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Paul Blandion’s Money Scrip Certificate No. 4746 (01)

Certificate issued to Paul Blandion of Fort Pitt in 1876 and acquired by GDI in October 2024.

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Publisher / custodian
Gabriel Dumont Institute
Source date
1876 certificate; catalogue copyright 2025
Source type
Archival record
Format
Archive
Regions
Saskatchewan
Peoples / communities
Métis
Creator
Certificate creator not identified; modern photograph George Gingras
Item identifier
Certificate 4746; GDI resource 150587
Item date
1876 certificate; catalogue copyright 2025
Holding institution
Gabriel Dumont Institute

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Historic certificate and modern reproduction have different dates/rights. Money scrip is not a Treaty document.

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Access
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Rights / reuse
GDI requires external links; reproduction permission for site content/images is not provided. Publisher rights information ↗
Record checked
2026-09-30

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Copy-ready citation

Gabriel Dumont Institute. Paul Blandion’s Money Scrip Certificate No. 4746 (01). 1876 certificate; catalogue copyright 2025. https://www.metismuseum.ca/resource.php/150587. Record checked 2026-09-30.

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