Before he died in May , Mr. Roblin agreed to give the rope, which was always kept in the Victorian breakfront in the family dining room, to Le Musee de Saint Boniface. Still there were several things about the Roblin bequest that excited him. Although the envelope has no stamp or postmark, the ink and the handwriting point to the late 19th century.
Written on the outside are the words: "The rope that hung Riel. Silcox by Captain Young in , Winnipeg Manitoba. Middleton and his troops travelled westward on the newly laid railroad to suppress the North West Rebellion in After Riel surrendered at Batoche, he was escorted to Regina for trial and eventually execution in the custody of Capt. Young, presumably the author of the handwritten message on the envelope.
The man to whom Capt. Young sent the piece of rope is likely Reverend J. Silcox, an Ontario-born clergyman who "undertook charge" of the Congregational Church in Winnipeg in and was a vocal critic of Mr. Modern script on the back of the envelope says: "Given to Duff Roblin on May 6, by the grandson of J. Mailhot intends to do more research, but he presumes that Mr.
Silcox gave the envelope to the Premier in the lead-up to the Manitoba centennial celebrations in because he considered it an important piece of Manitoba material history. Mailhot says. From archive. From the Manitoba Historical Society website. Par Radio-Canada. Par le Dictionnaire biographique du Canada en ligne. Canadian Aboriginal Writing and Arts Challenge The website for the Canadian Aboriginal Writing and Arts Challenge, which features Canada's largest essay writing competition for Aboriginal youth ages and a companion program for those who prefer to work through painting, drawing and photography.
See their guidelines, teacher resources, profiles of winners, and more. From Historica Canada. Louis Riel A chronology of events in the life of Louis Riel — From the Government of Manitoba website. From the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Speech of Mr. Delivered in the House of Commons on March 16, Search The Canadian Encyclopedia. Remember me. I forgot my password.
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