Matthew Elliott to Alexander McKee, 4 August 1793

Matthew Elliott to Alexander McKee, 4 August 1793

Matthew Elliott to Alexander McKee, 4 August 1793

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Introduction

Having been halted on the waters of Otter Creek due to poor weather, Elliott informs McKee he decided to send him the American Speech by land. The docket provides that the speech referred to is in fact the Comm{rs} speech.

Name of Maker(s): Matthew Elliott
Nation of Maker: British
Nation of Origin

In Document: None.

Place of Origin: Big Otter Creek, Port Burwell, ON
Date Made or Date Range: 1793-08-04
Materials

Ink on paper

Motifs and Patterns

No.

Additional Context

No.

Description of Writing/Text

People: Elliott! M.! Cap{t}; McKee! Col.

Condition: Average. There are dark bands of tape on the document.
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Date given in document.

Current Location: Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: Claus Papers, Vol. 5 (M.G. 19, F1) reel C1479, pp. 283-284.
Link to Institution's Collections Database: Heritage Canadiana: https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c1479/310?r=0&s=1
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1755-1886
GKS Reference Number: 883
How to Cite this Item

Matthew Elliott to Alexander McKee, 4 August 1793. Currently in Library and Archives Canada. Claus Papers, Vol. 5 (M.G. 19, F1) reel C1479, pp. 283-284. Item described as part of a GRASAC research project, summer 2010, and consulted. https://gks.grasac.org/ (GKS ID: 883, accessed [date]).

Record Creation Context

Created by Research Assistant Aaron Mills during the first summer of the SSHRC Aboriginal Research Grant 2007 to 2010

Record Creation Notes/Observations

Record reviewed by Research Assistant Jessica Ye during the winter of 2021

Approximate Place of Origin

42.6447, -80.8062

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