Campbell Family Records
Library and Archives Canada
Department of Finance fonds. RG19-E-5-a. Board of Claims for War of 1812 losses.
Claim Documents, 1823
Voucher for 25% payment, 1825
Register of payments for 10% of claim, 1825 (Campbell claims listed on page 8, signed for by Edward Campbell)
Other Archives
The Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum has several items from the Campbell family in its collection.
Elizabeth Campbell
- Handwritten list of articles lost during the War of 1812
- Memo authorizing a ration of fuel and candles, York, 1814
- Letter to Campbell regarding payment from the province of Nova Scotia, 1815
- Letter from Alexander Wood to William Campbell describing Elizabeth's wartime experiences and losses, 1816
- Letter from Alexander Stewart to Alexander Wood describing Elizabeth's wartime experiences and losses, 1823
- Report on her husband's career in the military with additional notes in pencil, 1823
- Letter from Robert Dickson to Elizabeth, accepting her proposal for an apprenticeship for Edward Clarke Campbell, 1824
- Letter from Elizabeth Campbell to her son Edward Campbell, ca. 1824
Donald Campbell
- Commission as lieutenant in the Nova Scotia Provincials, 1793
- British officer's coat
- Certificate of membership in the Royal Arch Masons, Provincial Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia, 1791
- Certificate of membership in the Ancient York Masons, Lodge 155 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1791
Edward Clarke Campbell
- Photograph of Edward Clarke Campbell, unknown date
- Drawing of the house built by Campbell in Niagara, later known as the Plumb house
- Commission in the Lincoln Militia in 1827
- List of returning officers and promotion recommendations for the First Lincoln Militia, 1838, including Campbell as captain
- Enrolment list of the Niagara Fire Company, including Campbell as a lieutenant
- Handwritten Niagara Fire Company By-laws listing Campbell as a lieutenant
- Printed Niagara Fire Company By-laws listing Campbell as a lieutenant
- Letter from Campbell to the Niagara Town Council regarding funds to hire a teacher for the Grammar School, 1854
- Various photographs of the Campbell/Plumb house, ca. 1871-1943
- Sale pamphlet for the house built by Campbell, ca. 1883-1943