Adam Dollard des Ormeaux (1635-1660) was a colonist and soldier of New France. As garrison commander, in 1660 he led his companions and native allies from the fort at the town of Ville-Maire (Montreal) to an area know as Long-Sault. The purpose of the expedition may have been to to ambush a larger force of Iroquois warriors that were rumored to be approaching from the west to attack the French colonists.They were soon surrounded by about 700 Iroquois and after a siege lasting several days, were all killed or captured and massacred in what became known as the Battle of Long Sault.
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The sculpture by Alfred Laliberté was used as the model for the stamp profile on the essays submitted by Philip Weiss.
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Philip Weiss Essay
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Domestic Forward Letter
Welland to Fergus, August 6, 1960
Domestic Special Delivery
Cranberry Lake to Vancouver, May 24, 1960
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US Surface Letter
Drummondville to Burlington, Wisc., June 1 1960
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International Surface Letter " Preferential
St. John to London,
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