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[Letter] 1902 May 28, Ottawa [to] John Marzinkof, Esq., Mennofeld, N.W.T.
Typescript, copy ,Summary: Denies request to homestead quarter section in Doukhobor Reserve because the land is held exclusively for Doukhobor settlers. ,Accompanied by cover form. ,Signed P.G. Keyes, Secretary
Statutory declaration of Fedor Barisoff in the matter of his homestead, 1906 December 5
Typescript, form ,Summary: Questions and answers regarding fulfilment of homesteading duties. Special circumstances: applicant is an independent Doukhobor, had not received notice that homestead was cancelled. It was cancelled by Peter Verigin because the applicant had left the Doukhobor community. ,Front of form is faded.
[Interview of Vasya Ivanovich Jmaeff by Marje Maloff, c. 1975]
Papers relating to the holding of homestead entries by members of the Doukhobor community; being part of a return laid on the table of the House of Commons on April 17, 1907; with the final report of the commission appointed to investigate and adjust the claims of Doukhobors as to residence and improvements
Christian martyrdom in Russia: Persecution of the Doukhobors [Appendix IV: The story of the deliverance - The emigration to Cyprus and Canada, by Leo Tolstoy]
[Letter] 1906 December 31, Yorkton [to] the Secretary, Department of the Interior, Ottawa, Ontario
Typescript, form ,Accompanied by: Memo showing residence and improvements performed by John Marcinkow. ,Summary: Cover letter for application for patent [for homestead] of John Marcinkow.
A peculiar people: The Doukhobrs [Chapter II: Preparations in Canada]
[Letter] 1903 October 19, Ottawa [to] Fredrick Edward Taber, Esq., Saltcoats, Assa.
Typescript, form, copy ,Summary: Application for homestead patent approved. ,Signed Perley G. Keyes, Secretary
[Letter] 1904 January 26, Ottawa [to] the Agent of Dominion Lands, Yorkton, Assa.
Typescript, signed,Summary: Land claim disputed. Mr. Alexey Kalmakoff claims to have broken land and says another man was granted entry for it. The land is on the Doukhobor Reserve.
[Letter] 1904 June 3, Yorkton [to] Agent Dominion Lands, Yorkton, Assa.
Holograph, signed,Summary: Entry made by Petro Verigin for Alexey Kalmakoff. Kalmakoff claims to have paid entry fee and broken land; also claims that Mr. Crerar, the emigration agent, assured him that he would get entry he desired and that land would be held for him. ,Signed R. G.[?] McCallum, Inspector
[Letter] 1904 August 22, Yorkton [to] the Secretary, Department of the Interior, Ottawa
Typescript ,Summary: Homestead Inspector McCallum submitted report regarding Mr. Alexy Kalmakoff's claim to land entry. Mr. Verigin read said report and stated that the Doukhobor community had broken the land. Mr. McCallum gave a supplementary report stating that Mr. Kalmakoff was entitled to entry on the land and that Mr. Verigin's report was not accurate.
[Letter] 1906 July 14, Yorkton [to] the Secretary, Department of the Interior, Ottawa
Typescript, copy ,Summary: Application for inspection on Doukhobor entry has been made. Appears to be in category of privileged entry. Should initial cancellation proceedings be commenced? Please give clear instructions.
[Letter] 1906 July 27, Ottawa [to] the Agent of Dominion Lands, Yorkton, Sask.
Typescript, signed ,Summary: Recent inspection of Doukhobor settlement has shown that a homestead is registered to S. Kolesnikoff, age 17 [seventeen]. 18 [eighteen] is the legal age for entry, and S. Kolesnikoff's entry is therefore invalid. He may make another entry when he is 18, or another Doukhobor may make entry for him.,Signed P. G. Keyes, secretary
[Letter] 1906 August 23, Ottawa [to] the Agent Dominion Lands, Yorkton, Sask.
Typescript, signed ,Summary: Investigation into manner in which Doukhobors are performing their duties has caused delay in regard to quarter-section of land.,Signed P. G. Keyes, secretary