Sir Sam Steele Collection

Loose item in 1885 scrapbook: letter to father

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

A handwritten letter from Roger Pocock to his father. Roger is enroute from Ontario to the west, travelling through the United States and then on through Manitoba, stopping at Winnipeg. He describes the scenery he encounters on his trip, and is writing on the eve of reporting for duty to the NWMP fort at Winnipeg. 2pp.

Author: Pocock, Roger, 1865-1941

Language: English

Date: 02 Nov. 1884

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Loose item in 1885 scrapbook: letter to father

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