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Date:1899.Reference:R7670-0-2-E, MG29-E56, Volume number: 1Type of material:Textual materialFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:101405Date(s):1899.Place of creation:CanadaExtent:0.1 cm of textual records (2 p.) photocopies.Language of material:EnglishScope and content: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.Provenance:Biography/Administrative history: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.Additional information: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.Subject heading:Source:PrivateFormer archival reference no.:MG29-E56 -
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