Letter from James Fortier, Port Colborne Light Keeper, to the Honourable Jean Chabot- 1854
Description
- Sponsors
This item is a part of the 1812 History digitization project. This project was made possible with the support of the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canadian Culture Online Strategy.- Creators
- James Fortier, Correspondent
- Honourable Jean Chabot, Recipient
- Media Type
- Text
- Item Type
- Correspondence
- Description
- A transcription of a letter written by James Fortier, the Port Colborne Lighthouse keeper, to the Honourable Jean Chabot regarding a salary adjustment. The original letter is currently unavailable.
In the letter, Fortier discusses his participation in the War of 1812. He states his involvement at the Battle of Fort Detroit under Major General Sir Isaac Brock and that he was also in charge of a gun boat on Lake Erie that captured the American vessel "Commencement". In September 1813, Fortier was severely wounded by a rifle ball to the head and was taken prisoner for 12 months by enemy forces.
Following the war, Fortier became the 2nd Lighthouse keeper in Port Colborne from 1849 to 1865. - Date of Original
- 9 May 1854
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- 978.162.2
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 42.8871591382889 Longitude: -79.2402648925781
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- Recommended Citation
- Image courtesy of the Port Colborne Historical & Marine Museum
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- Contact
- Port Colborne Historical and Marine MuseumEmail:archives@portcolborne.ca
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