British Supremacy & Canadian Self-Government, 1839-1854

by J. L. Morison

[[1]] I disregard Cathcart's tenure of office. For all practical purposes it was merely that of an acting governor.

[[2]] Instructions to the Right Hon. C. Poulett Thomson, 7 September, 1839.

[[3]] Ibid.

[[4]] Lord John Russell to the Rt. Hon. C. Poulett Thomson, 14 October, 1839.

[[5]] Lord John Russell to the Right Hon. C. P. Thomson, 16 October, 1839.