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P5013

ID Number: P5013
Item Name: Image
Title: John Askin Silhouette / Silhouette de John Askin
Title (Fre): Silhouette de John Askin
Description: Black and white silhouette of John Askin, 1739 - 1815; silhouette is of the left side of Mr. Askin.
History: Silhouette of John Askin, fur trader, merchant, office holder and militia officer, born in 1739 in Ireland and died in 1815 in Sandwich. His first 3 children were born to the Aboriginal slave Monette whom he freed in 1766. He was a man of outstanding local influence.
Place made: Canada - Ontario
Collection Name: Museum Windsor

Subjects

Askin, John

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