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The Passing of a Leader

Medical bulletin issued by Dr. R.W. Powell on the day of Prime Minister John A. Macdonald's death, June 6, 1891.
Medical bulletin issued by Dr. R.W. Powell on the day of Prime Minister John A. Macdonald's death, June 6, 1891.
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Earnscliffe, Ottawa
June 6, 1891
6.30 a.m.
Sir John A. Macdonald is still alive. More cannot be said.
R.W. Powell, M.D.

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