Series
This series describes the political, military and economic
organization of the provinces of Upper and Lower Canada and the social changes
of the era. In particular, it chronicles the timber and fur trades, the
emergence of political parties and professional orders. There are documents
about the Rebellions of 1838, Louis-Joseph Papineau, the Fire Club of Montreal,
the Humane Society and McGill University's Faculty of Medicine. Among other
things, this series is composed of negotiable instruments, banknotes,
correspondence, including that of poet Thomas Moore, and personal documents.
Source of title proper: Based on the
administrative source of the documents.
Physical condition: Some letters are falling
apart.
Language: The documents are in English and
French, but primarily in English.
Last update: August 30, 2017
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