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Charles Duncombe fonds [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1835-1945.

Reference:

R2631-0-7-E, MG24-B38

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

102024

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Charles Duncombe fonds
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Fonds includes:

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Date(s):

1835-1945.

Place of creation:

Ontario

Extent:

1.4 cm of textual records (63 p.) : some photocopies.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of correspondence and papers relating chiefly to Dr. Duncombe's political activities, 1835-1875, including; miscellaneous papers accumulated by Dr. Duncombe's daughter, Eliza Jane, and her husband, John Tufford; and the family of his grand-daughter, Caroline (Tufford) Wright. Of particular interest is a letter from W.L. Mackenzie King to Percy Duncombe Wright, regarding a portrait of Dr. Duncombe; 26 September 1945.

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Duncombe, Charles, 1792-1867

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King, William Lyon Mackenzie, 1874-1950

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Duncombe, Charles, 1792-1867 : Charles Duncombe was a physician and politician in the Burford area from about 1819. In 1834, he represented Oxford County in the Legislative Assembly. He produced a report on education in 1836, and was sent to England as a representative of the Reform Party. In 1837, he led the rebellion in western Upper Canada, after which he fled to the United States. Though granted amnesty in 1843, he remained in the United States the rest of his life.

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Textual records (Electronic) The finding aid provides a list of the papers. MSS0243 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000001245.pdf

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General note:

Received in 1959 from Dr. Duncombe's great-grand-daughter Mrs. Marjorie Killen, South Pasadena, California.
Subject heading:

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Canada. Parliament; Upper Canada. Legislative Assembly, 1835-1875

Duncombe family - Records and correspondence, 1835-1945

Hommes politiques Canada

Politicians Canada
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Private

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MG24-B38
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [MG24 B 38] 1

[Consultation 90 Open]

Finding aid box [FA 243] 32

[Consultation 10 Closed]

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