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Letter
Letter from John Graves Simcoe regarding a friend
Period
4e quart du 18e siècle
Dimensions1 textual record ; 22.9 x 19.1 cm
Origin
Canada, North America
Object NumberS001/C3.2,2.1
DivisionArchives - Textual Archives
CollectionStewart
Scope and ContentLetter from John Graves Simcoe (1752-1806), lieutenant governor of Upper Canada, concerning his protégé Mr. Peters and the expenses related to the latter’s trip to Lower Canada.NotesSource of title: based on the nature of the document.
Immediate source of acquisition: comes from what was formerly known as the “Lady Simcoe fonds,” a group of her documents acquired from the Vowler family (Devon, England) by David M. Stewart around 1982.
General notes: transcription available.
Immediate source of acquisition: comes from what was formerly known as the “Lady Simcoe fonds,” a group of her documents acquired from the Vowler family (Devon, England) by David M. Stewart around 1982.
General notes: transcription available.
Status
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[17-]
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Proclamation by John Graves Simcoe on January 9, 1795, on behalf of George III
January 9, 1795
S001/C3.1,1.1
Concession de terres de John Graves Simcoe en faveur de Thomas Collins
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Portrait of Lieutenant General John Graves Simcoe (1752-1806)
Anonymous
About 1796
M966.136
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Letter from James Keith to Robert McVicar regarding the world of the fur trade
1825/09/10
P103/A.17
Letter regarding the billeting of the royal armies, sent from Philippe of Orléans to his provincial governors
April 1719
S001/A2.3,2.4
Request from John Mactier to John Fraser, member of the Legislative Council of Lower Canada, regarding the seizure of contraband goods
February 16, 1793
S001/C3.2,2.2
Delivery order from Macpherson and Graves and Company
September 23, 1836
S001/B3.2,2.24
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