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Agnes Maule Machar Thomas Guthrie Marquis. THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY 451520 A ASTOR , LENOX AND TILDEN FOUNDATIONS R 1929 L COPYRIGHT 1903 W. E. SCULL ALL RIGHTS RESERVED IN PREFACE . N attempting to give an account of.
Agnes Maule Machar Thomas Guthrie Marquis. THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY 451520 A ASTOR , LENOX AND TILDEN FOUNDATIONS R 1929 L COPYRIGHT 1903 W. E. SCULL ALL RIGHTS RESERVED IN PREFACE . N attempting to give an account of.
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... give extracts , at some length , from their letters or diaries or speeches that would let them reveal themselves . The authors of this volume are all experienced writers , and in every case in sympathy with the subjects that they treat ...
... give extracts , at some length , from their letters or diaries or speeches that would let them reveal themselves . The authors of this volume are all experienced writers , and in every case in sympathy with the subjects that they treat ...
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... give them , in order to keep them united by a common fear , and under his own influence . They met at Montreal in a great council , and Champlain promised again to join them with his men , while they undertook to muster an army of ...
... give them , in order to keep them united by a common fear , and under his own influence . They met at Montreal in a great council , and Champlain promised again to join them with his men , while they undertook to muster an army of ...
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... give them cleared land on which to settle . They were also to maintain exclusively the Roman Catholic form of religion , and the Huguenots were to be absolutely expelled from the colony . Champlain was one of the Associates , and their ...
... give them cleared land on which to settle . They were also to maintain exclusively the Roman Catholic form of religion , and the Huguenots were to be absolutely expelled from the colony . Champlain was one of the Associates , and their ...
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... give up his enterprise . He sailed with Kirke's squadron for London where he represented the facts to the French ambassador , who secured from the English king the restoration of New France to its original possessor in fulfilment of a ...
... give up his enterprise . He sailed with Kirke's squadron for London where he represented the facts to the French ambassador , who secured from the English king the restoration of New France to its original possessor in fulfilment of a ...
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Abbott Alexander Mackenzie American appointed Assembly attack battle began Brant brave Brock Canadian Canadian Pacific Railway canoes career Cartier Champlain chief Church Clergy Reserves colony command Confederation Council death Dominion Egerton Ryerson election Empire enemies England English expedition father force Fort Frontenac France French friends Frontenac George Brown Governor Haliburton House Hudson's Bay Company Huron Indians inhabitants interest Iroquois journey Kingston Lake land Laurier leader Legislative LENOX AND TILDEN Liberal Lord Durham Lord Elgin Lower Canada Loyalists Minister Ministry Montreal Niagara Nova Scotia once Parliament party passed political Premier Province PUBLIC LIBRARY ASTOR Quebec Railway reached rebellion returned Riel river Royal sailed Salle savages sent ships shore Simcoe Sir Charles Tupper Sir John Macdonald soldiers soon success Tecumseh TILDEN FOUNDATIONS took Toronto troops Upper Canada vessels William Wolfe YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY young
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