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Title

Letter from Lord Grey to Lord Elgin. 

Online
 (20)

Arrangement structure

Date(s)

3 March 1908

Place

Government House, Ottawa

Place of creation

Ontario

Extent

20 p.
Inventory no.: 4422

Language of material

English

Scope and content

Unfortunate that preparations for the Tercentenary celebrations are not more advanced. Legislation appointing the Battlefields Commission. Deference of Sir Wilfrid Laurier to prejudices against Imperialism. Attitude of the French newspapers in Québec. Claims of the Wolfe family. Subscription from the United Kingdom or any of the self-governing Dominions to secure the appointment of a representative on the Battlefields Commission. Canadian obligations to India. Enclosed: Private and confidential letter from Lord Grey to Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Ottawa, 2 March 1908 (copy). Letter from Sir Wilfrid Laurier to Lord Grey, Ottawa, 2 March 1908 (copy). Private letter from Lord Grey to Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Ottawa, 2 March 1908 (copy) enclosed with clipping, "Montreal Witness", 29 February 1908.

Conditions of access

Textual records
90: Open
Volume
12 File number 10
90: Open
Archival reference no.

Finding aid no.

Source

Private

MIKAN no.

4015361