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Edward Alexander Theller fonds [textual record]

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Fonds

Date:

1838.

Reference:

R2636-0-3-E, MG24-B42

Type of material:

Textual material

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

100801

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Edward Alexander Theller fonds
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Date(s):

1838.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

0.2 cm of textual records (4 p.) transcripts.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of two letters which were found in Edward Alexander Theller's cell in the Citadel, Quebec, after his celebrated escape.

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Theller, Edward Alexander, 1804-1859

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Theller, Edward Alexander, 1804-1859 : Edward Alexander Theller, physician, studied and practiced medicine in Montreal before moving to the United States. He was captured in 1838 while participating in a border raid on Upper Canada from the United States. After escaping from prison at Quebec, he went back to the United States, eventually pursuing a career in California.

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Location of originals note:

Copied in 1908 from the original held by Mr. T.I. Walsh of Quebec.
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Prisoners - Quebec (Province) - Correspondence, 1834

Escapes - Quebec (Province), 1834
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Private

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MG24-B42
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Volume [MG24 B 42] 1

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