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Letters to the 4th Earl from the 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, 1879-1911.
MS. 12378. Most of this correspondence consists of material (including notes of a conversation and some draft replies) relating to the 4th Earl's service as military secretary to Lansdowne in...
Date:1879-1911Contributor:National Library of Scotland
Identifier:72634a-01
Account of the events surrounding the execution of Louis Riel, 1885.
MS. 12507. An account of the public disorder, especially amongst French-Canadians, that commenced with the sentencing of Riel. This narrative follows events from the sentencing of Riel, on the 12th...
Date:1885-1885Contributor:National Library of Scotland
Identifier:72634a-02
Correspondence and papers relating to the voyageurs
MS. 12549. This correspondence regarding the voyageurs prominently features both the 5th Marquess of Lansdowne and the 'Lord Melgrund' who would later become the 4th Earl of Minto. Items within...
Date:1884-1886Contributor:National Library of Scotland
Identifier:72634a-03
Correspondence relating to raising Canadian troops for imperial service.
MS. 12550 (i). The contents of this correspondence explore how the the Militia Act of 1883 was a key factor in enabling the dispatch of Canadian soldiers to Eygpt. Other...
Date:1885-1885Contributor:National Library of Scotland
Identifier:72634a-04
Correspondence and papers relating to the North-West Rebellion.
MS. 12550 (ii). Correspondence and papers relating to the North-West Rebellion, 1885-94, including material concerning the events of the rebellion itself, later correspondence and printed historical notes on Sir Frederick...
Date:1885-1894Contributor:National Library of Scotland
Identifier:72634a-05
Correspondence and papers relating to the Canadian Defence Commission
MS. 12550 (iii). Correspondence and papers relating to the Canadian Defence Commission, 1884-5. These papers commence with a Montreal edition of The Canadian Military Gazette dated 1st February 1894. This...
Date:1884-1885Contributor:National Library of Scotland
Identifier:72634a-06
Memorandum and correspondence concerning possible Fenian raids
MS. 12550 (iv). Memorandum and correspondence concerning possible Fenian raids, 1885. These items focus on where a potential Fenian raid might come from, what its likely target might be and...
Date:1885-1885Contributor:National Library of Scotland
Identifier:72634a-07
Miscellaneous papers and notes, 1883-1885.
MS. 12550 (v). These Miscellaneous papers and notes feature a printed edition of 'The Consolidated Militia Act of 1883', as assented to on the 25th May 1883. This Act, by...
Date:1883-1885Contributor:National Library of Scotland
Identifier:72634a-08