Sir Sam Steele Collection

Loose item from 1885 scrapbook: NWMP notebook

Roger Pocock Fonds > Series I. Personal Papers > 1.1 Scrapbooks > Pocock Scrapbook - 1885

A small string tied 15 page notebook with Roger's named stamped on the front cover and N.W.M.P. written in ink on the cover. The inside pages include handwritten notes and statistics compiled by Pocock about kit prices; Troop Depot Divisions and expenses; discharge statistics; pay rates; rations; ranks; death statistics and other short notes related to events from 1883-1885 involving the NWMP. Included in the booklet is a clipping detailing trail distances in Western Canada.

Author: Pocock, Roger, 1865-1941

Language: English

Date: 1883-1886

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Loose item from 1885 scrapbook: NWMP notebook

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