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Gustavus Nicolls fonds [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1814-1827.

Reference:

R3607-0-6-E, MG24-F23

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

104491

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Gustavus Nicolls fonds
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Date(s):

1814-1827.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

5 cm of textual records.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of memoirs on the defence of Upper and Lower Canada together with letters written by Captain Frederick De Gaugreben, 1814-1816, volume 1; and a report on the state of the fortifications and public buildings in St. John's, Newfoundland, and on the system of defence of the station, 1827, volume 2.

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Nicolls, Gustavus, fl. 1814-1837

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Nicolls, Gustavus, fl. 1814-1837 : Lieutenant-Colonel Gustavus Nicolls commanded the Royal Engineers in Canada, 1815-1837.

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General note:

Received in 1945 from Mr. J.H.G. Nicolls.
Subject heading:

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Canada - History, Military

Military readiness, 1814-1816, 1827 Frederick De Gaugreben, 1814-1816

St. John's (Nfld.) - Fortifications, 1827

St. John's (Nfld.) - Military posts, 1827

Upper Canada - Defences, 1814-1816

Lower Canada - Defences, 1814-1816

Great Britain - Colonial Policy - Defence of St. John's (Nfld.), 1827
Source:

Private

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MG24-F23
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