[James Macleod's letter to his wife about receiving her letters, social life, and court proceedings in Regina] : Correspondence 1888

Author:: Macleod, James F
Published:: Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2017.
Physical Description:: 1 online resource
Additional Creators:: Adam Matthew Digital (Firm)

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Summary:: Description: James Macleod remarks upon his joy at receiving letters from his wife, with a series of affectionate and sometimes sexual comments. He also mentions recent social meetings and court proceedings in Regina. Includes a post script regarding land transactions.
Note:: James Farquharson Macleod, 1836-1894, was born in Scotland, the son of Martin Donald Macleod and Jane Fry. The family moved to Upper Canada in 1845. James received his BA from Queen's in 1854 and was called to the Bar in 1860. He served under Col. Wolseley during the 1870 Riel Rebellion. In 1873 he accepted the position of Assistant Commissioner in the newly formed North-West Mounted Police, and the following year led a police column to southern Alberta and established Fort Macleod. In 1875 he sent troops to establish Fort Walsh and Fort Calgary. He served as Commissioner of the NWMP from 1876 until 1880. As Commissioner he successfully negotiated Treaty 7 in 1877. When he resigned in 1880 he moved to Pincher Creek and devoted himself to judicial duties. He was one of only three magistrates in the North-West Territories. From 1887 until his death he was a judge of the Supreme Court of the North-West Territories. He married Mary Isabella Drever, 1852-1933, in 1876, and they had four daughters and a son, Helen (Cross), Jean (Montgomerie-Bell), Mary M. (Townshend), Roma (Sharpe), and Norman T. Macleod. His older brother, Norman Torquil Macleod, 1822-1885, served as the first Indian agent in southern Alberta from 1880 to 1882. Colonel Macleod School in Calgary was named in his honour in 1955. Macleod Drive in Lethbridge, Alberta, Macleod Manor at Fort Macleod, Macleod Island, Alberta, Macleod Mall in Calgary, Macleod Plaza in Calgary and Macleod Trail in Calgary are also named after Colonel Macleod.
AMDigital Reference: M-776-14a.
Original Version:: Reproduction of: [James Macleod's letter to his wife about receiving her letters, social life, and court proceedings in Regina] 20 Nov 1888.
Location of Originals:: Glenbow Museum
Copyright Note:: Glenbow Museum

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