Fonds SCA90-GA60 - William Morton fonds.

Title and statement of responsibility area

Title proper

William Morton fonds.

Level of description

Fonds

Reference code

SCA90-GA60

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Date(s)

  • 1850-1851 (Creation)

Physical description area

Physical description

ca. 6 leaves of textual records
2 drawings : pencil ; 19 x 12 cm

Archival description area

Scope and content

Manuscript poem entitled, "On Parting from My Sister and Her Children." Also included are two pencil drawings, one of which depicts a church and graveyard scene in a village located three miles from Dublin. The poem and drawings have been bound into a ... »

Notes area

Language of material

  • English

General note

Bound into a book, "The woman of Shunem and other original poems; and, Chaunts of the family, or, The memories of affection and friendship" by W. & C. Morton, University of Waterloo Special Collections & Archives call number F9348

General note

William Morton worked as a reverend, but he also published poetry. He and his wife Caroline Olivia Clara Morton (1785-1826) had a child named Isabella Jane who died at the age of seven years old. His wife Caroline was buried in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), India.

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Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Revised by PH in October 2018.
Reviewed by DR January 2019.