Newspapers- 1818-1857
Description
- Sponsors
This item is a part of the 1812 History digitization project. This project was made possible with the support of the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canadian Culture Online Strategy.- Media Type
- Text
- Item Type
- Periodicals
- Description
- Includes the following newspapers:
-Upper Canada Phoenix,Dundas U.C.-June 1818,
-Hamilton Gazette-1845-Dec.31; 1846-Feb.26,
-Hamilton Spectator & Journal of Commerce 1852 Feb.11,
-The Canadian,Hamilton C.W.-1853-Jan.26,June 1,Nov.5,
-The Journal Hamilton C.W.-1853-June 7
-Brantford County Herald,Brantford C.W.-1853-April 6,
-Tri-Weekly Morning Herald,Brantford C.W.1856-March 20,
-The Daily Spectator and Journal of Commerce,Hamilton C.W.-1857-March 13,16,
The Upper Canada Phoenix newspaper includes a letter to the editor by James Crooks, a response to James Durand's complaint of not being named in the Commission of the Peace, which also describes his experience during the Battle of Fort George and a few details on the Battle of Queenston Heights. He describes his travels to and from the battle sites including an encounter with General Dearborn and the American troops on his way back from visiting General Vincent and Colonel Harvey at twelve mile creek.This paper also contains an ad for Robert Gourlay, a proclaimed radical who was ardently against the Family Compact in Upper Canada. - Notes
- All newspapers are not currently digitized in full. Please contact the museum if you would like to know more about one of the included papers.
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- 987.5.244
- Language of Item
- English
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