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Louis Riel à «Sir», Saint-Vital
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- Date
- 13 octobre 1869
- Collection/Fonds
- Louis Riel
- Description Level
- Document
- Physical Description
- 1 f. de documents textuels
- Reference No.
- 1090-12
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- Date
- 13 octobre 1869
- GMD
- documents textuels
- Collection/Fonds
- Louis Riel
- Description Level
- Document
- Fonds No.
- 0003
- Reference No.
- 1090-12
- Storage Location
- PAM MG 3 D 1, 12
- Creator
- Riel, Louis
- Physical Description
- 1 f. de documents textuels
- Notes
- Copie numérisée sur le CD 065.
- Name Access
- Riel, Louis
- Geographic Access
- Saint-Vital
- Signatory
- Riel, Louis
- English Summary
- I told you I would write the principles on which I stand; am loyal to the Crown; am thankful to Hudson's Bay Co. for the protection it has given; as Company is retiring from the government of this country I am ready to go through that change.....
- Full Text
- Sir, I told you yesterday that I would write you, very willingly, the principles, on which I stand. The sincere desire of helping my country conscionciously has pointed out to me these principles. 1. I declare that I am loyal to the Crown of England. 2. I declare that I am thankful to the Honorable Hudson Bay Company for what protection she has given to us by her government, whatever might [...]a the nature of that government. 3. As the Honorable Hudson Bay Company is now retiring from the government of this country, I declare that I am ready to go through that change. 4. Being established, working and living on these lands settled by himself, the people of Red River the people.
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