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Title
Private letter from Lord Elgin to Lord Grey (copy) .
Online (4)
Arrangement structure
Item (linked) part of
Date(s)
20 August 1849
Place
Montreal
Place of creation
Québec (Province)
Extent
pages 139-144
Inventory no.: 4322
Inventory no.: 4322
Language of material
English
Scope and content
La Fontaine's house attacked by a mob. Arrest of persons implicated in destruction of Parliament Building. Martial law urged for Montreal. Formation of a mounted police force. Position of the Governor General.
Conditions of access
Finding aid no.
Additional information
Text reproduced in Arthur G. Doughty, The Elgin-Grey Papers (Ottawa, 1937), vol. 2, p. 449. Selective transcription by T. Walrond in R977, vol. 36, pp. 427-431.
Source
Private
MIKAN no.
4014441
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