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Date: 1865-05-31
By: Arthur Gordon
Citation: Despatch from Lieutenant Governor Arthur Gordon to Lieutenant Governor Richard Graves Macdonnell (31 May 1865) in Journal and Proceedings of the House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Appendix No. 10–Union of the Colonies (1866).
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Fredericton, 31st May, 1865.

SIR,—

I have the honor to enclose herewith for Your Excellency’s information, a copy of an address presented to me by the House of Assembly of this Province, with reference to the appointment of a Delegation to confer with Delegates from Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, with a view to an Union of the Maritime Provinces, as also a copy of my answer.

I have, &c.,

(Signed) ARTHUR GORDON.

Sir R. G. MACDONNELL.