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Copy of letter from Hertel de Rouville to Governor General Charles Bagot
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Hertel de Rouville's kept copies of two letters send to the Governor General Charles Bagot from St. Hilaire de Rouville, 16th February 1842. The first letter refers to a letter sent on the 1st claiming 500 pounds that Hertel de Rouville had "understood as belonging to me by the board of Commissioners appointed by Sir John Colbourne." The second letter in French, signed Hertel de Rouville, St. Hilaire de Rouville, ce 17 Février 1842, is addressed to the Governor General and details his indemnity claims. He cites abuses and injustices experienced by French Canadian subjects.
With Hertel de Rouville's note on verso with date and brief description of documents in French.