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Bytown Autographs [textual record]

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Item

Date:

[1825-1867].

Reference:

R8272-0-0-E, MG22-A7, Volume number: 1--2

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

101198

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Bytown Autographs
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Date(s):

[1825-1867].

Place of creation:

Ontario

Extent:

1 cm of textual records; photostat.

Language of material:

English

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The collage entitled "Bytown Autographs" brings together the signatures of persons prominant in the history of Ottawa: Col. John By and other military officers, merchants and civic officials, and early settlers.. Having been excised from documents, the signatures lack dates for other corroborative details in all but a few cases.

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Textual records (Electronic) The finding aid identifies the 108 autographs forming this collage. MSS0727 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000001273.pdf

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General note:

Received in 1950 and transferred from the Archives Library. The title appears at the head of the page. The original collage is held by the City Archives of Ottawa.
Subject heading:

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Public officers - Autographs, [1825-ca.1867]

Ottawa (Ont.) - Autographs, [1825-ca.1867]
Source:

Private

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MG22-A7
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [MG22 A 7] 1--2

[Consultation 90 Open]

Finding aid box [FA 727] 72

[Consultation 10 Closed]

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The photostat document (volume 1) has been withdrawn from circulation as a protective conservation measure. Substitution photocopies (volume 2) are available for consultation and reproduction purposes. Photographic reproductions from the originals may be made for exhibition or publication projects.

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