Document Record

Title

Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Office of the Comptroller : General and district letterbooks, 1878-1904
Registres de copies lettres généraux ou provenant de bureaux de districts

Identifier

lac_mikan_158587
164532
RG 18 B 3
oocihm.lac_mikan_158587

Document source

Library and Archives Canada / Bibliothèque et Archives Canada

Language

English

Description

The North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) was a parliamentary police force created in 1873. It was meant to keep law and order among incoming settlers to the region west of Ontario, help Aboriginals make the transition to Indian reserves, and act as a symbol of Canadian sovereignty against American annexation. The police force was partially created in response to Fenian invaders who nearly made it to Manitoba in 1871. During the Klondike Gold Rush from 1897 to 1903, the NWMP would establish a presence in the Yukon to maintain order amongst the saloons, dance halls and gambling dens that sprung up to entertain gold prospectors flooding into the region.
This collection consists of the correspondence of the Commissioner other than to the Comptroller, with few exceptions for the period between 1881 to 1904. The subject matter reflects the various activities of the Commissioner's Office. The last five volumes in this collection, covering 1883-1884, deal with the various district offices. Each volume in this collection includes an index.

URL

https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_mikan_158587