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  1. Ville de Montréal. Section des archives
  2. Fonds Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine. - 1830-1864, surtout 1837-1851.
  3. Correspondance . - 1835-1864
  4. Lettre de Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine au commandant des troupes de la garnison de Montréal . - 26 avril 1849

Lettre de Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine au commandant des troupes de la garnison de Montréal . - 26 avril 1849

item26 avril 1849SHM002-1-P0532

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Ville de Montréal. Section des archives via Archives de Montréal (Ville de Montréal)
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26 avril 1849 (indexed as 1849)
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1 document textuel (1 page).
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Lettre où La Fontaine enjoint les troupes de la garnison de Montréal d'intervenir le plus rapidement possible afin de mettre fin aux émeutes déclenchées la veille suite à l'adoption du bill d'indemnisation des victimes des rébellions de 1837-1838 au Bas-Canada. Titre basé sur le contenu de la pièce. Le document est en anglais. La pièce portait originellement le numéro 000532.
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A handwritten letter in ink on aged, lightly ruled paper, written in a cursive hand with the place and date written across the top right. The text is in English and begins with a salutation and a statement about the peace of the city being threatened by a mob, with the writer's signature in the lower right corner. A faint library watermark and a stamped number in the upper right corner are visible.Described automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.
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Amritsa 26th April 1849Sir,Having reason to apprehend that thepeace of the City isThreatened by largemobs of seditious, as theyMontreal 26th April 1849Having reason to apprehend that the peace of the City is threatened by riotous mobs of seditious personsRead automatically; may contain mistakes.
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