Letter to J. McDonald from Robert Hamilton [textual record] (1 digital object(s)) Archives / Collections and Fonds
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Date:1870.Reference:R6906-0-6-E, MG29-A20, Volume number: 1Type of material:Textual materialFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:97894Date(s):1870.Place:Cumberland House (Sask.):Place of creation:SaskatchewanExtent:0.30 cm of textual records (8 p.).Language of material:EnglishScope and content:Item is a letter dated Cumberland, 3 April 1870, from Robert Hamilton, in charge of the Hudson's Bay Company post at Cumberland House (also known as Waskahiganihk), to Mr. J. McDonald reporting on Louis Riel's Provisional Government at Red River, its prospects, the execution of Thomas Scott and the prospects of the fur trade.Provenance:Additional name(s):Biography/Administrative history:McDonald, J., fl. 1870 : J. McDonald was a resident of Moose Lake, Manitoba.Additional information:General note:The Red River Resistance (or Red River Rebellion) was an uprising in the Red River Settlement in 1869. It was sparked by the Hudson's Bay Company's sale of Rupert's Land to the newly formed Dominion of Canada, a sale which Indigenous peoples saw as illegitimate. The Métis, led by Louis Riel, mounted a resistance and formed a provisional government to negotiate with the Dominion of Canada. The resistance led to the entry of Manitoba into Confederation.
Cumberland House is known as Waskahiganihk in Cree. It is the oldest permanent settlement in Western Canada.Note on the state of conservation:There is tape down the middle of each page.Custodial history:Acquired in 1939 from the Reverend J.A. McDonald.Subject heading:Source:PrivateFormer archival reference no.:MG29-A20 -
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