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MacDougall, William (1822-1905) [info]. The North-West Territories: L.S.: William MacDougall: Victoria, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen defender of the Faith, etc., etc: To all to whom these Ptesents [sic] shall come, Greeting: Proclamation. [North-West Territories?: s.n, 1869].

Physical description: Broadside: 71 lines.; Type-page, 26.5 x 16.8 cm.

Language: English

Signed: "At the Red River in our aforesaid North-West Territories, the first day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine, and in the thirty-third year of our reign. By command, J.A.N. Provencher, Secretary." Text: "…Now know ye, that We have seen fit by our royal letters patent…to appoint the Honourable William Macdougall, of the city of Ottawa…to be during our pleasure the Lieutenant Governor of the North-West Territories…." William MacDougall, still at Pembina, sent this proclamation to Fort Garry with Col. J.S. Dennis. Surreptitiously printed by the "planers process" with type smuggled out of the Nor'-Wester Office by George B. Winship. He was assisted by Patrick G. Laurie. When the printers ran out of lower case "j"s they used inverted "f"s. They printed 300 copies and were probably finished on December 2 or 3, 1869. For facsimile see Bruce Peel, Early printing in the Red River Settlement 1859-1870 , page 12.

Subject headings:

• Prairie Provinces--Politics and government
• Red River Rebellion, 1869-70