Document Information Date: 1866-07-13 By: Colonial Office (UK) Citation: Memorandum, Colonial Office, North American Confederation (July 13, 1866), London (UK), The National Archives (CO 880/4/4). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Printed for the use of the Colonial Office. July 13, 1866. CONFIDENTIAL. North American Confederation. IT is expected that before the end of this month Delegates from the North American Provinces will arrive in England to settle with the Government a scheme of Confederation. For this, Imperial legislation is necessary. It is impossible to pass a… Read more Memorandum, Colonial Office, “North American Confederation” (13 July 1866) →
Document Information Date: 1866-06-26 By: Province of Canada (Parliament) Citation: Province of Canada, Parliament, Scrapbook Debates, 8th Parl, 5th Sess, 1866 at 2-43*. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). *These pages follow the 1866 Scrapbook Debates proceedings as a stand-alone document. LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY TUESDAY June 26, 1866 In Committee of Ways and Means, Alexander Galt [Sherbrooke, Minister of Finance] made his financial statement as follows:—Mr. Chairman, when I last had the honor of addressing the Committee with reference to the financial position of the province, it… Read more Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Scrapbook Debates [Committee of Ways and Means], 8th Parl, 5th Sess, (26 June 1866) →
Document Information Date: 1866-06-22 By: Viscount Monck Citation: Letter from Viscount Monck to John A. Macdonald (22 June 1866), MG26-A, Vol. 51, 20230-20233]. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). 20230 Confidential. June 22, 1866. My dear Macdonald There is only one point in your note, just received, on which I desire to set myself right. I never meant to imply I certainly did not express that I entertained any doubt of your sincerity or that of your colleagues with regard to the question of Union. What… Read more Letter from Viscount Monck to John A. Macdonald, Response re Local Constitutions (22 June 1866) →
Document Information Date: 1866-06-22 By: John A. Macdonald Citation: Letter from John A. Macdonald to Viscount Monck (22 June 1866) [Library and Archives Canada, MG26-A, Vol. 51, 20216-20221)]. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Note: There is also a draft of this letter (PDF). 20216 Copy Confidential June 22nd 1866 My dear Lord Monck, I received your note yesterday afternoon, and I must say that it has distressed me greatly. I regret very much that you should feel yourself forced from a sense of duty to… Read more Letter from John A. Macdonald to Viscount Monck re Local Constitutions (22 June 1866) →
Document Information Date: 1866-06-21 By: Viscount Monck Citation: Letter from Viscount Monck to John A. Macdonald (22 June 1866), MG26-A, Vol. 51, 20211-20215]. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). 20211 Confidential June 21, 1866. My dear Macdonald, I am getting so uneasy at the inaction in Parliament with respect to the completion of our portion of the Union plan, that I feel compelled to put you in possession of the strong opinion I entertain on the question, and of the course of conduct in reference to… Read more Letter from Viscount Monck to John A. Macdonald, Urging Haste on Local Constitutions (21 June 1866) →
Document Information Date: 1866-06-17 By: Charles Tupper Citation: Letter from Charles Tupper to John A. Macdonald (17 June 1866), MG26-A, Vol. 51, 20200-20203]. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF).
Document Information Date: 1866-06-06 By: Viscount Monck, Governor General Citation: Memorandum from Governor General Monck to Canadians (6 June 1866) [re Necessity of completing the Confederation measure during present session of Canadian Parliament.] Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). 19827 Confidential Memorandum The Governor General desires to lay before the members of the Executive Council the strong opinion he entertains as to the imperative necessity which exists for concluding what remains to be done in the Canadian Parliament in order to complete the plan for the… Read more Memorandum from Governor General Monck to Canadians re Necessity of Completing the Confederation Measure (6 June 1866) →
Document Information Date: 1865-04-01 By: Edward Cardwell Citation: Letter from Hon. Edward Cardwell to Lieutenant-Governor Arthur Gordon (1 April 1865), Viscount Edward Cardwell: Papers, London (UK), The National Archives (PRO 30/48/39). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF).