Divers voyages touching the discovery of America and the islands adjacent / collected and published by Richard Hakluyt ; edited, with notes and an introduction, by John Winter Jones. London : Printed for the Hakluyt Society, 1850. 171 pages : maps ; 22 cm.
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Original issued in series: Works issued by the Hakluyt Society. Includes index. Includes bibliographical references.
Jones, John Winter, 1805-1881.
Voyages and travels
America — Discovery and exploration
Northwest Passage.
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The colonial system : statistics of the trade, industry and resources of Canada, and other plantations in British America / by Henry Bliss. 2nd ed. London : J. Richardson, 1833. 170 pages
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Trade regulation — Great Britain — Colonies
Great Britain — Colonies — Commerce.
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Speeches delivered by Hon. Martin I. Wilkins, (attorney general) in the House of Assembly of Nova Scotia, session 1868, on resolutions relative to repeal of the British North America Act, 1867 / by Martin I. Wilkins. Halifax : Morning Chronicle, 1868. 22 pages
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Nova Scotia — History — 1867-1896 — Sources.
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On the intention of the imperial government to unite the provinces of British North America : and a review of some events which took place during the session of the provincial Parliament in 1854 in Quebec / by Henry Taylor. Toronto : 1858. 117 pages
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Representative government and representation — Canada
Canada — Politics and government — 1841-1867.
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General union of all the British provinces of North America London : Printed by W. Clowes, 1824. 43, 20, 16 pages ; 22 cm.
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Consists of 3 pamphlets. Each pamphlet mentioned in the Contents is paged separately and has its own t.pages but with no mention of its author. Title-page of pamphlets no. 2 and 3 have date 1824. Inscribed below Contents is the office held in Canada by the a
Sewell, Jonathan, 1766-1839. Plan for a general legislative union of the British provinces in North America
Stuart, J. (James), 1780-1853. Remarks on a plan entituled, "A plan for a general legislative union of the British provinces in North America.".!
Representative government and representation — Canada
Canada — Politics and government — 1791-1837.
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The confederation of the British North American provinces ; their past history and future ... with a map and suggestions in reference to the true and only practicable route from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean / by Thomas Rawlings. London : Sampson Low, Son, and Marston, 1865. 244 pages
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Canada — History — Confederation, 1867.
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The proposed B.N.A. confederation : a reply to Mr. Penny's reasons why it should not be imposed upon the colonies by imperial legislation / by George Henry Macaulay. Montreal : Daily News, 1867. 13 pages
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Penny, Edward Goff, 1820-1881. The proposed British North American confederation.
Canada — History — Confederation, 1867
Canada — Politics and government — 1841-1867.
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The northern kingdom / by a colonist. Montreal : Dawson Bros., 18--. 18 pages
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Canada — History — Confederation, 1867.
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Remarks upon the proposed federation of the provinces / by a Nova Scotian. Halifax : J. Bowes, 1864. 16 pages
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Canada — History — Confederation, 1867.
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An examination of the proposed union of the North American provinces / by Judge Marshall. Halifax : MacNab & Shaffer, 1865. 71 pages
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Canada — History — Confederation, 1867.
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Letters upon the interpretation of the federal Constitution known as the British North America Act, (1867) / by Mr. Justice T.J.J. Loranger. Quebec : Morning Chronicle, 1884. 63 pages
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Canada — History — Confederation, 1867.
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Observations upon a union of the colonies of British North America / by P.S. Hamilton. Halifax : English and Blackadar, 1855. 51 pages
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Canada — Politics and government — 1841-1867
Canada — Economic conditions — To 1867.
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Confederation, or, The political and parliamentary history of Canada : from the conference at Quebec in October, 1864, to the admission of British Columbia, in July, 1871 / by John Hamilton Gray. Toronto : Copp, Clark, 1872. 2 v.
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Tables. Includes index.
Canada — Politics and government — 1841-1867
Canada — History — 1867-
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The union of the provinces of British North America / by Joseph Cauchon ; translated by George Henry Macaulay. Quebec : Hunter, Rose, 1865. 154 pages ; 21 cm.
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Canada — Politics and government — 1841-1867.
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Canada. Dept. of the Secretary of State
Return to an address of the House of Commons, dated 27th February, 1871, for copies of all correspondence that has taken place between the Dominion and local government of New Brunswick, since 1st July, 1867, relating to unadjusted claims of the province / Pr. by order of Parliament. Ottawa, pr. by I.B. Taylor, 1871. 6 pages 1 l.
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New Brunswick — Politics and government — 1867-
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The speech of the Rt. Hon. Lord John Russell, in the House of Commons, Feb. 8, 1850, on colonial policy, with a view to promote the general wealth and population of the colonies and their capacity for self-government / by John Russell. London : J. Ridgway, 1850. 68 pages
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Great Britain — Colonies — America.
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A reply to the report of the Earl of Durham / by a colonist. London : R. Bentley, 1839. 91 pages
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Canada — Politics and government. — 1837-1838.
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The colonial policy of Lord John Russell's administration / by Earl Grey. 2nd ed. London : R. Bentley, 1853. 2 v. ; 23 cm.
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Great Britain — Colonies — America.
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The report and despatches of the Earl of Durham, Her Majesty's high commissioner and Governor-General of British North America / by John George Lambton Durham. London : Ridgways, 1839. 423 pages
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Buller, Charles, 1806-1848
Lucas, Charles, Sir, 1853-1931.
Canada — History — Rebellion, 1837-1838
Canada — Politics and government — 1837-1838.
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Canada. General Commission of Enquiry for Crown Lands and Emigration
Minutes of evidence taken under the direction of a General Commission of Enquiry, for Crown Lands and Emigration : appointed on the 21st June, 1838, by the Earl of Durham, High Commissioner, and Governor General of Her Majesty's colonies in North America / Charles Buller, chief commissioner. Quebec, Lower Canada : Printed by J.C. Fisher and W. Kemble, 1839. 414 pages in various pagings ; 31 cm.
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Buller, Charles, 1806-1848
Durham, John George Lambton, Earl of, 1792-1840.
Fisher, J. C. (Québec, Québec)
Kemble, W. (Québec, Québec)
Canada, Lower — History
Canada, Upper — History
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An essay on the re-construction of Her Majesty's government in Canada London : E. Wilson, 1839. 115 pages
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An inquiry into the merits of the principal naval actions, between Great-Britain and the United States : comprising an account of all British and American ships of war, reciprocally captured and destroyed, since the 18th of June 1812 / by William James. Halifax : Printed for the author, by Anthony H. Holland, 1816. 102 pages ; 21 cm.
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Expanded edition published 1817 under the title: A full and correct account of the chief naval occurrences of the late war between Great-Britain and the United States of America ... Errata: pages [iv].
United States — History — War of 1812 — Naval operations
Canada — History — War of 1812 — Naval operations
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Britain redeemed and Canada preserved / by F.A. Wilson. London : Longman, Brown, etc., 1850. 498 pages
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Great Britain — Colonies — America
Canada — History — To 1867.
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Some considerations on this question, whether the British government acted wisely in granting to Canada her present constitution? : with an appendix, containing documents, &c / by a British settler. Montreal : Printed and sold by J. Brown, 1810. 26 pages ; 22 cm.
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Attributed to John Fleming--National Union Catalog pre-1956 imprints. Nullius addictus jurare in verba magistri--Hor.
Canada — Politics and government — 1791-1841 — Addresses, essays, lectures.
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Canada : past, present and future ... containing ten county maps, and one general map of the province, compiled expressly for the work / by William Henry Smith. Toronto : Thomas Maclear, 1851-. 2 v.
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Canada — History
Canada — Geography.
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