,
promotional material, invoices, Masonic meeting cards and a municipal financial statement. The fonds is comprised of the following
series: Personal Life (1907-1908), and Professional Life ([190-?]-1908).
Notes:
Titled based on contents of fonds.
Many documents are dirty.
The documents were donated in 2001 by Egide Dandenault.
The documents are in English.
James H. Smith
Notes:
Title is based on contents of series.
The documents are in English.
P132/002/001
Business Correspondence. - 1905-1908. - 0.01 m of textual records.
Scope and content:
the file contains source material on James H. Smith’s business life from 1905 to 1908. It includes information
on It is comprised of correspondence regarding money past due from the Eastern Townships Bank, a loan form,
insurance, and products sent and received.
Notes:
Title is based on contents of file.
The documents are in English.
P132/002/002
Municipal Involvement. - 1908. - 1 textual record.
Scope and content:
The file contains a financial statement for the village of Sutton where James H. Smith served as a member of
Council from 1908.
Notes:
Title is based on contents of file.
The document is in English.
P132/002/003
Carriages, Harnesses, Farming Implements, Wagons, Cream Separators Publicity. - [190-?]-1908. - 2 textual
records.
Scope and content:
The file contains source material on James H. Smith’s business Carriages, Harnesses, Farming Implements,
Wagons, Cream Separators in Sutton from approximately the early 20th century.
Notes:
Title is based on contents of file.
The documents are in English.
P132/001
Personal Life. - 1907-1908. - 5 textual records.
Scope and content:
The series contains source material on the personal life of James H. Smith from 1907 to 1908. It contains an annual report for the
Methodist Church, Sutton Circuit, a letter from his brother Seymour Smith, and Freemason notices of meetings.
Notes:
Title is based on contents of series.
The documents are in English.
P132/002
Professional Life. - [190-?]-1908. - 0.01 m of textual records.
Scope and content:
The series contains source material on the professional life of James H. Smith from 1905 to 1908. It is comprised of he following
files: Business Correspondence (1905-1908), Municipal Involvement (1908), and Carriages, Harnesses, Farming Implements,
Wagons, Cream Separators Publicity ([190-?]-1908).
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