Original autograph letter from Louis Riel, written in English, 20 days before his execution, to his befriended Regina jailer, Robert Gordon, which includes the poem "The Snow". The epigraph or introduction to the poem is titled Robert Gordon! and may be used as an alternate title. The document is entitled "[Letter and poem] [manuscript], October 27th, 1885, Regina jail [to] Robert Gordon / Louis David Riel" in the University of Saskatchewan Library catalogue.
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Louis Riel
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Yes
Primary Source
Yes
Publication Date
1885
Credit
University of Saskatchewan Libraries Special Collections, Shortt Library of Canadiana, FC-3217.1 R36S66 1885; records from Our Legacy site, http://scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy
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