Wallet

Purse with paper label bearing the name J.J. Girouard.

  • Accession Number 2009.16.43
  • Date 1854
  • Materials fiber, skin, leather
  • Measurements 3,5 x 13 cm
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Historical context

This leather wallet belonged to Jean-Joseph Girouard (1794-1855), notary in Saint-Benoit (Mirabel) and member of parliament for Deux-Montagnes County from 1831 to 1838.

As an MNA, Girouard supported the Parti patriote’s demands in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada in the 1830s. The Patriote deputies demanded democratic reforms from England, notably when they sent 92 resolutions to London in 1834. London’s refusal...

  • Accession Number 2009.16.43
  • Date 1854
  • Materials fiber, skin, leather
  • Measurements 3,5 x 13 cm
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© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, 2009.016.043
Photo by Alain Vandal

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