- Ethnohistorical collection
Parliamentary document
“Lower Canada. An Ordinance for indemnifying Persons who, since the First day of November 1838 have acted in apprehending, imprisoning or detaining in custody Persons suspected of High Treason…”, no. 223, Schedule # 46, 3 p. in this 6-page document, April 26, 1839. Ordinance to indemnify persons who have acted to apprehend, imprison or detain Persons suspected of High Treason.
- Accession Number 2018.13.08
- Date 1838
- Medium and Support ink, paper
- Measurements 34,4 x 21,8 cm
Historical context
Suite à la Rébellion de 1837, le Parlement anglais suspend, le 10 février 1838, la constitution parlementaire de 1791 du Bas-Canada. Un Conseil spécial, non élu, est mis en place en mars. Formé du gouverneur et de conseillers désignés par l’autorité coloniale, il administre temporairement le Bas-Canada jusqu’en 1841.
Ce document imprimé présente trois des multiples ordonnances émises par le Conseil, notamment après...
- Accession Number 2018.13.08
- Date 1838
- Medium and Support ink, paper
- Measurements 34,4 x 21,8 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, 2018.013.008
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