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Letter from Lord Gosford to Hertel de Rouville

Autograph signed letter from Lord Gosford, dated Castle St. Lewis, 16 April 1837, regarding a position vacancy, possibly among the commissioners for rebellion losses. Gosford regrets that it is not in his power to meet Hertel de Rouville's wishes.

Gosford, Archibald Acheson, Earl of, 1776-1849

Draft copy of request to Lord Gosford regarding half pay claim

Draft copy of Hertel de Rouville's request to Lord Gosford to be granted half pay for his service as captain of the Canadian Voltigeurs from 1812-1815. The copy is dated from St. Hilaire, 5 January 1838. Hertel de Rouville writes that following his resignation from the regiment in February 1815 due to his ill health and that of an aged parent, his name was omitted from the list of officers receiving half pay from the British government. He made petition to then-Governor General and Commander in Chief of the province, Sir George Prevost, but Prevost was recalled and died before attending to the matter.

Letter from Chief Secretary Murdoch to Hertel de Rouville

Letter from Chief Secretary Murdoch to Hertel de Rouville, dated Montreal, 4th Mar. 1840. Letter concerns his application for indemnity for losses during the rebellions, stating that "His Excellency feels himself precluded from paying the amounts awarded by the Commissioners. His Excellency has great satisfaction however in stating that the Report of the Commissioners entirely relieves you from any imputation of disloyalty, and on the contrary, recognizes in distinct terms the services rendered by you to Her Majesty's Troops."

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