[[35]] Poulett Scrope, p. 205.
[[36]] The Kingston Chronicle and Gazette, 12 February, 1841. "A powerful struggle will be made at the next election to secure the return of representatives, who will coincide with the views of the French party in the Lower Province."
[[37]] Sydenham to Russell, 26 February, 1841.
[[38]] Ibid., 1 June, 1841.
[[39]] Poulett Scrope, p. 217. As the Canadian portion of the biography was the work of Sydenham's secretary, Murdoch, it carries with it considerable authority. Murdoch was, indeed, one of the most competent of the men round Sydenham.