Series

This series focusses on members of the Turgeon and Leclère families, who were related by marriage following the 1855 wedding of Georges Samuel Leclère and Corinne Turgeon. It is composed of three letters and two press clippings.

Two of the three letters were written by Oscar Turgeon, who was probably Corinne Turgeon's brother. The first, written in Montreal on May 9, 1907, was sent to his niece Gabrielle Leclère on the occasion of her first communion. Oscar Turgeon, who appears to be a very pious man, uses his letter to impress upon her the importance of the step she is about to take. His good wishes are accompanied by several moral guidelines: "[…] always be very respectful to your grandmother, always obey your mother, and always set a good example for your siblings, especially your little brother." His second letter, dated March 22, 1910, is a more succinct message to his nephew Georges Adolphe Leclère on the occasion of his first communion.

The third letter, dated March 3, 1938, was sent to Mrs. Rodolphe Roy at 338 Grande Allée, Quebec City, by her cousin Isaïe, who also enclosed a newspaper clipping entitled "The Patriots of Terrebonne," published under the heading "Causes célèbres." The article discusses the role of Charles-Guillaume Bouc during the November 1838 uprising in Terrebonne and a peace treaty that brought an amicable end to this insurrection. However, this agreement was not respected and ultimately led to the rebel's exile. The article mentions that among those opposed to Bouc and his brothers in arms were Joseph-Octave-Alfred Turgeon, a major in the militia and, incidentally, a first cousin of the insurgent, as well as "police chief Leclère, from Montreal" (very likely Pierre-Édouard Leclère, père), which could explain why Isaïe wanted to share the article with his cousin.

The second press clipping announces the death in France of Abbot Louis-Gustave Leclère de La Frenaye, the son of Georges Samuel Leclère and Corinne Turgeon. It notes that the Abbot spent the greater part of his ecclesiastical career with the Archdiocese of Paris, after ministering in Canada for a number of years in the towns of Oka and St. Patrice. Among the family members mentioned in the obituary are his brothers, Charles, a New York City architect, Joseph, Georges and Eugène; his sisters, Mrs. Philippe Vallerand of Quebec City and Mrs. Dr. Paul Royal of Lorette, Manitoba; and nine nephews and nieces, including Mrs. Lepoutre.