Letter to the Govenor General of Canada from Almonte

Archive

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Mississippi Valley Textile Museum

Name/Title

Letter to the Govenor General of Canada from Almonte

Entry/Object ID

1986.18.40

Scope and Content

2 page Letter welcoming The Right Honourable Sir Frederick Arthur Stanley, Baron of Preston in the County of Lancaster, in Peerage of Great Britain, Knight Grand Cross The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Governor General of Canada and Vice Admeral of the Same to his visit to Almonte. Second to last paragraph discusses the woollen industry. Letter is from the Corporation and citizens. A.M. Greig, Mayor, C.H. Ferguson, Reeve., W. Thoburn, P.C. Dowdall. Transcription of artifact is as follows: TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR FREDERICK ARTHUR STANLEY, BARON STANLEY OF PRESTON IN THE COUNTY OF LANCASTER, IN THE PEERAGE OF GREAT BRITAIN, KNIGHT GRAND CROSS THE MOST HONORABLE ORDER OF THE BATH, GOVERNOR GENERAL OF CANADA AND VICE ADMIRAL OF THE SAME. MAY IT PLEASE YOUR EXCELLENCY,- On behalf of our citizens it gives us great pleasure to have the honour of welcoming you on the occasion of this your first visit to the Town of Almonte. Had circumstances permitted we would have been glad of the opportunity to tender you a reception befitting your position as the representative of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, but we will have to forego that pleasure, trusting that we may enjoy it before your term of office expires. We avail ourselves of this propitious occasion to express to Your Excellency our devoted loyalty and attachment to the person and government of our most gracious Sovereign, and to declare our humble but fervor admiration of her wisdom, moderation and justice as our ruler. Her name is revered throughout the world and her example will ever be cherished as precious inheritance by her subjects everywhere. The responsible positions your Excellency has filled with so much credit to yourself in the past assures us that the energy and ability which have characterized your administration in other parts of the Empire will justify the choice made in selecting you to fill the important office of Governor-General of this, the greatest of the British colonies. We sincerely hope the sojourn of your Excellency and Lady Stanley and family in Canada may be an exceedingly happy one and we feel that the liberal and enlightened views which you have already so frequently given evidence of possessing cannot fail to be of great benefit to the Dominion, Here in Canada it is of vital importance that we should strive will all our might to unite together in harmony and peace and drive from amongst [the following is written on page b] Every element of discord, in order that we may more firmly unite the several provinces into one grand Confederation, joining still more closely the ties of loyalty that bind us to the Mother Country. Our Town is very largely dependent on the woolen industry for its existence and it is gratifying to us to learn that you take so deep and interest in this important factor in the progress of our Dominion. We hope that under your administration we may be able to improve and increase our manufacturing industries, give commerce greater extensions and open new spheres of employment. We trust your visit to this Town may be a source of pleasure to you, that you may leave Almonte impressed with the importance of its manufactories and that you may retain pleasant recollections of the short time spent amongst us. Signed on behalf of the Corporation and citizens. M. Greig, Mayor. G. H. Ferguson, Reeve. W. Thoburn P. C. Dowdall. Almonte, December 20th. 1888.

Collection

Almonte

Cataloged By

Paul, Nancy

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Letter

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Correspondence

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Dignitaries

Search Terms

Almonte, Textile Industry

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

Dec 20, 1888

Location

Location

Building

In File

Date

November 7, 2023

Location

Container

Archive Box 1

Shelf

Shelf 1

Room

Collections Room

Building

M.V.T.M.

Category

Permanent

Location

Building

Archive Box 1

Category

Permanent

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Grieg, A.M.

Person or Organization

Ferguson, C.H.

Person or Organization

Thoburn, W.

Person or Organization

Downdall, P.C.

Person or Organization

Stanley, Frederick Arthur

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Whit, Elizabeth Status Date: 2016-08-07

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Create Date

May 9, 1986

Updated By

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Update Date

November 12, 2023