Correspondence

a- This is a letter from James Roy. It is a single page, double sided, and typed. It is dated Oct. 15, 1950. The letterhead is debossed, and locates the writer in Edinburgh, near the university. The phone number has been scratched out and corrected. The letter is about the frustrating process of editing a manuscript, a renewed interest in pirates, a request for information about a "Bill" Johnston, and a failure to readjust to life in Scotland after spending so much time in Canada. The letter is signed in pen, "James Roy". b- This is a carbon copy of letter to Professor Roy. It is one page, and double sided. There is a receipt for post insurance attached to the top left corner. The letter is dated November 9, 1950, and the receipt is dating November 10. The letter speaks to manuscript editing, the frustrating personality of a McC, an enclosed note on Bill Johnston, as well as some personal catching up. It is not signed. c- This is an empty envelope addressed to E.E. Horsey. It is dated Oct. 15, 1950. There is a blue postage stamp on the top left corner, and some pencil notes on the bottom, oriented vertically. The notes are references to book pages with information on Bill Johnston. d- This is the first page of a report titled "Re: "Bill" Johnston - the Rebel". It is typed and single sided. It covers the information of Johnston during the war of 1812, and his grudge against the Great Britain after his treatment during it. It then mentions his role in the piracy of Canadian shipping in the Thousand Islands., and during the Upper Canada Rebellion. e- This is the second and third pages of a report titled "Re: "Bill" Johnston - the Rebel". It is a single page, double sided. It speaks to Johnston's role in a robbery of the Sir Robert Peel of some several thousand dollars. It also mentions how his account of his early life is different from what is found in some history books. The reverse side of the page contains a copy of a letter from William Johnston to the Hon. G. A. Hagerman asking for his property back. The bottom of the page is an initial in blue pen.