Prideaux Selby to Alexander McKee, 20 May 1793

Prideaux Selby to Alexander McKee, 20 May 1793

Prideaux Selby to Alexander McKee, 20 May 1793

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Introduction

McKee previously informed Selby about a letter from Colonel England, this is Selby's response. Topics mentioned: Detroit, provisions for the garrison, the Governor, the Rapids.

Name of Maker(s): Prideaux Selby
Nation of Maker: British
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)

Author of letter.

Place of Origin: Detroit, MI
Date Made or Date Range: 1793-05-20
Materials

Ink on paper

Motifs and Patterns

None.

Additional Context

None.

Description of Writing/Text

Selby writes to McKee how astonished he is that Col. England stopped the delivery of provisions to the Rapids. He says he would not hesitate to write to the Governor, or to order the delivery of the provisions himself in case of absolute emergency.

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. 131-132.
Link to Institution's Collections Database: Heritage Canadiana: https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c1479/144?r=0&s=1
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1755-1886
GKS Reference Number: 993
How to Cite this Item

Prideaux Selby to Alexander McKee, 20 May 1793. Currently in Library and Archives Canada. Claus Papers, Vol. 5 (M.G. 19, F1) reel C1479, pp. 131-132. Item described as part of a GRASAC research project, summer 2010, and consulted. https://gks.grasac.org/ (GKS ID: 993, 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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