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  5. Lettre autographe signée et portraits du brigadier général Townshend . - 2 janvier 1765, [189-?]
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Lettre autographe signée et portraits du brigadier général Townshend . - 2 janvier 1765, [189-?]

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Ville de Montréal. Section des archives via Archives de Montréal (Ville de Montréal)
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[189-?]; 2 janvier 1765 (indexed as 1890–1899)
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Lettre autographe signée et portraits du brigadier général Townshend, qui remplaça Wolfe à Québec et plus tard, fut vice-roi d'Irlande. Titre basé sur le contenu des pièces. Le document textuel est en anglais. Les pièces portent les cotes 1G4364 et 41038 à 41040.
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A handwritten letter on aged, yellowed laid paper, written in cursive ink and beginning with the salutation "Dear Sir". The top left corner carries a red-ink archival reference and a small handwritten note, and the lower right shows a faint watermark reading "Archives de la Ville de Montréal". The visible text is an English personal letter, with the paragraph about apologies and considering a situation partly legible.Described automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.
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Vol XIV-12 Jan 1785Dear SirVol XVI-12 Jan 1765your apologies were very unexpectedby me for not answering mine before.Who have ever made it a Rule to askfavours from those alone, in whom I placedsome Degree of Confidence, as I thinkit but just & reasonable to give themleave to consider their own Situation &engagements as well as my wishes. Ishall never wonder if They take a littletime to look about them, & to weighRead automatically; may contain mistakes.
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