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Letter to J. McDonald from Robert Hamilton [textual record]

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Date:

1870.

Reference:

R6906-0-6-E, MG29-A20, Volume number: 1

Type of material:

Textual material

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

97894

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Letter to J. McDonald from Robert Hamilton
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Date(s):

1870.

Place:

Cumberland House (Sask.):

Place of creation:

Saskatchewan

Extent:

0.30 cm of textual records (8 p.).

Language of material:

English

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Item is a letter dated Cumberland, 3 April 1870, from Robert Hamilton, in charge of the Hudson's Bay Company post at Cumberland House (also known as Waskahiganihk), to Mr. J. McDonald reporting on Louis Riel's Provisional Government at Red River, its prospects, the execution of Thomas Scott and the prospects of the fur trade.

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McDonald, J., fl. 1870
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Author: Hamilton, Robert, fl. 1851-1871

Hudson's Bay Company

Scott, Thomas
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McDonald, J., fl. 1870 : J. McDonald was a resident of Moose Lake, Manitoba.

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General note:

The Red River Resistance (or Red River Rebellion) was an uprising in the Red River Settlement in 1869. It was sparked by the Hudson's Bay Company's sale of Rupert's Land to the newly formed Dominion of Canada, a sale which Indigenous peoples saw as illegitimate. The Métis, led by Louis Riel, mounted a resistance and formed a provisional government to negotiate with the Dominion of Canada. The resistance led to the entry of Manitoba into Confederation.
Cumberland House is known as Waskahiganihk in Cree. It is the oldest permanent settlement in Western Canada.

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There is tape down the middle of each page.

Custodial history:

Acquired in 1939 from the Reverend J.A. McDonald.
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Red River Rebellion, 1869-1870

Red River (Man.)

Fur trade Canada 19th century

Rébellion de la rivière Rouge, 1869-1870

Manitoba
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Private

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MG29-A20
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[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [MG29 A 20] 1

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada / Letter to J. Mcdonald from Robert Hamilton / e011412326
Copyright: Expired
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