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Thomas Spence fonds [textual record]
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Record information Thomas Spence fonds [textual record]
Date:1866-1868, 1890.Reference:R7770-0-1-E, MG29-E2Type of material:Textual materialFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:98237Date(s):1866-1868, 1890.Place of creation:No place, unknown, or undeterminedExtent:3.4 cm of textual records (165 p.) chiefly transcripts.Language of material:EnglishScope and content:The fonds consists of 16 pages of correspondence, memorials and petitions from the inhabitants of Portage La Prairie in New Caledonia, or 'Manitobah'. These documents address local, Dominion, and Imperial officials on the subject of union between Rupert's Land and Canada, 1866-1868.
The fonds also contains an account by Thomas Spence entitled, 'The True story of the Red River troubles of 1869-1879', 1890. This document is a hand written transcript.Provenance:Biography/Administrative history:Spence, Thomas, 1832-1900 : Thomas Spence was born in Edinburgh and came to Canada in 1862. In 1866, he went to Red River and soon became prominent in the colony's political affairs as an advocate for political union with Canada. He was elected president of the short-lived government of New Caledonia, or Manitobah, which he had helped to establish at Portage La Prairie. In April 1870, Spence became editor of the New Nation, the organ of Louis Riel's provisional government. After the establishment of Manitoba as a province, he became Clerk of the Legislative Council, 1871-1876, and of the Legislative Assembly, 1878-1885. Encyclopedia Canadiana, Vol. 9, p. 379.Additional information:General note:Originals acquired in 1885 from Thomas Spence.Location of originals note:Originals of the material transcribed are in the possession of the Manitoba Archives.Availability of other formats note:Transcript also available on microfilm: reel C-1343., A portion of 'The True story of the Red River troubles of 1869-1879' has been digitized.Subject heading:Source:PrivateFormer archival reference no.:MG29-E2 -
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