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Askin Family Papers MG 19, A 3 Finding Aid 6 / Instrument de recherche 6 Prepared by the personnel of the National Préparé par le personnel des Archives Archives of Canada Nationales du Canada Askin Family Papers John Askin (1739 ? - 1815), an Irishman, came to America about 1758 with the British Army. In 1761 he set himself up as a merchant and fur-trader near Albany, N.Y., but went bankrupt. He moved to Michilimackinac, where he was assistant commissary 1765-1779, and then to Detroit, where he engaged in the forwarding trade with Robert Hamilton and Richard Cartwright of Queenston. His agents in Montreal were James McGill and Isaac Todd. He also engaged in land speculation at Detroit and in Upper Canada, where he held a seat on the Land Board of the Hesse District, 1791-1794. In 1802 he moved from Detroit to Windsor, leaving the management of his American affairs in the care of his son-in-law Elijah Brush. Charles Askin (d.1869) worked with his father, John Askin, 1800-1806, before qualifying as a land surveyor and working with Robert Hamilton, 1806-1809. He settled for a time at Queenston and Canborough, but returned to Windsor at his father’s death. He was Clark of the Peace for the Western District from 1823 and a magistrate for many years. During the War of 1812 he was on active service with the militia. The finding aid consists of(1) a conversion list of old and new volume numbers (some reboxing having been done in 1972); (2) a descriptive list of volume titles; and (3) an alphabetical list of correspondents for the letters received (vols. 9-36). Table of Contents Conversion List of Old and New Volume Numbers ...................................1 Descriptive List of Volume Titles .................................................2 Alphabetical List of Correspondents ...............................................5 MG 19, A 3 Askin Family Papers 1 Conversion List of Old and New Volume Numbers Old Old New Old Old New Old Old New Vol. Box Vol. Vol. Box Vol. Vol. Box Vol. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. 1 see* 17 pt. 2 25 22 32 pt. 2 49 46 1243 18 26 23 33 50 37 2343 19 pt. 1 27 24 34 51 47 341 19 pt. 2 28 25 35 52 48 452 20 29 26 36 53 49 563 21 30 27 37 54 50 674 22 pt. 1 31 28 38 55 51 7 pt. 1 8 5 22 pt. 2 32 29 38 a 55 a 52 7 pt. 2 9 6 23 pt. 1 33 30 39 56 53 8 pt. 1 10 7 23 pt. 2 34 31 40 57 68 8 pt. 2 11 8 24 35 32 41 58 54 9 pt. 1 12 9 25 pt. 1 36 33 42 59 55 9 pt. 2 13 10 25 pt. 2 37 34 43 60 56 10 14 11 26 pt. 1 38 35 44 61 57 11 pt. 1 15 12 26 pt. 2 39 36 45 62 58 11 pt. 2 16 13 27 pt. 1 40 38 46 63 59 12 pt. 1 17 14 27 pt. 2 41 39 47 64 60 12 pt. 2 18 15 28 pt. 1 42 42 48 65 61 13 19 16 28 pt. 2 43 44 49 66 62 14 20 17 29 44 40 50 67 63 15 21 18 30 45 41 51 68 64 16 pt. 1 22 19 31 pt. 1 46 45 52 69 65 16 pt. 2 23 20 31 pt. 2 47 45 53 70 66 MG 19, A 3 Askin Family Papers 2 54 71 67 55 72 69 * transferred to RG 7 Descriptive List of Volume Titles Vol. Volume Title page no. 1 John Askin, drafts of letters, 1786-1803 pp. 1-320 2 John Askin, drafts of letters, 1803-1805 321-614 3 John Askin, drafts of letters, 1806-1809 615-917 4 John Askin, drafts of letters1810-1815 918-1270 5 Charles Askin, drafts of letters 1794-1819 1271-1683 6 Charles Askin, drafts of letters 1820-1829 1684-2204 7 Charles Askin, drafts of letters 1830-1839 2205-2719 8 Charles Askin, drafts of letters 1840-1852 2720-3225 9 Letters received, Anon-Abbott 3226-3621 10 Letters received, Abbott 3622-3937 11 Letters received, Abbott-Audrain 3938-4207 12 Letters received, Baby-Berczy 4208-4421 13 Letters received, Bernier- Blackwood 4422-4631 14 Letters received, Caldwell - Cory 4632-4976 15 Letters received, Cosgrove-Durand 4977-5429 16 Letters received, Eastman-Fry 5430-5722 17 Letters received, Gagnier-Grant & Duff 5723-5971 18 Letters received, Grant & Kirby-Gurney 5972-6166 19 Letters received, Hacket-Hamilton 6167-6521 20 Letters received, Hamilton-Hutchins 6522-6894 MG 19, A 3 Askin Family Papers 3 Vol. Volume Title page no. 21 Letters received, Iler-Jacob 6895-7289 22 Letters received, Jacob-Jubinville 7290-7596 23 Letters received, Kane-Lyons 7697-7934 24 Letters received, McClosky-McKay 7935-8310 25 Letters received, McKee-McVicar 8311-8705 26 Letters received, Maheux-Mercer 8706-9050 27 Letters received, Mercer-Murray 9051-9305 28 Letters received, Nadau-Pattinson 9306-9625 29 Letters received, Pattinson-Putman 9626-9842 30 Letters received, Racey-Richardson 9843-10116 31 Letters received, Richardson-Robertson 10117-10432 32 Letters received, Robertson-Russell 10433-10789 33 Letters received, Saffray-Street 10790-11099 34 Letters received, Street-Tuttle 11100-11418 35 Letters received, Valentine-Williams 11419-11673 36 Letters received, Williams-Yonie 11674-12034 37 Correspondence with the Brush family, 1801-1850 38 Legal papers, 1771-1812 (including notarial deeds, agreements, contracts and sales) 39 Legal papers, 1814-1852 40 Records of the Detroit and Essex militia, 1788-1809 (including muster rolls, returns and orders) 41 Militia records of the War of 1812 42 Diaries and notebooks, 1774-1850 43 Diaries, 1812, 1837-1838 44 Field notes, land reports and survey records, 1808-1820 (including Selkirk’s grant at the Grand River, 1817) MG 19, A 3 Askin Family Papers 4 Vol. Volume Title page no. 45 Miscellaneous family papers, 1772-1864 Miscellaneous printed matter, 1778-1849 46 Miscellaneous records, 1791-1818 Rough minutes of the Sessions of the peace for the Western District, 1826-1836 47 Accounts, receipts, statements and other loose business records (a few statements, etc. are to be found on occasion amongst the correspondence) 48 Accounts, etc. 49 Accounts 50 Accounts 51 Accounts 52 Accounts 53 Miscellaneous notebooks, blotter books, waste books and other rough account books, 1797-1840; and 2 indexes 54 Ledger, 1791-1792 - indexed 55 Petty ledger, 1803-1804 - indexed 56 Daybook, 1794-1795 57 Daybook, 1793 58 Blotterbook, 1805 59 Ledger, 1787 60 Blotterbook, 1836-1837 61 Waste book, 1787-1788 62 Petty ledger, 1804-1815 - indexed 63 Petty ledger, 1804-1806 - indexed 64 Account book, 1807-1808 65 Blotter book 1786, 1796-1798 66 Waste book, 1821-1823 67 Miscellaneous notebooks, wastebooks, etc., often undated MG 19, A 3 Askin Family Papers 5 Vol. Volume Title page no. 68 Inventories, waste books, blotter books, etc., 1776 ff. 69 Photostat copies of index cards to the Todd and McGill correspondence in the Askin Papers held in the Burton Historical Collection of the Detroit Public Library. Alphabetical List of Correspondents Correspondent Date Page Arwison, G. 1829-1830 4200 Anonymous & 1803 3226 Askwith, J. 1810 4203 incomplete Audrain, Peter 1801 & 4204 Abbott, James 1790-1833 3938 1807 Abbott, Major J. 1847-1852 3982 Baby, Charles 1837-1851 4208 Abbott, R.& J. 1800 3990 Baby, F. 1826-1828 4221 Ackerman, Abraham 1798 3991 Baby, James 1803 4223 Aitkens, Daniel 1828 3994 Baby, J. 1814 4228 Alexander, H. & E. 1816 3996 Baby, J. & B. 1803 4229 Allan, E. 1800 4010 Baby, William 1841 4231 Allan, James 1801-1816 4011 Backas, Thomas 1816 4235 & 1843 Backhouse, Jn. 1810 4237 Allan, W. 1800-1828 4037 Bell, P. M. 1815 4239 Anderson, John 1794-1816 4103 Baldwin, J. 1811 4241 Anderton, W. 1834 & 4130 1840 Balm, Tasey 1815 & 4242 1816 Armour, Robert 1815-1816 4132 Banwell, Henry 1836 4244 Armour, Robert & 1816-1817 4149 Davies Barnard, J. 1837 4246 Armour, Shaw 1817 4185 Barnett, Samuel 1822 4247 Armstrong, R. 1815 4187 Barnié, Charle 1819 4250 Arnold, Christopher 1825-1827 4190 Barnum, E. 1809 4252 Arnold, Lewis 1803 & 4196 Barthe, Jean B. 1795-1810 4253 1832 Barthe, J.B. 1823 4271 MG 19, A 3 Askin Family Papers 6 Barthe, Louis 1801-1821 4272 Bonvillware, Jean 1817 4532 Bapt. Basden, Jas. L. 1814 4278 Borgne, Joseph R. 1841 4533 Bassett, Uri 1840 4279 Boucherville, J. 1812 & 4535 Bazadonne, Laurand 1802 & 4281 1816 1811 Boucherville & no date 4538 Bedient, L. 1801 4285 McDonell. Benac, J. Portier no date 4287 Bough, George 1802 4539 Berczy, Chas. 1824-1843 4289 Boulton, David 1807 4540 Berczy, Chas. 1833 4347 Boulton, H.J. 1821-1822 4548 Berczy, Wm. 1827-1842 4350 Boulton, H.J. 1829 4561 Bernier, C. Sr. 1823 4422 Bowen, Danl. 1818 4565 Biggar, John 1811 4426 Brooke, Daniel 1815 4567 Bethune, John 1811 4423 Brown, Wm. 1803-1828 4569 Billet, Francois 1799 4428 Brunet, Abram 1840 4593 Billings, F.T. 1831 4430 Bunting, Thos. 1810 4592A Bingham, Moses 1803 4431 Burges, Geo. 1834 4595 Birdsall, Saml. 1811 4433 Burnham, D.H. no date 4597 Bisshopp, Lt. Col. 1812 4442 Burtis, John, 1827 4598 Black, David 1840-1841 4444 Burwell, John 1827 4600 Blackburn, J.B. 1833 4452 Burwell, Lewis 1818 4600 Blackburn, Thornton 1833 4454 Burwell, Mahlan 1821-1830 4600 Blackwood & La 1817-1818 4458 Bushby, Thos. 1815 & 4617 Rocque 1817 Blainville, Jean 1793 4123 Buxton, Daniel 1824 4623 Baptiste, Celeron de Blackwood, 1817 4627 Blanchard, Joseph 1796 4522A DesRivières, & Co.
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