Letter from Édouard De Villeray, carpenter, addressed "to sirs on the executive committee of the Fond de secours Montréal or to whom it may concern."
The document contains a list of objects belonging to Édouard De Villeray that were burned in the Great Fire of Montréal on July 8 and 9, 1852, as well as an estimation of their monetary value. We can also see the signatures of the eight witnesses supporting Édouard De Villeray and who vouched for his honesty and incapability of writing a false report.
July 30, 1852.
Source : Prêtres de Saint-Sulpice, P1:24.C-80.