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1
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1860 (Creation)
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13 cm of textual materials
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The original manuscripts were purchased by the Hamilton Public Library in May of 1941. An accrual of business postcards was gifted to the Hamilton Public Library in November of 2017 by Thomas McIlwraith, great grandson of Thomas McIlwraith.
Scope and content
Series consists of two original draft manuscripts written by Thomas McIlwraith. The first manuscript is for the "Birds of Ontario" [n.d.], which is a concise account of every species of bird known to have been found in Ontario, along with a description of the nests and eggs. The second manuscript is the "Birds Observed in the Vicinity of Hamilton" [1860].