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Canadian State Trials, Volume II

Rebellion and Invasion in the Canadas, 1837-1839
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Language: English
Published/Copyright: 2002

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This second volume of the Canadian State Trials series focuses on the largest state security crisis in 19th century Canada: the rebellions of 1837-1838 and associated patriot invasions in Upper and Lower Canada (Ontario and Québec).

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Greenwood F. Murray :

The late Frank Murray Greenwood was Associate Professor Emeritus of History at the University of British Columbia.

Wright Barry :

Barry Wright is a professor emeritus of law and history at Carleton University.

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    Frontmatter

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    Contents

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    Foreword

    xi
    R. Roy McMurtry and Peter N. Oliver
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    Acknowledgments

    xiii
    Barry Wright
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    Contributors

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    Maps

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    Abbreviations

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    Introduction: Rebellion, Invasion, and the Crisis of the Colonial State in the Canadas, 1837–9

    1
    F. Murray Greenwood and Barry Wright
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  • PART ONE. Upper Canada
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    1. Trying the Rebels: Emergency Legislation and the Colonial Executive’s Overall Legal Strategy in the Upper Canadian Rebellion

    41
    Rainer Baehre
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    2. The Toronto Treason Trials, March–May 1838

    62
    Paul Romney and Barry Wright
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    3. The Treason Trials of 1838 in Western Upper Canada

    100
    Colin Read
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    4. The Kingston and London Courts Martial

    130
    Barry Wright
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    5. The Prince Affair: ‘Gallant Colonel’ or ‘The Windsor Butcher’?

    160
    F. Murray Greenwood
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    6. Patriot Exiles in Van Diemen’s Land

    188
    Cassandra Pybus
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  • PART TWO. Lower Canada
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    7. ‘This Ultimate Resource’: Martial Law and State Repression in Lower Canada, 1837–8

    207
    Jean-Marie Fecteau
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    8. State Trial by Legislature: The Special Council of Lower Canada, 1838–41

    248
    Steven Watt
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    9. The General Court Martial at Montreal, 1838–9: Operation and the Irish Comparison

    279
    F. Murray Greenwood
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    10. The Montreal Court Martial, 1838–9: Legal and Constitutional Reflections

    325
    F. Murray Greenwood
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    11. ‘Women’s Work’: Women and Rebellion in Lower Canada, 1837–9

    353
    Beverley Boissery and Carla Paterson
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    12. The Punishment of Transportation as Suffered by the Patriotes Sent to New South Wales

    383
    Beverley Boissery
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  • APPENDICES. Archival Research and Supporting Documents
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    Appendix A. In Pursuit of Rebels at the National Archives of Canada: Beyond the Usual Round-up of Suspect Sources

    405
    Patricia Kennedy
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    Appendix B. Archival Sources in Quebec Relating to the Legal Suppression of the Rebellions of 1837 and 1838 in Lower Canada

    428
    James Lambert
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    Appendix C. Rebellion Trials Sources in Ontario Archives

    452
    Susan Lewthwaite
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    Appendix D. Supporting Documents

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    Index

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    Backmatter

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