Letters In Re. Moose Mountain Bond Int. Corporate 1917 Coupons/ Note Conversion

Name/Title

Letters In Re. Moose Mountain Bond Int. Corporate 1917 Coupons/ Note Conversion

Entry/Object ID

2019.003.005

Tags

Moose Mountain Mine, Mining History, Mining Industry, Iron Mining, Sellwood, Ontario, Capreol, Ontario, District of Sudbury, The Sudbury Basin

Scope and Content

A series of letters between Moose Mountain Ltd., 17 Battery Place, New York, and the company stake holders, dating to December 1917. The letters regard the delay of the payment of "Five percent. Ten Year Gold Convertable Notes" for one year. The letters are folded into thirds and stored in a paper envelop, labeled "Letters In Re. Moose Mountain Bond Ltd." The last letter (2019.003.004d) is handwritten on linen paper. Half of the front side of the sheet is blank, apart from a watermark set into the paper which must be held up to the light to be read. The watermark reads "Crane's Distaff Linen 1910", and there is an image of a spinning wheel beside the text.

Context

The Moose Mountain Mine, located in the township of Sellwood, Ontario operated from 1907 to 1920. The property was leased from the Moose Mountain Limited from Lowphos Ore, a subsidiary of the National Steel Corporation. It was an iron mine. Sellwood became a ghost town shortly after the mine closed. In 1959, the National Steel Company began operating in the area and removed the remains of the previous townsite due to open pit mining. The new mine closed in 1978.

Collection

Mining History, Moose Mountain Mine Collection, Capreol History

Cataloged By

Heather Wilson

Category

Primary Source

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Hans Matthews

Notes

Date Acquired: ? May 2019 Method of Acquisition: Donation - With Conditions

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Letter

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Correspondence

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Letters

Class

Documentary

Category

Communication

Archive Details

Creator

Moose Mountain Mine

Date(s) of Creation

1907 - 1920

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

Letters In Re. Moose Mountain Bond Int. Corporate 1917 Coupons/ Note Conversion

Description

A series of letters between Moose Mountain Ltd., 17 Battery Place, New York, and the company stake holders, dating to December 1917.

Creator

Moose Mountain Mine

Subjects

Letters, Correspondence

Notes

Dates vary, from the year 1917

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Ghost Town

Sellwood, Ontario

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number

Other Number

31146

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Unknown

Parts

2019.003.005a-e Count: 4 sheets of paper and 1 envelope

Location

Location

Box

Hans Matthew Sellwood Collection Boxes

Building

Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

* Untyped Location

Capreol, Ontario

Category

Storage

Date

April 1, 2022

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Detail

Creasing, Stains

Date Examined

Apr 1, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Materials

paper, ink

Notes

2019.003.004a-c : These papers are in good condition. There are deep creases where they have been folded in thirds and stored, and they will not lie flat. There is a triangular indentation at the top left corner of the sheets where a metal paper clip was fastened. 2019.003.004a is very slightly torn along the top edge of the paper where the clip was fastened. 2019.003.004d : This sheet of linen paper is in good condition. There are deep groves where the paper has been folded and stored, and the sheet will not lie flat. There is a triangular indentation at the top left corner of the sheets where a metal paper clip was fastened, and some rust staining here also.

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Moose Mountain Mine

Owner/Agent

Moose Mountain Mine

Role

Owner/Subject

Place

Ghost Town

Sellwood, Ontario

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Acquisition Method

Gift

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Originally cataloged by Heather Wilson, re-cataloged on April 1, 2022 by Kat Bezaire

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

March 14, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

April 1, 2022