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  4. Lettre de Lord Elgin à Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine : Drummondville . - 1er octobre 1851
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Lettre de Lord Elgin à Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine : Drummondville . - 1er octobre 1851

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Ville de Montréal. Section des archives via Archives de Montréal (Ville de Montréal)
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1er octobre 1851 (indexed as 1851)
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Accusé de réception de la lettre de démission de La Fontaine. Le Gouverneur accepte cette dernière, mais exprime ses regrets. Titre basé sur le contenu des pièces. Les documents sont en anglais. Les pièces portaient originellement le numéro 000716.
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A handwritten letter in ink in cursive script on pale blue-tinted paper, shown as a full page with the place and date written at the top right. The text is a formal English acknowledgement of a resignation, with the lines running down the page. A handwritten reference number and a purple or blue library stamp reading Société historique de Montréal and Archives de la Ville de Montréal appear at the bottom.Described automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.
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Parmmondville Oct 1 1851The Governor General receivedat a late hour last night, MrLa Fontaine's letter datedMontreal 26 Sept 1851The substance of this communication has occasionedmuch regret to the Governor General. He feels that theonly course open to him under existing circumstances is to accept the resignation tendered to him by Mr La Fontainewith the regret however that Mr La Fontaine and his colleagueswill continue to discharge the duties of their respective officesuntilDrummondville Oct 1 1851The Governor General received at Villa Maria last night Mr La Fontaine's letter dated Montreal 26 Sept 1851The subject of this communication has occasioned much regret to the Governor General. He feels that the only course open to him under existing circumstances is to accept the resignation tendered to him by Mr La Fontaine with the request moreover that Mr La Fontaine and his colleagues will continue to discharge the duties of their respective offices untilRead automatically; may contain mistakes.
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