Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Letters of John Wilson
Level of description
Discrete Item
Repository
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
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1892 (Creation)
- Creator
- Wilson, John
Physical description area
Physical description
0.01 m of textual records
Archival description area
Name of creator
(1810-?)
Biographical history
Steamboat owner and shipping agent at Quebec City, Quebec. John Wilson had charge of the steamboat running between Grosse Isle and Montreal in the late 1840's..
Scope and content
Original letters, along with typed transcripts and 'Douglas Library Notes' dealing with same, of John Wilson to James M. O'Leary about Grosse Ile, the epidemic of 1847 and Irish immigration to Canada.
Notes area
Language of material
- English
Location of originals
2999 (Wilson)
Restrictions on access
Open
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Public domain