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Information about the object
Historical period
1869–1887
Dimensions
Unknown
Classification
Communications -- Document
Accession number
1987.1.1191 N
Division
Documents and archives -- Means of expression -- Pieces and documents
Collection
Evelyne Allard Landry
Donor
Evelyne Allard Landry
Category/theme
Description of the object
Four documents dated between 1870 and 1881 relating to the transport of goods by Captain Lazare Allard.
The document collection consists of 1) A certificate of discharge for Lazare Allard dated November 16, 1881. 2) A second discharge certificate from Lazare Allard dated November 19, 1880. 3) A certificate attesting that the ship Elmina, captained by Lazare, is available to transport goods from Quebec City to Montreal, dated July 9, 1870. 4) A letter dated December 3, 1869, stating that Lazare Allard's ship Elmina was caught in a storm and its sail was torn, and that the ship therefore cannot sail to Pictou as planned; the ship will have to remain in Shediac until it is repaired. The document is signed by notary John Noonan.
The document collection consists of 1) A certificate of discharge for Lazare Allard dated November 16, 1881. 2) A second discharge certificate from Lazare Allard dated November 19, 1880. 3) A certificate attesting that the ship Elmina, captained by Lazare, is available to transport goods from Quebec City to Montreal, dated July 9, 1870. 4) A letter dated December 3, 1869, stating that Lazare Allard's ship Elmina was caught in a storm and its sail was torn, and that the ship therefore cannot sail to Pictou as planned; the ship will have to remain in Shediac until it is repaired. The document is signed by notary John Noonan.
Value of the item
The object bears witness to the participation of people of Acadian origin in Quebec's artistic, political, and social effervescence. The document recounts the life of Captain Lazare Allard—father of Joseph Auguste Allard—of Carleton-sur-Mer, founder of the Dalhousie-Miguasha ferry. These documents consist of seamen's discharges, which are documents issued by a ship's employer (captain or owner) certifying the period during which a person was employed.
In addition, the document bears witness to the development of Acadian and Gaspé society in general. The document attests to an activity typical of Acadians and Gaspesians, namely navigation and maritime expertise.
In addition, the document bears witness to the development of Acadian and Gaspé society in general. The document attests to an activity typical of Acadians and Gaspesians, namely navigation and maritime expertise.
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Lazare Allard (1841–1924) was a sailor from Carleton. In the 1890s, he launched a ferry service between Dalhousie and Miguasha aboard his boat, the Florence, and later with the Lady Eileen. "These two towns were hubs of the region's forestry industry at the time, while Dalhousie was a shipping center for fish from the Gaspé Peninsula. He started the project with $600 in his pocket, the equivalent of nearly $20,000 today. Over the next century, until its closure in 1996, three generations of the Allard family provided this service." "The Miguasha-Dalhousie ferry: 1890-1996" in Gaspésie Magazine, August-November 2021, pp. 15-17. (https://www.erudit.org/en/journals/mgaspesie/2021-v58-n2-mgaspesie06181/96303ac)