John Stewart Macdonald - Various Papers
| Database ID | 27578 | |
| Institution | Saskatchewan Archives Board | |
| Fonds/Collection | Macdonald, John Stewart | |
| File/Item Reference | A754 | |
| Date of creation | 1920-ca.1944 | |
| Physical description/extent | 1 folder; 2 cm | |
| Number of images | 1 | |
| Scope and content | John Macdonald became operator in Battleford on the Government Telegraph line in 1880. During the North-West Rebellion, he served with General Middleton's force as telegraph operator. The papers include manuscripts and poems about his experiences in the Battleford area, correspondence pertaining to the "Custer Massacre", a handwritten history of the Dominion Telegraph and newspaper clippings about the North-West Rebellion and early settlement in the west. | |
| Restrictions on access | There are no restrictions on access. | |
| Contributer | Macdonald, John Stewart | |
| Copyright holder | Unknown | |
| Copyright expiry date | Unknown | |
| Type | Archival | |
| Primary Media | Textual documents | |
| Specific document types | Articles Correspondence | |
| Provenance Access Point | Macdonald, John Stewart | |
| Place | Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada Wood Mountain, Saskatchewan, Canada Batoche, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | Treaty 4 Treaty 6 International | |
| Cultural region | Plains Canada -- National International | |
| Names | Breland, Pascal Macdonald, John Stewart Middleton, Frederick Dobson, 1825-1898 Richardson, Hugh Riel, Louis, 1844-1885 Sitting Bull, 1831-1890 (Chief) Ta-tanka-i-yotank takwanÄw kÄ-apit | |
| Subject | Royal Canadian Mounted Police Warfare Metis -- History Northwest Resistance Indigenous Peoples General Law Enforcement -- NWMP Early European Settlers Dakota (Sioux) Cree | |
| Date Range(s) | 1880-1889 1890-1899 1920-1929 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/27578
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