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Letter from John A. Macdonald to Alexander Gibb [textual record]. by John A. Macdonald

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Date:

1856.

Reference:

R6269-0-3-E, MG24-C32, Volume number: 1

Type of material:

Textual material

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

98536

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Letter from John A. Macdonald to Alexander Gibb
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Date(s):

1856.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

0.1 cm of textual records (2 p.) photocopies.

Language of material:

English

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Letter from John A. Macdonald to Alexander Gibb asking Gibb to replace him at the Perth assizes, dated 5 May 1856.

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Gibb, Alexander, fl. 1856

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Gibb, Alexander, fl. 1856 : Sir Alexander Gibb was a British engineer and renowned maritime expert. Around the 1930s, the Canadian Government mandated Gibb to conduct an inquest on Canadian ports and create a new administrative formula. Overall, Gibb's report recommended a greater centralization and uniformity within the port's infrastructure. In 1936, the Government applied several of Gibb's recommendations. Canada. Quebec Port Authority (AAPA)."Historic: A port which adapts to changes." 1999. 2 March 2001. 1059

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General note:

Copied in 1966 from the original held by Mr. Harold M. Daly of Ottawa, Ont.

Location of originals note:

Original with Mr. Harold M. Daly, Ottawa, Ont.
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Perth (Ont.) - Courts, 1856 Court of Assizes (Upper Canada), 1856

Courts - Ontario, 1856 John A. Macdonald, 1856
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MG24-C32
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