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Letter from Father Albert Lacombe to Christopher Harfield West [textual record]

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Date:

1899.

Reference:

R7670-0-2-E, MG29-E56, Volume number: 1

Type of material:

Textual material

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Item ID number:

101405

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Letter from Father Albert Lacombe to Christopher Harfield West
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Date(s):

1899.

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

0.1 cm of textual records (2 p.) photocopies.

Language of material:

English

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Item is a letter to Christopher Harfield West from Father Albert Lacombe in which he discusses the work of the government commission at Fond du Lac and the Catholic Mission at Athabasca Lake. Also mentioned are the Hon. David Laird and the Hon. Clifford Sifton, dated 15 July 1899.

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West, Christopher Harfield, 1860-1935

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West, Christopher Harfield, 1860-1935 : Christopher Harfield West immigrated to Canada after graduating from Guy's Hospital in London. He joined the North West Mounted Police in 1888 and served as physician in hospitals in the Regina District until 1899. From 1899 until 1900 he was a surgeon with the Indian Department. He subsequently took up his police duties again, first as an inspector, then as superintendent, in the Lesser Slave Lake, Lethbridge, Battleford and Prince Albert districts. He retired from the force in 1922.

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General note:

Copied in 1966 from the original then in the possession of Mr. C.H. West of Ottawa, Ont.

Location of originals note:

Originals now in the Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Alberta.
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Catholic Church - Missions, 1899 Hon. David Laird, 1899

Father Albert Lacombe - Correspondence, 1899 Hon. Clifford Sifton, 1899

Fond du Lac (Sask.), 1899

Athabaska Lake (Alta.), 1899
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MG29-E56
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