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Recovered Materials

There are 32 items from the Saunders Papers and one from the Winslow Papers that have been recovered:

March 6, 1810 – Storie, George Henry (Camberwell Grove) to John Saunders
Returned by the Meritus Trust Company on May 14, 2024

March 28, 1806 – James Chalmers (Chelsea) to John Saunders
Returned by the Meritus Trust Company on May 14, 2024

May 6, 1802 – Chalmers, James (Chelsea) to John Saunders
Returned by the Meritus Trust Company on May 14, 2024

March 5, 1802 – Chalmers, James (Chelsea) to John Saunders
Returned by the Meritus Trust Company on May 14, 2024

October 7, 1801 – Chalmers, James (Chelsea) to John Saunders
Returned by the Meritus Trust Company on May 14, 2024

January 2, 1800 – Chalmers, James to John Saunders
Returned by the Meritus Trust Company on May 14, 2024

August 2, 1806 – McCormick, Daniel (New York) to John Saunders
Returned by the Meritus Trust Company on May 14, 2024

June 1, 1803 – Hugh MacKay to Edward Winslow
Returned by the Meritus Trust Company on May 14, 2024

February 12, 1810 – Ellegood, John (Spanish Town, Jamaica) to John Saunders 
Returned by the Meritus Trust Company on May 14, 2024

June 5, 1811 – Storie, George Henry (Camberwell Grove) to John Saunders
Returned by the Meritus Trust Company on May 14, 2024

November 22,  1806 – Chalmers, Alex Jekyll (Chelsea) to John Saunders
Returned by the Meritus Trust Company on May 14, 2024

March 6, 1806 – Chalmers, James (New England Coffee House) to John Saunders
Returned by the Meritus Trust Company on May 14, 2024

June 2, 1799 – Chalmers, James (Chelsea) to John Saunders
Returned by the Meritus Trust Company on May 14, 2024

April 5, 1793 – Chalmers, James (Chelsea) to John Saunders
Returned by the Meritus Trust Company on May 14, 2024

May 2, 1792 – Chalmers, James (Chelsea) to John Saunders
Returned by the Meritus Trust Company on May 14, 2024

June 6, 1815 – Shore, Margaretta (Fredericton) to John Simcoe Saunders
Returned by the Meritus Trust Company on May 14, 2024

April 4, 1792 – Chalmers, John (Chelsea) to John Saunders
Returned by the Meritus Trust Company on May 14, 2024

May 4, 1791 – Chalmers, John (Chelsea) to John Saunders
Returned by Christies’ Auction on May 4, 1993

May 31, 1791 – Chalmers, James (Chelsea) to John Saunders
Cover returned by a very generous person in the UK November 2021

September 4, 1793 – Chalmers, John (Chelsea) to John Saunders
Cover returned by Derek Smith, 2014

April 20, 1795 – Parker, J. (London) to John Saunders
Returned by Derek Smith, 2014 (Alumnus returns stolen rare stampless letters to UNB)

December 16, 1796 – Chalmers, James (Portsmouth) to John Saunders
Returned by R. Maresch & Son on September 29, 1997

May 31, 1798 – McGill, John M. (Upper Canada York) to John Saunders
Returned by Charles G. Firby Auctions on November 2, 1998

February 6, 1800 – Chalmers, James (Chelsea) to John Saunders
Returned by Vance Auctions on October 22, 2001

March 5, 1800 – Howe, C. (Norton) to Hon. J. Saunders
Returned by a collector in the UK April 14, 2021

March 4, 1801 – Chalmers, James (Chelsea) to John Saunders
Cover returned by Derek Smith, 2014

August 8, 1801 – Chalmes, James (Chelsea) to John Saunders
Returned by Longley Auction on September 18, 2006

July 7, 1802 – Chalmes, James (Chelsea) to John Saunders
Returned by Richard M. Lamb (Kitchener, Ontario), June 1978

December 2, 1802 – Chalmers, James (Chelsea) to John Saunders
Cover returned by Derek Smith, 2014

January 2, 1806 – Chalmers, James (Chelsea) to John Saunders
Returned by Christie’s Auction on May 4, 1993

February 1, 1836 – M. Worsley (Birchfield Cottage) to Mrs. John S. Saunders
Returned by R. Maresch & Son on October 27, 1997

July 31, 1849 – Storie, G.H. (Florence) to Mrs. Saunders
Returned by Maggie Toms on October 29, 1981

November 4, 1856 – Storie, G.H. (Florence) to Mrs. J.S. Saunders
Returned by Maggie Toms on October 20, 1981

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