Letter

a- This is a one page typed letter from R.B. Harkness (Natural Gas Commissioner) to Edwin Horsey. The letter head reads “ONTARIO / DEPARTMENT OF MINES” under a coat of arms. The letter thanks Mr. Horsey for is research into the family of Hugh Shaw. It also suggests that he will go look for a headstone in the Dixie Cemetery in Cooksville when weather (and snow) permits. The letter is signed, and dated February 14, 1952.
b- This is a one page letter from a Professor G. F. G. Stanley of the Royal Military College of Canada to Edwin Horsey. It thanks him for his letter of February 6th, and for the time and energy he put into the query. The letter is dated 8 February, 1952.
c-d- This is a 2 page carbon copy of a letter to Dr. G.F.G. Stanley Royal Military College from Edwin Horsey. It is dated February 6th, 1952 and titled “Re: Hugh Shaw”. The letter discusses the location of Hugh Shaw in Kingston during the 1850s, It also discusses other Shaws who settled in Kingston potentially during that time, who could be related. Samuel Shaw was a baker and grocer, and an Irish immigrant who was a member of the church specified in an earlier letter. It also discusses David and Alexander Shaw, who ran a dry goods store in Ontario Hall. It mentions Felix Shaw, who opened the “Glasgow Warehouse”. John Morgan Shaw was associated with Dr. Henry Skinner and his drug company. Abraham Shaw, a descendant of Samuel Shaw, was a preacher of the Methodist church, a masonic member, and elected mayor in 1914. John Shaw was an alderman and secretary-treasurer of the Midland District Building Society in the 1850s. James Shaw, in 1857 was a ship chandler.
e- This is a letter to Horsey from G.F.G. Stanley of the Royal Military College of Canada. It is dated 30 January 1952. It had enclosed a copy of Col. Harkness’ letter, and requests information on a Hugh Shaw. It is signed.
f- This is a copy of letter to Dr. George Stanley of the Royal Military College from R.B. Harkness of the Department of Mines. It is not dated, but contains a request for information on Hugh Shaw. It includes a chart of his family, and says there are some who trace him to Kingston, but there isn’t record of his family after his death.
g- This is an article from the Whig Standard. It is dated in blue pen at the top to February 19, 1952. The titled of the article is "Ontario Oil Area Closes After 90 Years Operation". It covers the history of an oil rush near Sarnia, and the creation of Oil Springs and Petrolia as towns. It also mentions Hugh Shaw being the first man to strike a “gusher” in that area.