Draught of Carleton's Report to the Earl of Hillsborough, March 6, 1768

Wills Hill, Earl of Hillsborough, was secretary of state for the colonies from 1768 to 1772.

Document Summary:
A lengthy document, this draught of a report by Carleton contains the key phrase:

"…His Excellency has thought fit to mention only one method of settling the laws of this province, which he strongly recommends to his Majesty, as the only way of doing justice and giving satisfaction to the Canadians, which is, to continue the laws of England with respect to criminal matters, but to revive the whole body of the French laws that were in use there before the conquest with respect to civil matters…."