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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The Crown and the confederation : three letters to the Hon. John Alexander McDonald, attorney general for Upper Canada / by a backwoodsman. Montreal : J. Lovell, 1864. 36 pages
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Finis coronat?
Canada — Politics and government — 1841-1867.
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Correspondence between the Hon. W.H. Draper & the Hon. R.E. Caron : and, between the Hon. R.E. Caron, and the Honbles. L.H. Lafontaine & A.N. Morin, referred to in a recent debate in the Legislative Assembly : containing many suppressed letters Montreal : Desbarats & Derbishire, 1846. 36 pages
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Caron, R. E. (René Edouard), 1800-1876
Lafontaine, L. H. (Louis Hippolyte), Sir, 1807-1864.
Canada — Politics and government — 1841-1867.
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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 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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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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Historical view of the Commission for enquiring into the losses, services, and claims of the American Loyalists, at the close of the war between Great Britain and her colonies in 1783 : with an account of the compensation granted to them by Parliament in / by John Eardley-Wilmot. London : Printed by J. Nichols, Son, and Bentley, 1815. 203 pages : illustrations
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'Their loyalty they kept, their love, their zeal, nor number ...'--Milton. Tables. Includes index.
American loyalists
United Empire loyalists.
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Report ... laid before both Houses of parliament by order of his Excellency, the Governor General / Canada. Ottawa : G.E. Desbarats, 1866. 184 pages
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St. Lawrence and Lake Champlain canal
Proceedings of public meetings held at Bytown, Oct. 3rd and 10th, 1849 Bytown : Gazette Off., 1849. 16 pages
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A letter on the bill for quieting titles to real estate in Upper Canada : addressed to the Hon. John A. Macdonald, Attorney-General for Upper Canada / by Oliver Mowat. Toronto : Globe, 1865. 21 pages
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Land titles — Canada
Land tenure — Law and legislation — Canada.
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The life and correspondence of Charles Lord Metcalfe ; late governor-general of Canada : from unpublished letters and journals preserved by himself, his family, and his friends / John William Kaye. London : Richard Bentley, 1854. 2 v.
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Canadian Executive Committee for the Paris Exhibition (1855)
Canada at the Universal Exhibition of 1855 / Canadian Executive Committee for the Paris Exhibition. Toronto : J. Lovell, 1856. 463 pages : illustrations, maps, plans.
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Printed by order of the Legislative Assembly. Tables. Certain sections have special title pages.
Hunt, Thomas Sterry, 1826-1892
Logan, W. E. (William Edmond), Sir, 1798-1875
Taché, J. C. (Joseph-Charles), 1820-1894.
Canadian Executive Committee for the Paris Exhibition (1855)
Geology — Canada
Natural resources — Canada
Exhibitions — France — Paris
Canada.
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Upper Canada. Lieutenant-Governor (1836-1838 : Head)
The speeches, messages, and replies of His Excellency Sir Francis Bond Head, K.C.H. lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada : accompanied by an extract from a despatch of His Excellency to Lord Glenelg : together with introductory remarks, and a brief biograp / Upper Canada. Toronto : H. Rowsell, 1836. 72 pages ; 21 cm.
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Head, Francis B. (Francis Bond), 1793-1875.
Ontario — Politics and government — 1791-1841
Canada — Politics and government — 1791-1841.
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A narrative of the capture and destruction of the steamer 'Caroline' and her descent over the falls of Niagara on the 29th of December, 1837, with a correspodence / by Rear-Admiral. London : Spottiswoode & Co., 1864.
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Lower Canada. Legislature. House of Assembly
Proceedings in the Assembly of Lower Canada on the rules of practice of the courts of justice, and the empeachments of Jonathan Sewell and James Monk, Esquires Quebec : 1814. 64 pages ; 25 cm.
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Issued also in French. Printed by order of the House. Includes: Report of a Committee Appointed to Examine Particularly the Rules of Practice of the Courts of Justice in this Province ...(pages 6-43.
Court rules — Quebec (Province)
Judicial power — Quebec (Province)
Justice, Administration of — Quebec (Province)
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A letter to the Earl of Chatham i.e. William Pitt, on the Quebec bill / by William Meredith. London : Printed for T. Cadell, 1774. 36 pages
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Attributed to William Meredith--National Union Catalog pre-1956 imprints. Authorship has also been attributed to Thomas Lyttelton, second Baron Lyttelton.
Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778.
Quebec Act, 1774
Great Britain — Colonies — Administration — America
Canada — Politics and government — 1763-1791.
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A general history of the British Empire in America : containing an historical, political, and commercial view of the English settlements ; including all the countries in North-America, and the West-Indies, ceded by the Peace of Paris / by Mr. Wynne i.e. John Huddlestone Wynne. London : Printed for W. Richardson and L. Urquhart, 1770. 514 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm.
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Fortia facta patrum ... Virg. Aen. I. 641.
America — Discovery and exploration
United States — History
Canada — History — To 1763 (New France).
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Debates of the House of Commons in the year 1774, on the bill for making more effectual provision for the government of the province of Quebec : drawn up from the notes of the Right Honourable Sir Henry Cavendish, bart., member for Lostwithiel, now first / Henry Cavendish. London : Ridgway, 1839. 305 pages
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At head of title: Government of Canada. With a map of Canada, copied from the second edition of Mitchell's map of North America, referred to in the debates.
Cavendish, Henry, Sir, 1732-1804
Wright, J. (John), 1770?-1844.
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons.
Constitutional law — Canada
Canada — Politics and government — 1763-1791.
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Voyages from Asia to America, for completing the discoveries of the north west coast of America : to which is prefixed, a summary of the voyages made by the Russians on the frozen sea, in search of a north east passage : serving as an explanation of a map / translated from the High Dutch of S. i.e. G. Muller ; with the addition of three new maps by Thomas Jefferys. London : Printed for T. Jefferys, 1761. 76 pages
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Discoveries in geography — Russian
Northeast Passage
Northwest Coast of North America.
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Collection of voyages and travels3d ed London : pr. By assignment from Messrs. Churchill, for H. Lintot etc, 1744-46. v.
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Short discovery of the coast and continent of America(In Osborne, T. A collection of voyages and travelsLondon, 1745. F. v.2, p.733-778. maps)
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bound with Warren, J. etc.
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An account of the European settlements in America : in six parts The second edition, with improvements. London : Printed for R. and J. Dodsley, 1758. 2 v., 324 pages
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Attributed to Edmund Burke--National union catalog pre-1956 imprints. Also attributed to William Burke--Dictionary of national biography. Each part contains an accurate description of the settlements in it, their extent, climate, productions, trade
America — Discovery and exploration — Portuguese
America — Discovery and exploration — Spanish.
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History of the rise, progress, and establishment of the independence of the United States of America1st ed London : Charles Dilly…and James Buckland, 1788. v.
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