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Prescription 1883

Prescription 1883

This prescription for Sir John A. Macdonald, 1883, addressed unspecified, ongoing gastric issues. Among the ingredients the chemist is directed to use for the remedy mixture are iron, […]
Classified Advertisement from the Morning Chronicle (Quebec) 1887

Classified Advertisement from the Morning Chronicle (Quebec) 1887

Historical text from an 1887 edition of the Quebec Morning Chronicle, offering a house in St. Patrick “lately occupied by Sir John A. Macdonald” for rent for the […]
Telegram Announcing the Last Spike

Telegram Announcing the Last Spike

Telegram to Prime Minister John A. Macdonald from William van Horne, announcing the last spike of the Canadian Pacific Railway. “Thanks to your far-seeing policy and heartwarming support […]
The Old Flag, the Old Policy, the Old Leader

The Old Flag, the Old Policy, the Old Leader

“The Old Flag, the Old Policy, the Old Leader” is a poster (unsigned & anonymous) used during Sir John A.’s last political campaign in 1890.  
Proclamation of Canadian Confederation

Proclamation of Canadian Confederation

Royal Proclamation – Reproduced in One hundred and twenty Canadian historical pictures, portraits, and documents, from the Dominion Archives and other sources : selected from the reproductions made for ‘Canada and its […]