Québec--Plains of Abraham

Earl Grey, Governor General of Canada, would like to celebrate the 300th anniversary of Quebec by making the Plains of Abraham a national park and building an Angel of Peace statue there. He had noted to Adèle Le Bourgeios Chapin that he thinks it would be appropriate to get contributions from the United States, as the Plains of Abraham are part of its history as well. Chapin would like to ask Grey’s American friends to contribute to the statue’s fund, or perhaps even to give the statue as a gift, and asks President Roosevelt’s opinion on the advisability of this idea.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-07

Creator(s)

Chapin, Adèle Le Bourgeois, 1862-1938

Governor General of Canada Earl Grey reports the success of Quebec’s tercentenary celebrations to President Roosevelt. He thanks Roosevelt for sending Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks as representative of the United States and his sister Anna Roosevelt Cowles as his personal representative. Grey comments on the lessons of nationalism found in J. Ellis Barker’s history of the Netherlands. Additionally, Grey is having a duplicate of a historical chair made for Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-11

Creator(s)

Grey, Albert Henry George Grey, Earl, 1851-1917