Peter G. Martin (1816-1902)

Title: Peter G. Martin fonds

Physical description: 7 cm of textual records

Biographical sketch: Peter G. Martin was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, on 9 January 1816. Martin emigrated to Waterloo County, Upper Canada, with his parents in 1823. He married Maria Bauman on 15 November 1842. They farmed the north part of Lot 37, Woolwich Township.

Custodial history: The collection was donated to the archives in 1991.

Scope and contents: Martin's papers consist of 131 letters or letter fragments received primarily from Old Order Mennonites in Pennsylvania, Indiana, Ohio and elsewhere. Six letters were written by Peter and Maria Penner, Kleinegemeinde Mennonites from Rosengart, Manitoba.

Notes: The letters were numbered consecutively from 1 to 130 (including 126A). By the time they were donated to the Mennonite Archives of Ontario two letters had disappeared (only the envelopes remained): No.56 Aaron G. Weber & Mary Weber to Peter G. Martin & family, 25 February 1879; No.66 Samuel Correll to Peter G. Martin, 8 April 1898.

All but one letter appear to have been included in mimeographed transcriptions of the Peter Martin letters: No.130 Isaac Martin & wife to Peter Martin, 6 January 1889.

Original archival description created 1991 by Sam Steiner.

File list:

Box 1

1. Letters 1-20
2. Letters 21-40
3. Letters 41-65
4. Letters 66-100
5. Letters 101-130

Box 2

1. Amos B. Hoover, mimeographed transcription of 131 letters received by Peter G. Martin, now in the Mennonite Archives of Ontario and 25 letters written by Peter G. Martin, now in the Muddy Creek Farm Library.
2. Isaac R. Horst, mimeographed transcription of 131 letters received by Peter G. Martin, now in the Mennonite Archives of Ontario and 25 letters written by Peter G. Martin, now in the Muddy Creek Farm Library.
3. Isaac R. Horst, mimeographed translation of 131 letters received by Peter G. Martin, now in the Mennonite Archives of Ontario and 25 letters written by Peter G. Martin, now in the Muddy Creek Farm Library.