| Title: | W.J. Christie's report on smallpox (transcription)
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| Fonds title: | Richard C. Hardisty fonds |
| Dates: | 1870
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| Physical Description: | 1 report (12 p.)
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| Description: | Consists of a transcript of a report entitled "Brief sketch of the origin and spread of the smallpox in the Saskatchewan District, with the numbers of deaths at several forts, settlements, and among the different plains tribes". The report, regarding the devastating effect of diseases brought to Western Canada by Europeans, was written by W.J. Christie of the Hudson's Bay Company.
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| Repository: | Glenbow Archives |
| Creator: | Christie, W.J.
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Hudson's Bay Company
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| Topics: | First Nations
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Health Services
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| Language: | The material is in English.
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| Standard number: | M-477-82
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