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Unknown1746

Pointe-à-Callière, Montreal Museum of Archaeology and History
Montréal, Canada

Notarized deed dated April 11, 1746, regarding the sale of a house that had once belonged to Louis-Hector de Callière, former Governor General of New France, when he was Governor of Montréal. The purchaser was Paul-Raymond Jourdain, dit Labrosse, an organ maker and sculptor and one of the best-known craftsmen and artists of his day in New France.

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Title: Document
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: 1746
Physical Dimensions: w47 x h36.3 cm (entire)
Original description: Acte notarié daté du 11 avril 1746 relatif à la vente d’une maison ayant appartenu à l’ancien gouverneur général de la Nouvelle-France, Louis-Hector de Callière, lorsqu’il était gouverneur de Montréal. L’acheteur était Paul-Raymond Jourdain, dit Labrosse, facteur d’orgues et sculpteur, l’un des artisans et artistes les plus renommés de son époque en Nouvelle-France.
Type: document
Rights: Pointe-à-Callière, Pointe-à-Callière

Pointe-à-Callière, Montreal Museum of Archaeology and History

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