Saturday, July 13, 2019

Sir John A Macdonald on Railways, 1881-84



Here is some Macdonald correspondence. I've included all railway-related letters for this period. Of all the sadly-mistreated books I have purchased, this one (published, I think, in 1921) had extra punishment - but it scans OK. It is also available at archive.org. 

As these letters were selected by his chosen literary executor, you can assume that some interesting (potentially scandalous) materials have not been published. 

I have included a few images from other books (as noted) to add a little to the story ...













from: The Life of Lord Strathcona & Mount Royal; Beckles Wilson; 1915; Cassell & Co.









A few names you'll recognize ...

from: The Imperial Highway; circa 1910-1913; Canadian Pacific Railway.




tesselated pavement ...

from: Commercial Canada; circa 1912; Fred Cook; Tapp & Toothill.