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  4. Lettre de William B. Richards à Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine : Québec . - 23 avril 1853
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Lettre de William B. Richards à Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine : Québec . - 23 avril 1853

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Ville de Montréal. Section des archives via Archives de Montréal (Ville de Montréal)
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23 avril 1853 (indexed as 1853)
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Lettre où William B. Richards offre à La Fontaine de succéder à Robert Baldwin Sullivan au poste de juge puîné à la Cour du banc de la reine. Titre basé sur le contenu de la pièce. Le document est en anglais. La pièce portait originellement le numéro 000743.
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A handwritten letter in ink on aged, lined paper, written in cursive English with a dateline at the top reading Quebec and April 23rd 1853. The text is a formal letter addressed to Dear Sir, and a handwritten number 000743 appears at the upper right. Printed stamp text reading Société historique de Montréal and Archives de la Ville de Montréal is overlaid across the lower part of the page.Described automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.
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Quebec April 23rd 1853.My dear Sir,The melancholyintelligence of Mr. Justice Aylwin'sdeath having been formallycommunicated to the Governmentit becomes necessary that stepsshould be taken to fill up the vacancythus caused in the Judicial Body.Your own experience inpublic affairs must have convincedyou long since, how importantit is for the Govt to make appointmentsto offices of this character with aslittle delay as possible. This I amsure you will consider a sufficientexcuse for my obtruding this earlyon your grief in relation to thematter.On turning my attention to thesubject with a view of recommendingLondon April 23rd 1883The melancholy intelligence of Sir Andrew Galloway's death having been formally communicated to the government it becomes necessary that steps should be taken to fill up the vacancy thus created on the Judicial Body.Your own experience in public affairs must have convinced you how important it is for the Govt. to have appointments to offices of this character with as little delay as possible. This I am sure you will consider a sufficient excuse for my troubling you thus early on your part in relation to this matter.Read automatically; may contain mistakes.
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