The Montreal Riot of 1849

Type of resource
Author/collaborator
Title
The Montreal Riot of 1849
Abstract
The reprint of a letter, written on April 25, 1849, by Reverend William Rufus Seaver, a Congregationalist minister and Montreal shopkeeper, giving his eye-witness account of the riot by some English Montrealers which followed the signing of the Rebellion Losses Bill by Governor General Lord Elgin. The riot resulted in the burning of the Parliament building, which in April 1849 was located in the St. Anne's Market area of Montreal.
Publication
The Canadian Historical Review
Volume
Vol. 32
Issue
no. 1
Pages
61-65
Date
March 1951
Language
en
Citation
Foster, Josephine. “The Montreal Riot of 1849.” The Canadian Historical Review Vol. 32, no. 1 (March 1951): 61–65.
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