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List of patriots returning from exile. Handwritten documents relating to the Patriotes’ return from exile in two leaves. Patriotes of 1837-1838. Handwritten list of the first 38 Patriotes making the return trip to America as passengers on the ship Switzerland.
- Accession Number 2017.32.1-2
- Date 1844-05-29
- Medium and Support ink, paper
- Measurements 20 x 16 cm
Historical context
Following the rebellion of 1838, more than 800 patriots found themselves behind bars. Under martial law, ninety-nine were sentenced to death. Twelve were executed by hanging. Fifty-eight others had their sentences commuted to deportation to the British penal colony of Australia. Setting out from Quebec in September 1839, they arrived after a harrowing five-month journey.
In the spring of 1844, half of the patriots deported to Austr...
- Accession Number 2017.32.1-2
- Date 1844-05-29
- Medium and Support ink, paper
- Measurements 20 x 16 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, 2017.032.1-2
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