Month: December 1866

John A. Macdonald Fonds, Drafts of the London Resolutions – [Scrap Resolution 43(b): Galt’s Amendment Notice] (December 1866)

Document Information Date: 1866-12 By: Hewitt Bernard, John A. Macdonald, British North American Delegates Citation: John A. Macdonald Fonds, Drafts of the London Resolutions – [Scrap Resolution 43(b): Galt’s Amendment Notice] , December 24, 1866 (MG 26 A, Vol. 47/1, p. 18270). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Note: The dating of the draft remains uncertain. More study of the draft is required and is being undertaken by our team. Only a rough transcription has been completed and we hope to decipher the remaining text in… Read more John A. Macdonald Fonds, Drafts of the London Resolutions – [Scrap Resolution 43(b): Galt’s Amendment Notice] (December 1866)

John A. Macdonald Fonds, Drafts of the London Resolutions – Version 4 [Scrap Resolution: Section 43] (22 December 1866)

Document Information Date: 1866-12-22 By: Hewitt Bernard, John A. Macdonald, British North American Delegates Citation: John A. Macdonald Fonds, Drafts of the London Resolutions – Version 4 [Scrap Resolution: Section 43], December 22, 1866 (MG 26 A, Vol. 47/1, p. 18267). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Note: Only a rough transcription has been completed and we hope to decipher the remaining text in the near future. Please check back for updates. Note: This document was found in the following grouping of documents. 18267 43 1st… Read more John A. Macdonald Fonds, Drafts of the London Resolutions – Version 4 [Scrap Resolution: Section 43] (22 December 1866)

John A. Macdonald Fonds, Drafts of the London Resolutions – Penultimate Draft, scrap resolutions (20-24 December 1866)

Document Information Date: 1866-12-20 – 1866-12-24 By: John A. Macdonald, British North American Delegates Citation: John A. Macdonald Fonds, Drafts of the London Resolutions – Penultimate Draft, scrap resolutions, December 20-24th 1866 (MG 26 A, Vol. 47/1, pp. 18268-18273, 18275-18279, 18301-18302).[1] Other formats: To view the original documents, click on the links in the document, and then view the original document from there. Notes: The following version is an amalgamation of twelve documents [click the titles of each document to access the originals rather than this amalgamated version]. These documents… Read more John A. Macdonald Fonds, Drafts of the London Resolutions – Penultimate Draft, scrap resolutions (20-24 December 1866)

John A. Macdonald Fonds, Drafts of the London Resolutions – Scrap Resolution: Peace, Order, and Good Government (20 December 1866)

Document Information Date: 1866-12-20 By: Hewitt Bernard, John A. Macdonald, British North American Delegates Citation: John A. Macdonald Fonds, Drafts of the London Resolutions – Scrap Resolution: Peace, Order, and Good Government, December 20th, 1866 (MG 26 A, Vol. 47/1, p. 18301). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Note: Only a rough transcription has been completed and we hope to decipher the remaining text in the near future. Please check back for updates. 18301 General [Confederate] Parliament shall have the General [illegible] of Legislation for the… Read more John A. Macdonald Fonds, Drafts of the London Resolutions – Scrap Resolution: Peace, Order, and Good Government (20 December 1866)

John A. Macdonald Fonds, Drafts of the London Resolutions – Scrap Resolution: Amendment to Sec. 38, Subsection 29 (20 December 1866)

Document Information Date: 1866-12-20 By: Hewitt Bernard, John A. Macdonald, British North American Delegates Citation: John A. Macdonald Fonds, Drafts of the London Resolutions – Scrap Resolution: Amendment to Sec. 38, Subsection 29, December 20th, 1866 (MG 26 A, Vol. 47/1, p. 18302). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Note: Only a rough transcription has been completed and we hope to decipher the remaining text in the near future. Please check back for updates. 18302 to be added to Sec. 38 Sec. 29 and the power… Read more John A. Macdonald Fonds, Drafts of the London Resolutions – Scrap Resolution: Amendment to Sec. 38, Subsection 29 (20 December 1866)

John A. Macdonald Fonds, Drafts of the London Resolutions – Scrap Resolution: uniformity of laws, amendment (20 December 1866)

Document Information Date: 1866-12-20 By: Hewitt Bernard, John A. Macdonald, British North American Delegates Citation: John A. Macdonald Fonds, Drafts of the London Resolutions – Scrap Resolution: uniformity of laws, amendment, December 20th, 1866 (MG 26 A, Vol. 47/1, p. 18302). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). 18302 Sec. 29 to be added to Sec. 38: And the power of repealing, amending or altering such laws shall thenceforward remain with the General Government only— [illegible] Mr. McCully

John A. Macdonald Fonds, Drafts of the London Resolutions – [Scrap Resolution: Intercolonial Railway] (20 December 1866)

Document Information Date: 1866-12-20 By: Hewitt Bernard, John A. Macdonald, British North American Delegates Citation: John A. Macdonald Fonds, Drafts of the London Resolutions – [Scrap Resolution: Intercolonial Railway] , December 20, 1866 (MG 26 A, Vol. 47/1, p. 18278). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Note: Only a rough transcription has been completed and we hope to decipher the remaining text in the near future. Please check back for updates. Note: This document was found in the following grouping of documents. 18278 [illegible notes in… Read more John A. Macdonald Fonds, Drafts of the London Resolutions – [Scrap Resolution: Intercolonial Railway] (20 December 1866)

Diary Entry from the 4th Earl of Carnarvon (20 December 1866)

Document Information Date: 1866-12-20 By: Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon Citation: Diary Entry from the 4th Earl of Carnarvon (20 December 1866). Other formats: N/A Tuesday 20 December (Highclere) Canadian delegates arrived 19 December. Macdonald went. He said that the conferences of the delegates would probably be over by Saturday. I told him that the two main difficulties which I foresaw were 1. the guarantee question — to which he said that they only wanted what Cardwell had promised. 2. the position of the N. Scotian legislature. He said… Read more Diary Entry from the 4th Earl of Carnarvon (20 December 1866)