- Ethnohistorical collection
Manuscript
Clairambault d’Aigremont. Transport of military equipment and munitions – Montreal. ADHÉMAR, Antoine. Old signed document. Contract before a notary. Montreal – 1 leaf, folio. Jean Picard is commissioned to transport supplies destined for Fort Frontenac (Kingston), both for trading and for supplying troops. François Clairambault d’Aigremont, commissaire du Roy, will provide the necessary boats, etc., for this purpose. This document is signed by d’Aigremont, Adhémar, the notary, and witnesses Claude St. Olive, appothecary, and Pierre Cabazié, bailiff.
- Accession Number 2018.14.31
- Date 1710-05-01
- Medium and Support ink, paper
- Measurements 31 x 21 cm
Historical context
Construit en 1673 par ordre de Louis de Buade, comte de Frontenac (1622-1698), gouverneur général de la Nouvelle-France, le fort Frontenac ou Cataracouy (aujourd’hui Kingston, Ontario) devient la porte d’entrée vers les postes français de la région des Grands Lacs. Ce fort sert à la fois de poste de traite avec les Autochtones et de poste militaire contre les attaques iroquoises et anglaises visant Montréal. Par sa situation gÃ...
- Accession Number 2018.14.31
- Date 1710-05-01
- Medium and Support ink, paper
- Measurements 31 x 21 cm
© Pointe-à -Callière Collection, 2018.014.031
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