John C. Spence (artist)

John Charles Spence (born January 5, 1830, in Liverpool, United Kingdom, and died on September 14, 1890, in Montreal, Canada) was a Canadian stained-glass artist and painter of British origin.

John Charles Spence was born on January 5, 1830, in Liverpool, United Kingdom.^{[1][note 1]} Around 1849, he opened a glass and stained glass factory at 40 Brownlow Hill in Liverpool.^[2] He emigrated to Canada in August 1853 and settled at 21 Notre-Dame Street in Montreal.^{[3][a 1]} From that moment on, he worked for the Ramsay & McArthur firm, making stained and enamel glass. He is already present at the Lower Canada Provincial Exhibition in September 1853, where the company exhibited stained glass windows and furniture adorned with enamelled glass.^[4] Also in 1853, he did the glazing for the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Church in Montreal.^[5] On February 21, 1854, he formalized his partnership with the company.^{[AN-15359 1]} However, on December 1, 1854, the Ramsay & McArthur partnership was dissolved by mutual consent and John C. Spence consequently cancelled his agreement with this company on January 1, 1855.^{[6][AN-16040 1]} He continued his business on his own account under the company name "Canada Stained Glass Works" and produced between 1855 and 1858 the stained glass windows for the altar of Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal.^[7][8]

Around 1862, John C. Spence ended his partnership with John McArthur and moved his workshop to 52 St. James Street.^{[a 2][a 3]} Around 1863, he moved his workshop again, this time to De Bleury Street, but in a temporary location while a new three-story brick building was being constructed by architect James Nelson at the intersection of Jurors and Bleury Streets to house his factory.^{[a 4][9][10]} Around 1865, John C. Spence moved into his brand-new factory.^{[a 5]}

John C. Spence died in Montreal on September 14, 1890.^[1] His funeral was held on September 17, 1890, at Saint John the Evangelist Church.^[1] His sons, William and Henry, continued their father's business together until their partnership was dissolved in 1899.^[11] Henry John Spence continued the business, still under the names "John C. Spence & Sons" and "Canada Stained Glass Works," with the help of his own son, Frank Spence, until about 1917.^{[a 6][a 7]} Around 1920, the company became the "Montreal Art Glass Reg." ^[12]

Around 1894, the new baptistery of Saint John the Evangelist Church in Montreal was built in memory of John C. Spence. However, the stained glass windows were made by the Hardman & Co. company of the United Kingdom.^[13]

John C. Spence is the son of British sculptor William Spence and the brother of sculptor Benjamin Edward Spence.^[14][15][16]

John C. Spence had at least four children: two sons, William Ramsay and Henry John, and at least two daughters (one residing in New York and the other in the United Kingdom).^{[d 1][1]}

Throughout his career, John C. Spence surrounded himself with artists for the creation of stained and enamelled glass. His presence in Montreal's artistic community allowed him to select talented artists. For example, he served on the management committee of the Mechanics' Institute of Montreal in the 1850s.^[17][18] Around 1854-1855, he also taught "landscape and ornamental drawing" there.^[17] From 1884 to 1890, he was a member of the Art Association of Montreal and in 1886 sat on the association's decorative and industrial arts committee.^{[dd 1][dd 2]}

Below is a non-exhaustive list of artists who worked in collaboration with or for John C. Spence or his companies:

• Paul Caron, painter and glass colorist (1890s).^[19]
• Robert Henders (1880s or 1890s).^[20]
• Arthur Alfred Mackey (1880s).^[21]
• William Ramsay Spence, son of John C. Spence (did works at least since 1884).^{[note 2][d 1][22]}
• Henry John Spence, son of John C. Spence (did works at least since 1886).^{[note 3][d 1]}

Below is a non-exhaustive list of exhibitions in which James Thomson's company has exhibited works:

Below is a non-exhaustive list of John C. Spence's known achievements, including those while he was employed or partner at Ramsay & McArthur (1853-1855) or McArthur & Spence (1860-1862):

• Circa 1853: glazing of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Church, Montreal, Quebec.^[5]
• Circa 1855: Stained glass windows in St. James Anglican Church, Ormstown, Quebec.^[68]
• 1850s (?): Stained glass windows in St. Mark's Anglican Church, Longueuil, Quebec.^[69][70]
• December 22, 1855: John C. Spence decorated the reception hall for a banquet organized by the New England Society of Montreal at the Ottawa Hotel in Montreal to commemorate the arrival of the Pilgrim Fathers in 1620.^[71]
• Between 1855 and 1858: Stained glass windows in the altar of Notre-Dame Church, Montreal, Quebec.^[7][26][8]
• Between 1857 and 1862: stained glass windows for Saint-Georges Church (Saint-Georges, Quebec).^[72]
• Circa 1857: commemorative stained glass window in memory of George Hamilton for a church in Hawkesbury, Ontario.^[73]
• Circa 1857: stained glass lamps for a fire engine destined for Station No. 2 of the Cataract Fire Company in Hamilton, Ontario.^[74]
• Circa 1857: stained glass windows for Saint-Jacques Cathedral in Montreal, Quebec.^[72]
• Circa 1859: stained glass windows for Christ Church Cathedral in Montreal, Quebec.^[75]
• Circa 1860: stained glass windows for the residence of the Honourable John Rose, known as "Montrose," which was used as a temporary residence for Prince Albert Edward in Montreal.^[76]
• Circa 1862: stained glass windows for the First Baptist Church (corner of De la Gauchetière and Beaver Hall Streets, Montreal, Quebec).^[77][78]
• Circa 1863: Two stained-glass windows in the Church of the Ascension, Hamilton, Ontario.^[79]
• Circa 1864: Painted decorations and stained-glass windows in St. Luke's Episcopal Church (corner of Dorchester and Saint Hubert Streets, Montreal, Quebec).^[80]
• Circa 1865: Stained-glass windows on the Inland Steam Navigation Company's steamboat "Spartan".^[81]
• Between 1865 and 1867: Stained-glass windows in Trinity Anglican Church (corner of St-Denis and Viger Streets, Montreal).^[82][83][10]
• Circa 1865: Stained-glass windows in Knox Presbyterian Church (corner of Dorchester and Mansfield Streets, Montreal, Quebec).^[84][85]
• Circa 1865: Stained-glass windows in Erskine Church (corner of Sainte-Catherine and Peel Streets, Montreal, Quebec).^[84]
• Circa 1865: Stained-glass windows in the American Church (intersection of Dorchester and Drummond Streets, Montreal, Quebec).^[84]
• Circa 1866: stained glass windows for the Richelieu Company steamboat "Quebec".^[86][87]
• Circa 1866: stained glass windows for St. James Anglican Church, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec.^[88]
• Circa 1867: stained glass and painted windows for two urban dwelling houses on University Street, Montreal.^[10]
• Circa 1867: stained glass windows for St. Paul's Church (intersection of Dorchester and Sainte-Monique Streets, Montreal).;^[10]
• Circa 1867: stained glass windows for St. Stephen's Anglican Church in Chambly, Quebec.^[89]
• Circa 1867: stained glass windows for the Michael Farmer House (McCord Street, Montreal, Quebec).^[90]
• Between 1867 and 1874: stained glass windows for St. Ninian's Cathedral, Antigonish, Nova Scotia.^{[d 1]}
• After 1868: Stained glass windows of St. Jax Church (or St. James the Apostle Church), Montreal.^[69]
• Circa 1869: Stained glass windows of St. George's Church, Montreal.^[69][91]
• Circa 1869: Stained glass windows of the Methodist Church in Stanstead, Quebec.^[92][93]
• Circa 1872: Stained glass windows of an Anglican church in Ely County, Quebec.^[94]
• Circa 1873: A commemorative stained glass window in memory of Archibald Campbell installed in Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal, Quebec.^[95]
• Circa 1875: Stained glass windows of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York.^{[d 1]}
• Circa 1875: Stained glass windows of St. Bartholomew's Church, Saint-Raymond, Quebec.^[69]
• Circa 1876: Stained glass windows of St. Stephen's Church, Lachine, Quebec, including one in memory of his brother, Benjamin Edward Spence.^[69][96]
• After 1877: Stained glass windows of St. Luke's Church in Waterloo, Quebec.^[69]
• Circa 1878: Stained glass windows of Centenary Methodist Church in Saint John, New Brunswick.^{[d 1]}
• Circa 1878: Stained glass windows of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Saint John, New Brunswick.^{[d 1]}
• Circa 1878: Stained glass windows of Redeemer Anglican Church in the Côte-Saint-Paul district of Montreal, Quebec.^[97]
• Circa 1878: Stained glass windows of Knox Presbyterian Church (corner of Crescent and Dorchester Streets, Montreal, Quebec).^[98]
• Circa 1878: Painted decorations and stained glass windows of Olivet Baptist Church (corner of Osborne and De la Montagne Streets, Montreal, Quebec).^{[99][100][101]}
• Circa 1879: Stained glass windows of St. Jude's Anglican Church in the Little Burgundy district of Montreal, Quebec.^[102]
• Circa 1880 : Stained glass windows for Trinity Church in Saint John, New Brunswick.^[103]
• Circa 1881: Commemorative stained-glass window in memory of Bishop O'Brien installed in St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Brockville, Ontario.^{[d 1][104]}
• Circa 1881: Stained-glass window installed at "Weredale," the residence of L. J. Seargeant, then president of the Grand Trunk Railway Company. The residence was located at the intersection of Dorchester and Atwater Streets, Westmount, Quebec.^[47]
• Circa 1882: Stained-glass windows in the église de l'Ange-Gardien (Church of the Guardian Angel) in Rouville, Quebec.^[69]
• Circa 1882: Stained-glass windows in the Anglican Church of the Ascension, Inverness, Quebec.^[105]
• Circa 1882: stained glass windows for the Presbyterian Church in Valleyfield (since 1984: Emmanuel de Pentecôte Church), including a commemorative window in memory of Alexander and Cornelia Anderson, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec.^[106]
• Between 1882 and 1884: stained glass windows for the église de la Purification-de-la-Bienheureuse-Vierge-Marie (Church of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary), Repentigny, Quebec.^[69]
• Circa 1883: assembly and installation of the stained glass windows for the George Stephen House, Montreal, Quebec.^[107]
• Around 1884: stained glass windows for St. Stephen's Anglican Church (corner of Dorchester and Atwater Streets, Westmount, Quebec).^[108]

The company John C. Spence & Sons, founded by John C. Spence and his sons, William and Henry, was not limited to stained glass production but also offered a full range of interior decoration services, particularly for churches. They could therefore create wall decorations, install decorative tiles, brasswork, or even church furniture.^{[d 1]} Below is a non-exhaustive list of the company's known projects:

• Circa 1884: Commemorative stained-glass window in memory of Louisa Atkinson, for a church in Rock Ferry, United Kingdom, executed by William Ramsay Spence, son of John C. Spence.^[22]
• Between 1881 and 1885: Stained-glass windows for Saint-Henri Church in Mascouche, Quebec.^[109]
• Circa 1885 : Stained-glass window depicting "The Ascension of Christ" for a church in Bridgetown, Nova Scotia.^[110]
• Circa 1886: Stained-glass windows for the Balmoral Hotel, Notre-Dame Street, Montreal, Quebec.^[111]
• Circa 1886: Stained-glass windows for St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.^[112][113]
• Circa 1886: Stained-glass windows for the Episcopal Church in Saint-Lambert, Montérégie (replaced in 1929 by St. Barnabas Anglican Church in Saint-Lambert), Quebec.^[114]
• Circa 1886: Stained-glass windows for the American Presbyterian Church (intersection of Drummond and Dorchester Streets, Montreal, Quebec).^[115]
• Circa 1887: Stained glass windows of the Sainte-Anne de Varennes Basilica, Quebec.^[116][117]
• Circa 1887: Installation of a commemorative stained glass window in memory of Robert William and Anne Sarah O'Connor, produced by a manufacturer in the United Kingdom, in St. Matthew's Church (since 1979: Saint-Jean-Baptiste Library), Quebec City.^{[note 4][118]}
• Circa 1888: Commemorative stained glass window in memory of Reverend Charles Rollit installed in Christ Church, Rawdon, Quebec.^[119]
• Circa 1888: Stained glass windows in the waiting room of Bonaventure Station (1887–1952), Montreal, Quebec.^[120]
• Circa 1890: Stained glass windows for Saint James Chapel in Lac-Beauport, Quebec.^[121]
• Circa 1892: Stained glass windows for Grace Church, Pointe-Saint-Charles, Montreal, Quebec.^[122]
• Circa 1892: Stained glass windows for Saint Paul Anglican Church (Brome Lake).^[69]
• Circa 1894: Commemorative stained glass window for Trinity Church, New Orleans, Louisiana.^[66]
• Between 1895 and 1897: Stained glass windows for Saint Mark Chapel, Bishop's University, Sherbrooke.^[69][123]
• Circa 1896: Six commemorative stained glass windows for Trinity Church in Muscatine, Iowa.^[124]
• Circa 1896: Stained glass window for Knox Presbyterian Church (corner of Dorchester and Mansfield Streets, Montreal, Quebec).^[124]
• Circa 1896: A commemorative stained-glass window in memory of Bishop John Medley for a building in Perth-Andover, New Brunswick.^[124]
• Circa 1896: A commemorative stained-glass window in memory of Dr. G. E. Fenwick for Church of St. John the Evangelist in Montreal, Quebec.^[124]
• Circa 1896: A commemorative stained-glass window for Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Hawkesbury, Ontario.^[124]
• Circa 1896: A commemorative stained-glass window in memory of Henry Yates and his son Arthur Raymond Yates for Grace Anglican Church, Brantford, Ontario.^[125]
• Circa 1897: A circular stained-glass window for St. George's Cathedral in Kingston, Ontario.^[126]
• Circa 1897: A commemorative stained-glass window in memory of Senator Henry Kaulback for an Anglican church in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.^[127][128]
• Circa 1899: Commemorative stained-glass window in memory of John Martin installed in St. John's Anglican Church in Bury, Quebec.^[129]
• Circa 1899: Decorations for a chapel in St. Jax Church (or St. James the Apostle Church), Montreal.^{[note 5][130]}
• Between 1898 and 1900: Stained-glass windows for Christ Church, Saint-André-d'Argenteuil.^[69]
• Between 1900 and 1902: Stained-glass windows for St. Peter's Church, Sherbrooke.^[69]
• Circa 1905: Stained-glass windows for St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Huntingdon, Quebec.^[131]

John C. Spence & Sons also produced stained glass windows for these buildings:

• St. Peter's Church, Cookshire-Eaton.
• Saint George's Church, Drummondville.
• Holy Trinity Church (Iron Hill).
• Chapel of Jeffrey Hale - St Brigid's Hospital, Quebec.^[132]

Furthermore, the firm John C. Spence & Sons ordered, adapted and installed stained glass windows in the Montreal residences of Donald Alexander Smith, Richard B. Angus, the Honourable John Abbott, Robert Simms and G. N. Gnaedinger.^[110]

List of publications in chronological order :

• Catalogue de la collection envoyée du Canada à l'exposition universelle de Paris, 1855 et classée d'après le système adopté par la Commission Impériale (in French). Paris, France: Hector Bossange et Fils. 1855. p. 128. CI-1855.

• Catalogue of the annual spring exhibition of works by Canadian artists. Montreal, Canada.: Art Association of Montreal. 1885. p. 21. AA-1885.

• W. S. Mackay, Robert, ed. (1859–1870). The Montreal Directory. Montreal, Quebec: John Lovell. Lovell.

• Campbell, Duke of Argyll, John, ed. (1886). Industries of Canada : City of Montreal, historical and descriptive review, leading firms and moneyed institutions. Montreal, Quebec: issued by the Historical Publishing Company. p. 160. JC-1886.

• Report of the council to the Association. Montreal, Canada.: Art Association of Montreal. 1879–1895. AA-Reports.

• David Russell, Jack, ed. (1913). History of Saint-Andrew's Church, Saint John, N.B. St. John, N.B.: Barnes. JDR-1913.

• Stevens, Gerald, ed. (1957). The Edith Chown Pierce & Gerald Stevens collection of early Canadian glass : presented to the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, in memory of Mrs. Lorne Pierce. Toronto, Ontario: Royal Ontario Museum. p. 40. GS-1957.

• Stevens, Gerald, ed. (1979). Early Canadian Glass. Toronto, Ontario: Coles Publishing Company Limited. p. 210. GS-1979.

List of notorial acts in chronological order of publication:

• Jones Gibb, Isaac (Notary) (February 21, 1854). Notorial Act en minute, min. no. 15359 : "Ramsay & McArthur: Agreement with John C. Spence". Notaries Records, Judicial District of Montreal: Superior Court Funds, National Archives of Quebec. AN-15359.

• Jones Gibb, Isaac (Notary) (January 1, 1855). Notorial Act en minute, min. no. 16040 : "Ramsay & McArthur: Cancellation of agreement with John C. Spence". Notaries Records, Judicial District of Montreal: Superior Court Funds, National Archives of Quebec. AN-16040.

List of newspaper articles in chronological order of publication:

• "Ornemental Glass. John C. Spence, Manufacturer". Liverpool Mercury (Newspaper). Vol. 39, no. 2152. Liverpool, UK. December 21, 1849. p. 8.
• "The "Sarah Sands". The R. M. Steamer of the Canadian Line, which left Liverpool on the 21rst ultimo, arrived at Quebec on Friday night last". Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette (Newspaper). Vol. 45, no. 143 (Robert Weir ed.). Montreal (QC), Canada. August 15, 1853. p. 2.
• "Painted Glass". Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette (Newspaper). Vol. 45, no. 183 (Robert Weir ed.). Montreal (QC), Canada. September 30, 1853. p. 2.
• "Provincial Exhibition. PART II, Section 7 : Manufactures of Wood, Cabinet Ware, Carriages, etc". Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette (Newspaper). Vol. 45, no. 192 (Robert Weir ed.). Montreal (QC), Canada. October 11, 1853. p. 1.
• "Stained Glass (Ad by Ramsay & McArthur)". Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette (Newspaper). Vol. 45, no. 240 (Robert Weir ed.). Montreal (QC), Canada. December 29, 1853. p. 1.
• "James M. Evans, (Late John C. Spence,) Manufacturer of Stained Glass". Cheshire Observer (Newspaper). Vol. 1, no. 18. Chester, Cheshire, England. September 9, 1854. p. 1.
• "The Provincial Exhibition". The Quebec Mercury (Newspaper). Vol. 50, no. 110 (Québec : [s.n.], 1805-1863 ed.). Quebec City (QC), Canada. September 14, 1854. p. 2.
• "Institut des artisans". Le pays (Newspaper) (in French). Vol. 3, no. 124 (Montréal : Le pays,1852-1871 ed.). Montreal (QC), Canada. November 9, 1854. p. 2.
• "Dissolution of Co-Partnership. Ramsay & McArthur". Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette (Newspaper). Vol. 46, no. 251 (Robert Weir ed.). Montreal (QC), Canada. December 1, 1854. p. 3.
• "Inauguration of the Industrial Exhibition". Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette (Newspaper). Vol. 47, no. 56 (Robert Weir ed.). Montreal (QC), Canada. March 7, 1855. p. 2.
• "The Exhibition". Montreal Gazette (Newspaper). Vol. 70, no. 56 (Postmedia Network Inc. ed.). Montreal (QC), Canada. March 7, 1855. p. 2.
• "List of articles selected from the local exhibition in Montreal to be sent to Paris". Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette (Newspaper). Vol. 47, no. 52 (Robert Weir ed.). Montreal (QC), Canada. March 14, 1855. p. 2.
• "Industrial Exhibition". Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette (Newspaper). Vol. 47, no. 53 (Robert Weir ed.). Montreal (QC), Canada. March 15, 1855. p. 2.
• "Consecration of St. James' Church, Ormstown". Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette (Newspaper). Vol. 47, no. 67 (Robert Weir ed.). Montreal (QC), Canada. March 20, 1855. p. 2.
• "Exhibition at the new Mechanics' Institute". Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette (Newspaper). Vol. 47, no. 121 (Robert Weir ed.). Montreal (QC), Canada. May 24, 1855. p. 2.
• "Upper Canada Provincial Exhibition". Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette (Newspaper). Vol. 47, no. 244 (Robert Weir ed.). Montreal (QC), Canada. October 15, 1855. p. 2.
• "Institut des artisans". Le pays (Newspaper) (in French). Vol. 4, no. 121 (Montréal : Le pays,1852-1871 ed.). Montreal (QC), Canada. November 13, 1855. p. 2.
• "Prizes Awarded at the late Lower Canada Provincial Agricultural & Industrial Exhibition". Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette (Newspaper). Vol. 47, no. 223 (Robert Weir ed.). Montreal (QC), Canada. November 20, 1855. p. 1.
• "New England Society of Montreal". Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette (Newspaper). Vol. 47, no. 305 (Robert Weir ed.). Montreal (QC), Canada. December 25, 1855. p. 2.
• "Canada Stained and Ornemental Glass Works, No 24, Notre Dame Street, Neat Donegana's Hotel, Montreal (Ad)". The Quebec Mercury (Newspaper). Vol. 52, no. 91 (Québec : [s.n.], 1805-1863 ed.). Quebec City (QC), Canada. August 2, 1856. p. 3.
• "Upper Canada Provincial Exhibition". The Montreal Witness (Newspaper). Vol. 11, no. 40 ([s.n.] ed.). Montreal (QC), Canada. October 1, 1856. p. 5.
• "The Opening of the Grand Trunk Railway. Meeting of the members of the Mechanics' Institute". Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette (Newspaper). Vol. 48, no. 247 (Robert Weir ed.). Montreal (QC), Canada. October 16, 1856. p. 2.
• "Celebration by the citizens of Montreal of the Grand Trunk Railway, through from Montreal to Stratford". Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette (Newspaper). Vol. 48, no. 271 (Robert Weir ed.). Montreal (QC), Canada. November 13, 1856. p. 1.
• "St. George's Church & St. James R.C. Church". Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette (Newspaper). Vol. 49, no. 120 (Robert Weir ed.). Montreal (QC), Canada. May 22, 1857. p. 2.
• "Lower Canada Provincial Agricultural Exhibition". Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette (Newspaper). Vol. 49, no. 221 (Robert Weir ed.). Montreal (QC), Canada. September 17, 1857. p. 2.
• "The Agricultural and Industrial Exhibition". Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette (Newspaper). Vol. 49, no. 222 (Robert Weir ed.). Montreal (QC), Canada. September 18, 1857. p. 2.
• "Provincial Exhibition". The Gazette (Newspaper). Vol. 72, no. 238 (Postmedia Network Inc. ed.). Montreal (QC), Canada. October 7, 1857. p. 2.
• "Provincial Exhibition". The Montreal Weekly Gazette (Newspaper). Vol. 73, no. 41. Montreal (QC), Canada. October 10, 1857. p. 2.
• "Stained Glass for Church in Hawkesbury (Ottawa)". Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette (Newspaper). Vol. 49, no. 244 (Robert Weir ed.). Montreal (QC), Canada. October 14, 1857. p. 1.
• "A New Fire-Engine". Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette (Newspaper). Vol. 49, no. 260 (Robert Weir ed.). Montreal (QC), Canada. November 2, 1857. p. 1.
• "New Stained Glass Window in the Parish (R.C.) Church". Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette (Newspaper). Vol. 50, no. 152 (Robert Weir ed.). Montreal (QC), Canada. June 29, 1858. p. 2.
• "Lower Canada Provincial Exhibition". Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette (Newspaper). Vol. 50, no. 232 (Robert Weir ed.). Montreal (QC), Canada. September 30, 1858. p. 2.
• "Provincial Exhibition". The Gazette (Newspaper). Vol. 73, no. 252 (Postmedia Network Inc. ed.). Montreal (QC), Canada. September 30, 1858. p. 2.
• "Prize List of the Industrial Department of the Lower Canada Provincial Exhibition held in Montreal". Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette (Newspaper). Vol. 50, no. 233 (Robert Weir ed.). Montreal (QC), Canada. October 1, 1858. p. 1.
• "Prize List for the Thirteenth Annual Exhibition of the Montreal Horticultural Society, to be held at Montreal, on the 14th and 15th days of September, 1859". Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette (Newspaper). Vol. 51, no. 211 (Robert Weir ed.). Montreal (QC), Canada. September 17, 1859. p. 2.
• "Christ Church". Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette (Newspaper). Vol. 51, no. 262 (Robert Weir ed.). Montreal (QC), Canada. November 3, 1859. p. 1.
• "To Let, in Notre-Dame Street, Two Shops and dewllings, one of them occupied by Mr Spence as Glass Works [...]". Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette (Newspaper). Vol. 52, no. 36 (Robert Weir ed.). Montreal (QC), Canada. February 11, 1860. p. 2.
• "Greenhouses. Mr. Torrance's Conservatory". Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette (Newspaper). Vol. 52, no. 41 (Robert Weir ed.). Montreal (QC), Canada. February 17, 1860. p. 2.
• "Co-Partnership Notice. McArthur & Spence". Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette (Newspaper). Vol. 52, no. 115 (Robert Weir ed.). Montreal (QC), Canada. May 14, 1860. p. 2.
• "M'Arthur & Spence. Importers and Dealers in Paints, Oils, Glass, Varnishes, ... House, Sign & Decorative Painters". Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette (Newspaper). Vol. 52, no. 115 (Robert Weir ed.). Montreal (QC), Canada. May 14, 1860. p. 2.
• "M'Arthur & Spence, Importateurs et Marchands". L'Ordre: union catholique (Newspaper) (in French). Vol. 2, no. 60 (Plinguet & Laplante ed.). Montreal (QC), Canada. May 16, 1860. p. 2.
• "Visit of the The Prince of Wales to Montreal. Montreal Residence of the Prince". Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette (Newspaper). Vol. 52, no. 204 (Robert Weir ed.). Montreal (QC), Canada. August 25, 1860. p. 2.
• "Provincial Exhibition. Board of Arts - Prize List - (Continued) -- Class VII". The Daily Witness (Newspaper). Vol. 1, no. 51 (John Dougall ed.). Montreal (QC), Canada. October 12, 1860. p. 2.
• "First Baptist Church, Montreal". The Daily Witness (Newspaper). Vol. 3, no. 24 (John Dougall ed.). Montreal (QC), Canada. January 29, 1862. p. 2.
• "Progress in Montreal. Under the Superintendence of A. B. Taft, Architect. Beaver Hall Hill. First Baptist Church". Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette (Newspaper). Vol. 54, no. 47 (Robert Weir ed.). Montreal (QC), Canada. February 24, 1862. p. 7.
• "Fine Arts". Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette (Newspaper). Vol. 54, no. 190 (Robert Weir ed.). Montreal (QC), Canada. August 9, 1862. p. 2.
• "Canadian News. Church of Ascension (John Street)". The Montreal Witness (Newspaper). Vol. 18, no. 69 ([n/a] ed.). Montreal (QC), Canada. August 29, 1863. p. 3.
• "Provincial Exhibition". Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette (Newspaper). Vol. 55, no. 221 (Robert Weir ed.). Montreal (QC), Canada. September 16, 1863. p. 2.
• "L'Exposition Provinciale". La Minerve (Newspaper) (in French). Vol. 36, no. 4 (Augustin-Norbert Morin ed.). Montreal (QC), Canada. May 16, 1860. p. 2.
• "Provincial Exhibition. Industrial Department Prize List". Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette (Newspaper). Vol. 55, no. 227 (Robert Weir ed.). Montreal (QC), Canada. September 23, 1863. p. 1.
• "Exposition Provinciale. Liste des prix (Département Industriel, 2e classe, Section A)". Le pays (Newspaper) (in French). Vol. 12, no. 105 (Montréal : Le pays,1852-1871 ed.). Montreal (QC), Canada. September 29, 1863. p. 1.
• "St. Luke's Church, Dorchester Street East". Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette (Newspaper). Vol. 56, no. 21 (Robert Weir ed.). Montreal (QC), Canada. January 26, 1864. p. 2.
• "New Steamer". Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette (Newspaper). Vol. 57, no. 117 (Robert Weir ed.). Montreal (QC), Canada. May 18, 1865. p. 1.
• "Trinity Church". Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette (Newspaper). Vol. 57, no. 223 (Robert Weir ed.). Montreal (QC), Canada. September 19, 1865. p. 2.
• "Provincial Industrial, Horticultural and Agricultural Exhibition, 1865". Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette (Newspaper). Vol. 57, no. 230 (Robert Weir ed.). Montreal (QC), Canada. September 27, 1865. p. 1.
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