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Oka Case

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Date:

[1878].

Reference:

R13794-2-1-E, Volume number: 1

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

4065395

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Charles A. Cooke Thawennensere fonds

Oka Case
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Date(s):

[1878].

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

ca. 70 p. of textual records : written in pencil ; 20 x 15 cm.

Language of material:

English

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A notepad labelled "Oka Case, Chas. A. Cooke, 381 Kent St. Ottawa, Fri. 5th July 1878", of approximately 70 pages. On the first page Cooke noted "Continued from Evidence of Oka Arson Trial as found on page 2, Witness, Fri. 5th July, 1878".

This notepad contains transcripts of the witnesses' testimonies during the trial that followed the arson of the Catholic Church in 1877 where a dozen Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawks) were accused. It also contains the "Answer of the Civil Rights Alliance to the Government", April 23 1878, regarding the dispute with the Seminary of St-Sulpice.

The style of the texts suggests that Charles Angus Cooke (Thawennensere) transcribed them from The Witness, a newspaper that covered the trial.

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Notepad labelled: "Oka Case, Chas. A. Cooke, 381 Kent St. Ottawa, Fri. 5th July 1878".

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Private
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Volume [R13794]

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1 File number 2

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