Correspondence from Wilfrid Laurier to Mr. S.W. Jacobs, Esq., K.C., M.P.

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Congregation Shaar Hashomayim Museum and Archives via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)

Dates

July 5, 1918 (indexed as 1918)

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Document : English

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Letter from Wilfrid Laurier requesting that Mr. S.W. Jacobs compile a list of names from the City and Island of Montreal of persons who can subscribe 100$ per year until the next general elections are held for the purpose of conducting a campaign of education in connection with the central Liberal information office. Sender's address: House of Commons, Ottawa. Recipient's address: 83 Craig West, Montreal, Quebec.

Location

• 83 rue Saint-Antoine Ouest · address · confidence 75% · address:interpolated · former street name · found as “83 Craig West”

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House of CommonsOTTAWAJuly 5th, 1918.S. W. Jacobs, Esq., K.C., M.P.,83 Craig W.Montreal, Que.My dear Jacobs,-Yours very truly,It has been decided to ask some five or six hundred of our most reliable friends of independent means throughout Canada to subscribe $100 a year from now until the next general elections are held, for the purpose of conducting our campaign of education in connection with the Central Liberal Information Office.For this purpose I am writing to ask you to act with Mr. Decarie, Mr. J.A. Davis, A. R. McMaster, M.P., and the Hon. Walter Mitchell, as a committee to make up a list of names for me in the City and Island of Montreal, of persons who are able to subscribe for this work and to whom I can address a personal letter. I am asking Decarie to call you together at the earliest possible moment as it is necessary that this appeal should be made at once.Will you give the matter your early consideration.Read automatically; may contain mistakes.

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