Collection search - Reception at Winnipeg. Mr. Cauchon's Garden Party at Fort Garry,

Removed from: Sketchbook: "Canada 1878 North-West 1881"
Fort Garry was established in 1822 as a Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) trading post at the junction of the Red and Assiniboine rivers in what is now Winnipeg. Fort Garry served as the centre of fur trade within the Red River Colony. It was renamed Upper Fort Garry in 1835 to differentiate it from "the Lower Fort," or Lower Fort Garry, established in 1831. Upper Fort Garry was central to the administration of the HBC and the surrounding settlement. The Council of Assiniboia, the administrative and judicial body of the Red River Colony met at Upper Fort Garry. The fort was seized by Louis Riel and his Métis followers during the Red River Rebellion (Red River Resistance). Most of the fort was demolished in 1881-1884.

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Inscribed. Signed. Dated., Inscription: in pencil, recto l.r.: Aug. 4; u.r.: M[^r] Cauchon's Garden Party / Fort Garry; in pencil, verso u.c.: Aug [^4]. Garden party given by / Madame Cauchon at Gov' House / (Fort Garry) in honour of His / Excellency. / The old gate of wood. loop holed / is seen to the left. This faced / with stone outside. A lovely / day and a very pretty scene. The / ... afternoon sun threw the / shadows of the maples onto the lawn. / The band played a waltz and graceful / couples danced on the heightened / floor. Mad. Cauchon received / her guests in a tent. and Capt. Lewis ... / in Highland uniform introduced them / [rest illegible]