Category: Archival Materials

John A. Macdonald Fonds, Drafts of the British North America Act, 1867 – Loose [Bernard?] Conference Notes (3 February 1867)

Document Information Date: 1867-02-03 By: Hewitt Bernard, John A. Macdonald, British North American Delegates Citation: John A. Macdonald Fonds, Drafts of the British North America Act, 1867 – Loose [Bernard?] Conference Notes , February 3rd, 1867 (MG 26, A, Vol. 47/1, pp. 18323-18328). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Notes: Only a rough transcription has been completed and we hope to decipher the remaining text in the near future. Please check back for updates. 18323 Oath Sched A H of C. 83 [illegible] 3d Feb. C… Read more John A. Macdonald Fonds, Drafts of the British North America Act, 1867 – Loose [Bernard?] Conference Notes (3 February 1867)

John A. Macdonald Fonds, Drafts of the British North America Act, 1867 – fourth working draft, later version, copy 2 [n.d.]

Document Information Date: n.d. By: n.a. Citation: John A. Macdonald Fonds, Drafts of the British North America Act, 1867 – fourth working draft, later version, copy 2, n.d. (MG 26, A, Vol. 49/1, pp. 19368-19398). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Notes: The transcription still needs to be verified for accuracy. 19368[218] [Checkmark] (Confidential.) A BILL To provide for the Union and Government of British North America. WHEREAS the Provinces of CANADA, NOVA SCOTIA, and NEW BRUNSWICK have expressed their desire to form a Federal Union… Read more John A. Macdonald Fonds, Drafts of the British North America Act, 1867 – fourth working draft, later version, copy 2 [n.d.]

John A. Macdonald Fonds, Drafts of the British North America Act, 1867 – local constitutions drafts revised package, Alexander Galt’s copy [n.d.]

Document Information Date: n.d. By: n.a. Citation: John A. Macdonald Fonds, Drafts of the British North America Act, 1867 – local constitutions drafts revised package, Alexander Galt’s copy, n.d. (MG 26, A, Vol. 49/2, pp. 19557-19575). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Notes: The transcription still needs to be verified for accuracy. 19557 [408] [Illegible] 33 LOCAL CONSTITUTIONS. THE EXECUTIVE. 84.—For each of the Provinces of Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick, there shall be an officer, styled the Lieutenant-Governor, to be appointed by the… Read more John A. Macdonald Fonds, Drafts of the British North America Act, 1867 – local constitutions drafts revised package, Alexander Galt’s copy [n.d.]

John A. Macdonald Fonds, Drafts of the British North America Act, 1867 – fourth working draft, early version [n.d.]

Document Information Date: n.d. By: n.a. Citation: John A. Macdonald Fonds, Drafts of the British North America Act, 1867 – fourth working draft, early version, n.d. (MG 26, A, Vol. 49/1, pp. 19150-19181). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Notes: The transcription still needs to be verified for accuracy. (Confidential.) WHEREAS the Provinces of CANADA, NOVA SCOTIA, and NEW BRUNSWICK have expressed their desire to form a Federal Union under the British Crown, for the purposes of Government and Legislation, based upon the principles of the… Read more John A. Macdonald Fonds, Drafts of the British North America Act, 1867 – fourth working draft, early version [n.d.]

John A. Macdonald Fonds, Drafts of the British North America Act, 1867 – fourth working draft, final version [n.d.]

Document Information Date: n.d. By: n.a. Citation: John A. Macdonald Fonds, Drafts of the British North America Act, 1867 – fourth working draft, final version, n.d. (MG 26, A, Vol. 49/2, pp. 19614-19664). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Notes: The transcription still needs to be verified for accuracy. 19614 [468] [4th draft] (Confidential.) A BILL To provide for the Union and Government of British North America. WHEREAS the Provinces of CANADA, NOVA SCOTIA, and NEW BRUNSWICK have expressed their desire to form a Federal Union… Read more John A. Macdonald Fonds, Drafts of the British North America Act, 1867 – fourth working draft, final version [n.d.]

John A. Macdonald Fonds, Drafts of the British North America Act, 1867 – fourth working draft, later version, duplicate Copy [n.d.]

Document Information Date: n.d. By: n.a. Citation: John A. Macdonald Fonds, Drafts of the British North America Act, 1867 – fourth working draft, later Version, duplicate Copy, n.d. (MG 26, A, Vol. 54, pp. 21647-21677). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Notes: The transcription still needs to be verified for accuracy. [80]21647 [Duplicate 7 ILLEGIBLE] [London Conference IV. p. 187] [ILLEGIBLE with complete drafts] (Confidential.) A BILL To provide for the Union and Government of British North America. WHEREAS the Provinces of CANADA, NOVA SCOTIA, and… Read more John A. Macdonald Fonds, Drafts of the British North America Act, 1867 – fourth working draft, later version, duplicate Copy [n.d.]

John A. Macdonald Fonds, Drafts of the British North America Act, 1867 – local constitutions drafts early package [n.d.]

Document Information Date: n.d. By: n.a. Citation: John A. Macdonald Fonds, Drafts of the British North America Act, 1867 – local constitutions drafts early package, n.d. (MG 26, A, Vol. 49/2, pp. 19451-19461). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Notes: The transcription still needs to be verified for accuracy. 19451[302] LOCAL GOVERNMENT. 1. For each of the Provinces there shall be an Executive Officer styled the [Lieutenant] Governor, who shall be appointed by the Governor General in Council, under the Great Seal of the [ILLEGIBLE Union]… Read more John A. Macdonald Fonds, Drafts of the British North America Act, 1867 – local constitutions drafts early package [n.d.]

John A. Macdonald Fonds, Drafts of the British North America Act, 1867 – local constitutions drafts revised package [n.d.]

Document Information Date: n.d. By: n.a. Citation: John A. Macdonald Fonds, Drafts of the British North America Act, 1867 – local constitutions drafts revised package, n.d. (MG 26, A, Vol. 49/2, pp. 19500-19518). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Notes: The transcription still needs to be verified for accuracy. 19500 [351] 33 LOCAL CONSTITUTIONS. THE EXECUTIVE. 84.—For each of the Provinces of Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick, there shall be an officer, styled the Lieutenant-Governor, to be appointed by the Governor-General in Council, under… Read more John A. Macdonald Fonds, Drafts of the British North America Act, 1867 – local constitutions drafts revised package [n.d.]