Selected Manitoba resources relating to Louis RIel

Archives of Manitoba records

Letter from Louis Riel to his wife Marguerite, written from the prison in Regina, October 5, 1885
Archives of Manitoba P5563, f.12

Riel family correspondence and poetry, 1869-1923
Archives of Manitoba MG3 D2

George A. Flinn fonds, 1884-1935
Diary of George A. Flinn, newspaper correspondent, 24 March-11 June 1885; memoirs written in 1935; correspondence and papers, 1884-1935, including an account of the trial and execution of Louis Riel.
Archives of Manitoba MG3 C13a-b

Charles A. Boulton fonds, 1855-1961
Charles A. Boulton (1841-1899) was part of a Dominion Land Survey party sent to the Red River Settlement in 1869. He organized a group of volunteers to try to suppress the Red River Rebellion by Louis Riel and in 1885, he led a group of militia to help put down the North-West Rebellion. Records include correspondence, articles, speeches, invitations and genealogical material, including a description of the capture of Louis Riel in 1885
Archives of Manitoba MG3 C13

Alexander Ross Family fonds, 1810-1903
Alexander Ross (1783-1856) was an author, fur trader and prominent citizen of Red River
Archives of Manitoba MG2 C14; #380, 396, 399, 402, 411, 430, 447-8 & 500

Alexander Morris fonds, 1839-1913
Alexander Morris (1826-1889), Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. Correspondence, letters and papers
Archives of Manitoba MG12 B2

Photographs
Louis Riel, ca 1876. Photographer: Hall and Lowe
Archives of Manitoba Louis Riel 1 (N5730)

Louis Riel, ca 1873
Archives of Manitoba Louis Riel 2-3 (N5735)

Louis Riel and Council, [1870]. Photographer: Joseph Langevin
Archives of Manitoba Red River Disturbance 1 (N5396)