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The Father of British Canada: A Chronicle
by William Wood.
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of Carleton, by William Wood. [This is Volume Twelve in the 32-volume Chronicles of Canada, Edited by George M. Wrong and H. H. Langton]
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Title: The Father of British Canada: A Chronicle of Carleton
Author: William Wood
Release Date: November 11, 2003 [EBook #10044]
Language: English
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CHRONICLES OF CANADA Edited by George M. Wrong and H. H. Langton In thirty-two volumes
Volume 12
THE FATHER OF BRITISH CANADA A Chronicle of Carleton
By WILLIAM WOOD TORONTO, 1916
CONTENTS
I. GUY CARLETON, 1724-1759 II. GENERAL MURRAY, 1759-1766 III. GOVERNOR CARLETON, 1766-1774 IV. INVASION, 1776 V. BELEAGUERMENT, 1775-1776 VI. DELIVERANCE, 1776 VII. THE COUNTERSTROKE, 1776-1778 VIII. GUARDING THE LOYALISTS, 1782-1783 IX. FOUNDING MODERN CANADA, 1786-1796 X. 'NUNC DIMITTIS,' 1796-1808
CHAPTER I
GUY CARLETON 1724-1759
Guy Carleton, first Baron Dorchester, was born at Strabane, County Tyrone, on the 3rd of September 1724, the anniversary of Cromwel