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William Renwick Riddell. The Life of John Graves Simcoe
The Life of John Graves Simcoe
Table of Contents
Preface
CHAPTER I. Birth and Descent
Footnote
ADDITIONAL NOTE
CHAPTER II. Education and Early Military Life
Footnote
CHAPTER III. The Queen’s Rangers
Footnote
CHAPTER IV. Life in England
Footnote
FRAGMENT. I
II
III
IV
ADDITIONAL NOTE
To Lieutenant-Colonel Simcoe, XVII
CHAPTER V. Upper Canada of Simcoe’s Time
Footnote
CHAPTER VI. The Constitutional Act
Footnote
CHAPTER VII. Needs of the Province
Footnote
CHAPTER VIII. Simcoe in Canada
Footnote
CHAPTER IX. The Executive Council
Footnote
CHAPTER X. Sojourn in Kingston
Footnote
CHAPTER XI. Early Days in Niagara
Footnote
CHAPTER XII. First Session of Legislature
Footnote
CHAPTER XIII. Provincial Matters of Import
Footnote
CHAPTER XIV. The Second Session
Footnote
CHAPTER XV. Defences and Fortifications
Footnote
CHAPTER XVI. The Third Session
Footnote
CHAPTER XVII. War Clouds Dispersed
Footnote
CHAPTER XVIII. The Fourth Session
Footnote
CHAPTER XIX. La Rochefoucault at Newark
Footnote
CHAPTER XX. The Fifth Session
Footnote
CHAPTER XXI. Good-Bye to Canada—In England Again
Footnote
CHAPTER XXII. Simcoe’s Latter Days
Footnote
CHAPTER XXIII. Finances of the Province
Footnote
CHAPTER XXIV. Religion and Education
Footnote
CHAPTER XXV. Ills, Antidotes and Menus
Footnote
CHAPTER XXVI. Simcoe’s Executive Council
Footnote
CHAPTER XXVII. Members Legislative Council
Footnote
CHAPTER XXVIII. Members Legislative Assembly
Footnote
GENERAL NOTE
CHAPTER XXIX. Simcoe as a Freemason
Footnote
Index
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William Renwick Riddell
Published by Good Press, 2021
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