Letter from Louis Riel to Judge Hugh Richardson
A photographic copy of a letter, written by Louis Riel to Judge Hugh Richardson, thanking him for granting him a twenty-nine-day stay of execution, pending an appeal. The letter is dated 17 September 1885, and is signed "Louis 'David' Riel". The writing on the back of the photograph reads "Letter from Riel when the judge postponed his execution for 29 days pending appeal".