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Title proper
William Morton fonds.
Level of description
Fonds
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Date(s)
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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.