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Elgin
to Earl Grey, April 30, 1849
Document Summary:
Elgin informs Grey of the differences in opinion between (what
had previously been) Upper and Lower Canada on his giving assent
to the Rebellion Losses Bill. Sentiment in Upper Canada
is violently opposed and views the bill as allowing the "Frenchmen"
to force their institutions on the British minority in Lower Canada.
Elgin also describes the harassment he received and the burning
of Parliament.
This document also contains an extract
from the Montreal Gazette and other appendices with
papers relating to the Rebellion Losses
Bill and the violence that followed it.
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