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Old 14-04-16, 08:49 PM
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Default WINTER COSTUMES OF BRITISH TROOPS IN CANADA 1850'S

Came across this in some paperwork, article from The Illustrated London News 17 February 1849.

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....with temperature of minus 16,minus 18 or minus 20 degrees Farehnheit....some of the occupying troops must have thought....<<give this god-forsaken country back to the French and let's go to warm and sunny Jamaica.....>>

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