Francis LeMaistre to Joseph Chew, 15 April 1793

Francis LeMaistre to Joseph Chew, 15 April 1793

Francis LeMaistre to Joseph Chew, 15 April 1793

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Introduction

LeMaistre informs Chew that allowance has been made for Chene Indian interpreters to receive a monetary reward for faithful service. Topics mentioned: Major General Clarke, allowance, Detroit, monetary reward, Alexander McKee, quarterly accounts.

Name of Maker(s): Francis LeMaistre
Nation of Maker: British
Nation of Origin

In Document: Chene Indian

Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)

Author of letter.

Place of Origin: Québec, QC
Date Made or Date Range: 1793-04-15
Materials

Ink on paper

Motifs and Patterns

None.

Additional Context

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Description of Writing/Text

Under the command of Major General Clarke, Colonel LeMaistre informs Joseph Chew that allowance has been made for Chene Indian interpreters at Detroit to receive a monetary reward for faithful service. He adds that this cost should be added to Colonel McKee's quarterly accounts.

Condition: Good.
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. 101-102.
Link to Institution's Collections Database: Heritage Canadiana: https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c1479/113?r=0&s=1
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1755-1886
GKS Reference Number: 911
How to Cite this Item

Francis LeMaistre to Joseph Chew, 15 April 1793. Currently in Library and Archives Canada. Claus Papers, Vol. 5 (M.G. 19, F1) reel C1479, pp. 101-102. Item described as part of a GRASAC research project, summer 2010, and consulted. https://gks.grasac.org/ (GKS ID: 911, 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

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