Series - Commemoration | McCord Museum

Series

Commemoration

Date August 1, 1859

Dimensions1 textual record

ClassificationCommunication Objects - Documentary Objects - Other Documents

Object NumberC104/F

CollectionMcCord

Credit This digitization was realized as part of the Canadian National Heritage Digitization Strategy thanks to the generous support of a private donor

Scope and Content

This series focusses on a meeting between the last two surviving North West Company partners, Simon Fraser and John McDonald, on August 1, 1859. It contains a memorandum written by McDonald and signed by the two men, which illustrates the institutional culture of the company's administrators.

Notes

Source of title: Based on the contents of the series.

Accompanying material: The memorandum is accompanied by a typed transcription and a note from the donor, a descendant of one of the creators. These documents are glued onto a piece of cardboard.

Language: The documents are in English.

Last Update: July 23, 2019

Status

Not on view

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