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Governor-General, 1899-1904

Collection: Development of Canadian Governance and Foreign Policy, 1883–1904    Volumes    Governor-General, 1899-1904
Papers relating to the 4th Earl's tenure of office as Governor-General of Canada, 1898-1904. These represent his official papers: private correspondence of this period (MSS.12391-7) is not reproduced in this collection. The Earl's primary concerns during this period consisted of reforming the militia into a formalised military force, resolving the Alaskan Boundary dispute alongside other diplomatic issues concerning the United States, and the development of cable and rail networks across Canada.
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View document: Letters to the Hon. A.R.D. Elliot, 1862-1904.

Letters to the Hon. A.R.D. Elliot, 1862-1904

MS. 12372. Letters to the Hon. A.R.D. Elliot, 1862, 1879-1880, 1901-1904. The letters of 1901-1904 contain information on Canadian politics, both internal and external. They include a reference to the...

Date:1862-1904
Contributor:National Library of Scotland
Identifier:72634b-01
View document: Letters from Arthur F. Sladen, private secretary to the 4th Earl, 1904-09.

Letters from Arthur F. Sladen, private secretary to the 4th Earl, 1904-09

MS. 12381 and MS. 12382. Letters from Arthur F. Sladen, private secretary to the 4th Earl during his governorship-general of Canada, 1904-06 and further letters from Arthur F. Sladen, 1907-09....

Date:1904-1909
Contributor:National Library of Scotland
Identifier:72634b-02
View document: Ts. of a diary of the Countess of Minto relating to Canada and Japan, 1903.

Ts. of a diary of the Countess of Minto relating to Canada and Japan, 1903

MS. 12452. This item commences with a brief biography of the 4th Earl of Minto titled 'The 4th Earl of Minto: An Appreciation by Lieutenant General Sir Edward Hutton, 1918'....

Date:1903-1903
Contributor:National Library of Scotland
Identifier:72634b-03
View document: Letterbooks on official matters, one with an index of correspondents, 1898-1904.

Letterbooks on official matters, one with an index of correspondents, 1898-1904

MS. 12556, MS. 12557, MS. 12558, MS. 12559 and MS. 12560, covering Nov 1898 - Nov 1904. Letterbooks containg the 4th Earl's official correspondence and indexes of Correspondents. For Index...

Date:1898-1904
Contributor:National Library of Scotland
Identifier:72634b-04
View document: Correspondence with Queen Victoria and other royalty from other dominions, 1898-1905.

Correspondence with Queen Victoria and other royalty from other dominions, 1898-1905

MS. 12561. Correspondence with Queen Victoria, Edward VII, George V, Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, and Princess Helena, 1898-1905. These items include an account of the Canadian Parliamentary year 1899; more...

Date:1898-1905
Contributor:National Library of Scotland
Identifier:72634b-05
View document: Letters from, replies to, and conversations with Sir Wilfred Laurier, 1898-1905.

Letters from, replies to, and conversations with Sir Wilfred Laurier, 1898-1905

MS. 12562 - MS. 12565. The first manuscript includes replies in draft form and these items cover July 1898 - June 1905. Letters from sir Wilfred Laurier, including some draft...

Date:1898-1905
Contributor:National Library of Scotland
Identifier:72634b-06
View document: Letters from Sir Richard William Scott and the 4th Earl, 1898-1905.

Letters from Sir Richard William Scott and the 4th Earl, 1898-1905

MS. 12566 (i). Letters from Sir Richard William Scott the Secretary of State for Canada, and the 4th Earl, 1898-1905. Issues discussed include Quakers and Menonites' exemptions from military service,...

Date:1898-1905
Contributor:National Library of Scotland
Identifier:72634b-07
View document: Letters from Sir Frederick William Borden and the 4th Earl, 1898-1907.

Letters from Sir Frederick William Borden and the 4th Earl, 1898-1907

MS. 12566 (ii) and MS. 12567. Letters from Sir Frederick William Borden the Minister of Defence for Canada, and the 4th Earl, 1898-1907. These items reveal details of the debate...

Date:1898-1907
Contributor:National Library of Scotland
Identifier:72634b-08
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