Peel 2498 : Davin, Nicholas Flood, Strathcona Horse: Speech by Nicholas Flood Davin at Lansdowne Park, March 7th, A.D. 1900 on the occasion of the first parade of the Strathcona Horse, when a flag from the town of Sudbury was presented by Her Excellency the Countess of Minto (1900)

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558: Notes on the routes from Lake Superior to the Red River, and on the settlement itself Compiled from reports by Captain Palliser, Professor Hind, and Messrs. Dawson and Napier, with notes relating to the transport of troops, &c. by Colonel Crofton and Captain (now General) Lefroy . 1870.: Lefroy, John Henry (Sir) (1817-1890.); 1817-1890. English military officer and scientist; conducted magnetic survey of Canada, from Lachine to Fort Simpson, 1843-1844, which established his reputation as a geographer; in charge of magnetic observatory in Toronto, 1844-1853; elected Fellow of the Royal Society, 1848, and Fellow of Royal Geographical Society, 1853; returned to England (Dictionary of National Biography).