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Charles Gordon Lennox Richmond fonds
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Fonds
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1818-1819 (Creation)
- Creator
- Richmond, Charles Gordon Lennox, 4th Duke
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0.4 m of textual records
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Biographical history
Charles Lennox (1764-1819), fourth Duke of Richmond, pursued a distinguished military career before serving as Captain General and Governor-in-Chief of Upper and Lower Canada, 30 July 1818 - 28 August 1819.
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Scope and content
The fonds consists of correspondence, general orders and abstracts. The collection of 11 manuscript volumes contains official copies of many hundreds of letters, documents and orders written by the Duke of Richmond and his adjutants during his service as Commander-in-Chief of the forces in British North America. There is also a letter written by Richmond to an unidentified recipient dated May 17 1818.
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Immediate source of acquisition
Purchased from Christie's at the Montreal Book Auction in September 1969. Purchased in 1971.With the generous support of the Chancellor Richardson Memorial Fund.
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- English
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Open
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Public domain
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No further accruals are expected