Fonds MSG 1371 - William Sheppard fonds

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William Sheppard fonds

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    CA RBD MSG 1371

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    • 1841-1861 (Creation)
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      Sheppard, Willliam, 1783-1867

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    5 cm of textual records (38 leaves)

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    Sheppard, Willliam, 1783-1867

    Biographical history

    William Sheppard was born at Québec in 1783. He made a fortune in the timber trade. He was a member of the Executive Council of Lower Canada from 1837 to 1841. Sheppard contributed articles on Canadian botany to the Transactions of the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec and to the Annals of the Botanical Society of Canada.

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    These papers consist of Sheppard's letters to his sister, Margaret, in England, 1841-1861, and a few incoming letters from family and friends including one from his son William about the Prince of Wales' visit in 1860.

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    • English

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      Also described in the McGill Libraries catalogue.

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      CH72.S90

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