- Ville de Montréal. Section des archives
- Collection Philéas Gagnon. - 1546-1961
- Lettres autographes et autres pièces manuscrites. - 1546-1904.
- Lettres autographes et autres pièces manuscrites : Cartable 3. - 1657-1894
- Pièce autographe signée de William Brown . - 14 novembre 1783
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- 14 novembre 1783 (indexed as 1783)
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- Pièce autographe signée de William Brown, reconnu comme celui qui introduisit l'imprimerie au Canada, en compagnie de Gilmore. Fondateur de la Gazette de Québec en 1764. Lettre à sa sur. Titre basé sur le contenu de la pièce. Le document est en anglais. La pièce porte les cotes 1G3839 et 39855.
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- Quebec, 14th Nov. 1783.Dear Sister,I received yours of the 5th of January lastinforming me of the death of my Brother yourworthy husband; I sincerely condole with you onso heavy a Loss. I am in pretty good health atpresent, and sincerely wish this may find youand your family well. Your son Samuel hasperhaps chosen the better part in not comingabroad, there is no seeing into futurity. I amglad to hear your son John is in good dwarfs,I am surprised he never wrote me from New Yorkas there have been so many opportunities fromthere to this place last Summer. I wrote to himtwo or three times while he was in England, butnever had an Answer. That health and prosperitymay long attend you and your family is thehearty wish ofYour affectionate BrotherBrownI received yours of the 13th of January lastabroad, there is no security into fatherlyRead automatically; may contain mistakes.
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