An Inventory of His Papers at the University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections
Table of Contents
Biography of Josiah Jones Bell
Scope and Contents of the Papers
Detailed Description of the Collection
Published Material (MSS 157): 1898-1899
Newspaper Clippings (MSS 157): [187-?]-[1931?]
Correspondence (MSS 157): 1895
Military Documents (MSS 157): 1870, 1874
Photographs - Portraits & Groups (PC 163): [187-?]-[1931?]
Photographs - Landscapes (PC 163): [187-]
Photographs - of Illustrations (PC 163): [187-?]-[1931?]
Elizabeth Dafoe Library, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2
Biography of Josiah Jones Bell
Josiah Jones Bell was born in the 1800s in Carleton Place, Beckwith Township, Lanark County, Ontario. He was one of three children (Isabella andRobert William) born to Robert and Emeline Sedate (née Jones) Bell.
Bell was an Ensign with the Ontario Battalion in Colonel Marshal Garnet Wolseley's Red River Expedition of 1870. The expedition was intended to exertCanadian sovereignty in the newly created Province of Manitoba.
Bell passed away on 23 October 1931 in Rockcliffe, Carleton County,Ontario.
Source : "Bond & Austin Families" atRootsWeb.com
Scope and Contents of the Papers
The fonds documents Bell's activities in Wolseley's Red River Expedition journey to Red River, its return to Thunder Bay, and its work in exploring and laying telegraph lines in the west from 1875 to 1876. The articles and lantern slides apparently relate to a presentation Bell gave in later years on thehistory of these events.
This collection is organized into eleven series.
- Manuscript Collection (MSS 157)
- Published Material, 1898-1899
- Newspaper Clippings, [187-?]-[1931?]
- Diaries, 1870-1878
- Correspondence, 1895
- Military Documents, 1870, 1874
- Maps, 1869-1874
- Photograph Collection (PC 163)
- Photographs - Portraits & Groups, [187-?]-[1931?]
- Photographs - Landscapes, [187-]
- Photographs - of Illustrations, [187-?]-[1931?]
- Photographs - Miscellaneous, [187-?]-[1931?]
- Lantern Slides, [187-?]-[1931?]
There are no restrictions on this material.
Users must abide by relevant copyright legislation.
The Archives of Ontario maintains one reel of microfilm (Accession Number 4310, MS 145) copied in 1966 from the textual records found in thisfonds.
The records appear to have been in the possession of R. (Robert) Murray Bell in 1966, as he was responsible for lending the records to the Department of Public Records and Archives in Toronto (now the Archives of Ontario) for microfilming purposes that same year. R. Murray Bell was the grandson of J.J. Bell’s brother, Robert William. The University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections purchased the fonds in 2001 from Hugh Anson-Cartwright, an antiquarian bookseller located in Toronto, with funds from the Frank Allen Family Research Fund and the Archives' Alumni AssociationFund.
Source : R. Murray Bell obituary, "TorontoGlobe & Mail," 14 August 1998, p. A11
Detailed Description of the Collection
This issue contains the first paper in Bell's series of articlesentitled, "The Red River Expedition," on pages 26 through 34 inclusive.
This issue contains the second paper in Bell's series of articles entitled "The Red River Expedition," on pages 98 through 104inclusive.
This issue contains the third and final paper in Bell's series of articles entitled "The Red River Expedition," on pages 245 through 256inclusive.
Inscribed to J.J. Bell and signed by Sir MackenzieBowell.
NOTE: In this case, Box 2 refers to Map Drawer 2.
Annotation on front cover reads: "Red River Expedition List of those who rec'd medal." Article of note, called "Lord Wolseley's Red RiverVeterans," begins on page 16.
NOTE: In this case, Box 2 refers to Map Drawer 2.
Covers Fort Garry - trips from Winnipeg,&c.
Contains printed Standing Orders for the Red River Expeditionary Force (May 1870), as well as the notebook and diary of Bell embarking at Shebandowan Lake, 21 July 1870 to 28 September, FortGarry.
Covers Bell's activities in and around FortGarry.
Covers Bell's activities from Fort Garry to Thunder Bay, 10 June to 17(21) July 1871. Ensign Bell commanding No. 4 Boat RedBrigade.
Regarding reunion and Canada General WarMedal.
Thomas' experiences as member of Red RiverExpedition.
Text and plans.
Text and plans.
Province of Manitoba Township 14, Range 10W, Section 12,Part N.E. 1/4, 160 acres.
Province of Manitoba Township 14, Range 10W, Section 12, Part S.E. 1/4, 160 acres. Originally issued to Private Robert John Stewart who "duly assigned and transferred the said warrant to Josiah Jones Bell ..."
Province of Manitoba Township 14, Range 10W, Section 12, Part N.W. 1/4, 160 acres. Originally issued to Silas Alexander Ramsay who "dulyassigned and transferred the said warrant to James Patterson ... "
Title taken from the sepia tone image. The second print is a larger, black & white copy made by the Ontario Archives as part of theirAccession No. 4307[4310?].
Title taken from the sepia tone image. The second print is a larger, black & white copy made by the Ontario Archives as part of theirAccession No. 4307[4310?].
Title taken from the sepia tone image. The second print is a larger, black & white copy made by the Ontario Archives as part of theirAccession No. 4307[4310?].
Title taken from the sepia tone image. The second print is a larger, black & white copy made by the Ontario Archives as part of theirAccession No. 4307[4310?].