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: 1865-03-14 By: John A. Macdonald, Province of Canada (Parliament) Citation: John A. Macdonald, Drafts of the Quebec Resolutions, final version as debated and adopted in the legislature of the Province of Canada, March 15, 1865 (MG 26 A, Vol. 46, pp. 18210-18216). Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Click for our e-book from which the transcription and footnotes come from: Charles Dumais, The Quebec Resolutions: Including Several Never-Published Preliminary Drafts by George Brown and John A. Macdonald & a Collection of all Previously-Published… Read more John A. Macdonald Papers, The Quebec Resolutions, As Adopted in the Legislature of the Province of Canada (14 March 1865) →
Document Information Date: 1864-12-13 By: Charles Tupper Citation: Letter from Charles Tupper to John A. Macdonald (13 December 1864) in Library and Archives Canada, MG26-A, Vol. 51, 19962-19965. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). [Page 19962] Private Halifax, Dec- 13th 1864. My dear McDonald, I was glad to learn by your note of the 14th that you had quite recovered your health and that Richard was himself again. I was not surprised that the incessant fatigue and mental labour to which you were so long subjected… Read more Letter from Charles Tupper to John A. Macdonald (13 December 1864) →
Document Information Date: 1864-11-23 By: Samuel Tilley Citation: Letter from Samuel L. Tilley to John A. Macdonald (23 November 1864), at the Library and Archives Canada, MG26-A, Vol. 51, 19952-19956. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF).
Document Information Date: 1864-11-16 By: Charles Tupper Citation: Letter from Charles Tupper to Alexander T. Galt (16 November 1864), at the Library and Archives Canada, MG26-A, Vol. 51, 19950-19951. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Montreal Telegraph Company, Connecting with all the Principal Cities and Towns in CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES, Office, Telegraph Building, St. Peter Street. No. of Words…………… No. of Message..[Illegible]…. Quebec, Nov 16 1864 By Telegraph from Halifax 15th To Hon. A T Galt We are quite willing that the [Illegible] as… Read more Letter from Charles Tupper to Alexander Galt (16 November 1864) →
Document Information Date: 1864-11-14 By: John A. Macdonald Citation: Letter from John A. Macdonald to Charles Tupper (14 November 1864) in Library and Archives Canada, MG26-A, Vol. 51, 19945-19947. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). [Page 19945] Copy Quebec, Nov 14/64. Private My dear Tupper, I am sorry I was too unwell to join in the Toronto festivities or escort you to Niagara. We have settled that our Legislature shall meet on January 19th, and intend to press the Federation resolutions through without delay. Canada, on… Read more Letter from John A. Macdonald to Charles Tupper (14 November 1864) →
Document Information Date: 1864-11-10 By: Samuel Tilley Citation: Letter from Samuel L. Tilley to Alexander T. Galt (10 November 1864), at the Library and Archives Canada, MG26-A, Vol. 51, 19943-19944. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). [78’] Montreal Telegraph Company, Connecting with all the Principal Cities and Towns in CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES, Office, Telegraph Building, St. Peter Street. No. of Words…………… No. of Message……54…. Quebec, Nov 10 1864 By Telegraph from St. John NB To A T Galt Formerly we collected stumpage in words… Read more Letter from Samuel Tilley to Alexander Galt (10 November 1864) →
Document Information Date: 1864-10-29 By: The Examiner (Charlottetown) Citation: “Report of the Quebec Conference on the Question of Colonial Union,” The Examiner (14 November 1864).[1] Other formats: Click here to view the original document (PDF). Notes: Endnotes are from Charles Dumais, The Quebec Resolutions: Including Several Never-Published Preliminary Drafts by George Brown and John A. Macdonald & a Collection of all Previously-Published Primary Documents Relating to the Conference, Second Edition (Calgary: Canadian Constitution Foundation, 2025). Report of the Quebec Conference on the Question of Colonial Union. The best interests and… Read more Hon. Edward Whelan’s (PEI) Draft of Quebec Resolutions, as Corrected in Montreal (29 October 1864) →