1946-12-20

This is a typewritten letter from the Federal Minister of Finance to Wilder Penfield. Based on the signature and the title on the letterhead, the letter is likely from Douglas Abbott, Liberal Minister of Finance. In the letter, the author thanks Penfield for his congratulatory note upon his assignment to the position of Minister of Finance following a cabinet shuffle. He also writes that he has forwarded a letter from Penfield to Brooke Claxton, who had replaced Abbott as Minister of National Defence. The letter is dated December 20, 1946.

text.typescript.black and white 25.4 x 20.3 cm

English

Penfield, Wilder, 1891-1976 -- Correspondence.
Abbott, Douglas Charles, 1899- -- Correspondence.

Wilder Penfield Digital Collection

Wilder Penfield Fonds P142 -- Series A (Administration) -- Sub-Series A/N (Administration, Neuro)

Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University

Letter addressed to Wilder Penfield, December 20, 1946. [Online image]. Wilder Penfield Digital Collection Wilder Penfield Fonds P142 -- Series A (Administration) -- Sub-Series A/N (Administration, Neuro) . Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University . Retrieved April 26, 2024 from http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/penfieldfonds/fullrecord.php?ID=10406

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Abbott, Douglas Charles, 1899-.

This letter is written on Minister of Finance stationary.

A/N 10-3