3. The Treason Trials of 1838 in Western Upper Canada

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter ia
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword xi
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Contributors xv
6. Maps xvii
7. Abbreviations xix
8. Introduction: Rebellion, Invasion, and the Crisis of the Colonial State in the Canadas, 1837–9 1
9. PART ONE. Upper Canada
10. 1. Trying the Rebels: Emergency Legislation and the Colonial Executive’s Overall Legal Strategy in the Upper Canadian Rebellion 41
11. 2. The Toronto Treason Trials, March–May 1838 62
12. 3. The Treason Trials of 1838 in Western Upper Canada 100
13. 4. The Kingston and London Courts Martial 130
14. 5. The Prince Affair: ‘Gallant Colonel’ or ‘The Windsor Butcher’? 160
15. 6. Patriot Exiles in Van Diemen’s Land 188
16. PART TWO. Lower Canada
17. 7. ‘This Ultimate Resource’: Martial Law and State Repression in Lower Canada, 1837–8 207
18. 8. State Trial by Legislature: The Special Council of Lower Canada, 1838–41 248
19. 9. The General Court Martial at Montreal, 1838–9: Operation and the Irish Comparison 279
20. 10. The Montreal Court Martial, 1838–9: Legal and Constitutional Reflections 325
21. 11. ‘Women’s Work’: Women and Rebellion in Lower Canada, 1837–9 353
22. 12. The Punishment of Transportation as Suffered by the Patriotes Sent to New South Wales 383
23. APPENDICES. Archival Research and Supporting Documents
24. Appendix A. In Pursuit of Rebels at the National Archives of Canada: Beyond the Usual Round-up of Suspect Sources 405
25. Appendix B. Archival Sources in Quebec Relating to the Legal Suppression of the Rebellions of 1837 and 1838 in Lower Canada 428
26. Appendix C. Rebellion Trials Sources in Ontario Archives 452
27. Appendix D. Supporting Documents 459
28. Index 487
29. Backmatter 501