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Memoir
Historical account written by Sieur Aumasson de Courville, a French notary and lawyer, at the time of the Conquest
Date
About 1760
DimensionsSupport: 29.2 x 20 cm (11 1/2 x 7 7/8in.)
Origin
Canada
Object NumberM1641
DivisionArchives - Textual Archives
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of David Ross McCord
Status
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Excerpts from the memoirs of Reverend John Pilkington
Susannah Withington Wise
[before 1883-after 1904]
P057/C3.1
Hand-written version of Traité de l'attaque et de la defense des places by Sébastien Le Prestre, Marquis de Vauban, and other hand-written treatises
[ca 1742]
S001/E6.3,2.1.1-23
Hand-written extracts from Souvenirs du maréchal Macdonald, duc de Tarente - Part 2
May 25, 1825
S001/A3.8,2.2
Hand-written extracts from Souvenirs du maréchal Macdonald, duc de Tarente – Part 1
May 15, 1825 - June 1, 1825
S001/A3.8,2.1
Les voyages de la Nouvelle France occidentale, dicte Canada, faits par le Sr. de Champlain Xaintongeois, Capitaine pour le Roy en la marine du Ponant, & toutes les descouvertes qu'il a faites en ce païs depuis l'an 1603, jusques en l'an 1629. Où se voit comme ce pays a esté premierement descouvert par les François, sous l'authorité de nos Roys tres chrestiens, jusques au regne de sa Majesté à present regnant Louis XIII, Roy de France et de Navarre. Avec un traitté des qualitez & conditions requises à un bon & parfait navigateur pour cognoistre la diversité des estimes qui se font en la navigation; les marques & enseignements que le providence de Dieu a mises dans les mers pour redresser les mariniers en leur routte, sans lesquelles ils tomberoient en de grands dangers, et la maniere de bien dresser cartes marines avec leurs ports, [...]
Samuel de Champlain
1632
HC-1632.2
Histoire de l'Amérique septentrionale. Contenant le voyage de fort de Nelson, dans la Baye d'Hudson, à l'extrémité de l'Amerique. Le premier établissement des François dans ce vaste païs, le prise dudit fort de Nelson, la description du fleuve de Saint Laurent, le gouvernement de Québec, des trois Rivieres & de Montreal, depuis 1534 jusqu'à 1701
Claude-Charles Bacqueville de la Potherie
1722
HC-1722
A Strange but true account of the Barbarous usage of three young Ladies in France for being Protestants. With a Relation also of their Wonderful Escape from Thence into England.
1681
S001/B2.6,1.8
A True Account of the Irregular Proceedings At Guild-Hall, About the Swearing the Two Pretended Sheriffs Mr. North and Mr. Rich. September 28. 1682.
September 28, 1682
S001/B2.1,4.8
Londons Account 44 : Or, a Calculation of the Arbytrary and Tyrannicall Exactions, Taxations, Impositions, Excises, Contributions, Subsidies, Twentieth Parts; and other Assessements, within the Lines of Communications, during the foure yeers of this Unnaturall Warre. What the total summe amounts unto, What hath beene disbursed out of it, and what remaines in the Accomptants hands.
1647
S001/B2.2,4.1
The Matter of Fact A la Mode de France : or the Case stated After the French Manner, In Relation ot the Alliance proposed by the Two Crowns of England and France, With the States of the United Netherlands with Rational Reflections thereon, In a Letter From a Burgher of Amsterdam, to his Friend in the Campagne, Dated January 30. 1630. Englished from the French Copy.
January 30, 1630
S001/B2.1,4.7
A True and Perfect Relation of Elizabeth Freeman of Bishops-Hatfield in the Country of Hertford, of a Strange and Wonderful Apparition Which Appeard to Her several times, and commended Her to declare a Message to His Most Sacred Majesty
January 24, 1680 - January 27, 1680
S001/B2.6,1.4
Booklet published to commemorate the installation of William McGillivray as Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master (R.W.P.G.M.) of the Masonic Order in 1823
Thomas Andrew Turner
1824
M12278
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