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LAMBTON, JOHN GEORGE, 1st Earl of Durham
INGERSOLL, LAURA
DORION, Sir ANTOINE-AIMÉ
TRUDEAU, PIERRE ELLIOTT
GAGNON, AURORE
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MANCE, JEANNE
FRASER, SIMON
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BRÉBEUF, JEAN DE (Échon)
STRACHAN, JOHN
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