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118
  Winks,
The Civil War Years
, p. 319.

119
  Ibid., p. 345.

120
  Seward to Russell, October 24, 1864. Copy to Monck. LAC.
Monck Papers
. RG7. G5. Vol. 69.

121
  
Seward to Burnley, January 10, 1865. LAC.
Monck Papers
. CIHM no. 51406.

122
  
Toronto Leader
, January 5, 1864.

123
  Swinyard to Macdonald, December 31, 1864. LAC.
Macdonald Papers
. MG26-A. Vol. 56.

CHAPTER FIVE: GEORGE BROWN AND THE IMPROBABLE NATION

1
  J.M.S. Careless,
Brown of the Globe
. Vol. 2, p. 127.

2
  Oscar D. Skelton,
Life and Times of Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt
, pp. 79–82.

3
  Bruce Knox, “Conservative Imperialism,” p. 334.

4
  Ged Martin, “Launching Canadian Confederation: Means to Ends,” p. 586.

5
  Donald Creighton, “The United States and Canadian Confederation,” p. 210.

6
  Knox, “Conservative Imperialism,” p. 334.

7
  Ibid.

8
  Lytton to Head, December 12, 1858. LAC.
Head Papers
. Reel M-194.

9
  Knox, “Conservative Imperialism,” p. 341.

10
  J.M.S. Careless,
Brown of the Globe
. Vol. 1, p. 253.

11
  Ibid., p. 320.

12
  Ibid., p. 321.

13
  J.A. Gibson, “The Colonial Office View of Canadian Federation,” p. 296.

14
  Creighton,
John A. Macdonald
. Vol. 1, pp. 291–93.

15
  Monck to Newcastle, August 4, 1862. LAC.
Monck Papers
. RG7. G6. Vol. 9.

16
  
London Times
, June 6, 1862.
New York Tribune
, May 29, 1862.

17
  D.M.L. Farr,
The Colonial Office and Canada
, p. 9.

18
  Newcastle to Monck, July 22, 1862. LAC.
Monck Papers
. RG7. G6. Vol. 9.

19
  Lyons to Monck, February 25, 1862. LAC.
Monck Papers
. Reel A-756; and Lyons to Monck, February 27, 1862. LAC.
Monck Papers
. Reel A-756.

20
  Lyons to Monck, February 27, 1862. LAC.
Monck Papers
. Reel A-756.

21
  
Globe
, January 27, 1864.

22
  Careless,
Brown of the Globe
. Vol. 2, p. 120.

23
  Ibid., p. 122.

24
  C.P. Stacey, “Britain’s Withdrawal from North America.”

25
  Kenneth Bourne,
Britain and the Balance of Power in North America
, p. 256.

26
  
Toronto Leader
, June 18, 1864.

27
  
Gettysburg Address. Cited in White,
A. Lincoln
, p. 605.

28
  Rod Preece, “The Political Wisdom of Sir John A. Macdonald,” p. 460.

29
  Edmund Burke,
Reflections on the Revolution in France
, p. 19.

30
  Preece, “The Political Wisdom of Sir John A. Macdonald,” p. 468.

31
  P.B. Waite,
The Confederation Debates in the Province of Canada
, p. 155.

32
  Joseph Pope,
Documents on the Confederation of British North America
, p. 57.

33
  Christopher Moore,
1867
, p. 41.

34
  Edmund Burke, speech to the voters of Bristol. Connor Cruise O’Brien,
The Great Melody
, p. 75.

35
  Waite,
Confederation Debates in the Province of Canada
, p. 59.

36
  Ibid., p. 60.

37
  Ibid., p. 131.

38
  Ibid., p. 86.

39
  Ibid., p. 60.

40
  Brown to Anne Brown, September 13, 1864. LAC.
Brown Papers
. MG27. ID8. Vol. 2.

41
  
Globe
, September 21, 1864.

42
  Ibid.

43
  
Globe
, November 3, 1864.

44
  C.P. Stacey,
Canada and the British Army
, p. 158.

45
  Ibid., p. 167.

46
  Cardwell to Monck, October 30, 1864. LAC.
Monck Papers
. MG27. IB2. Vol. 1.

47
  Bourne,
Britain and the Balance of Power in North America, 1815–1908
, p. 265.

48
  Monck to Cardwell, November 7, 1864. LAC.
Monck Papers
. MG27. IB2. Vol. 1.

49
  Cardwell to Monck, December 3, 1864. LAC.
Monck Papers
. MG27. IB2. Vol. 1.

50
  Brown to Anne Brown, December 5, 1864. LAC.
Brown Papers
. MG27. ID8. Vol. 2.

51
  Brown to Macdonald, December 22, 1864. LAC.
Macdonald Papers
. MG26-A. Vol. 188.

52
  
New York Times
, December 19, 1864.

53
  
Chicago Tribune
, December 17, 1864. Cited in Winks,
The Civil War Years
, p. 138.

54
  Macdonald to Swinyard, December 19, 1864. Joseph Pope,
The Correspondence of Sir John A. Macdonald
, p. 19.

55
  Ibid.

56
  Ibid.

57
  Winks,
The Civil War Years
, p. 322.

58
  Monck to Cardwell, November 25, 1864. LAC.
Monck Papers
. RG7. G5. Vol. 69.

59
  
Adams to Seward, February 9, 1865. Cited in Foreman,
A World on Fire
, p. 740.

60
  Russell to Bruce, February 13, 1865. Copy to Monck. LAC.
Monck Papers
. RG7. G5. Vol. 69.

61
  Thompson to Benjamin, December 3, 1864. Wink,
The War of the Rebellion
, p. 20o.

62
  Ibid.

63
  Benjamin to Thompson, December?, 1864. Cited in William Tidwell, James Hall and David Winfred Gaddy,
Come Retribution
, p. 203.

64
  Ibid., p. 204.

65
  Mallory to Thompson, December 19, 1864. Cited in Headley,
Confederate Operations in Canada and New York
, p. 310.

66
  Denison,
Soldiering in Canada
, p. 61.

67
  Thompson to Lincoln, February 2, 1865. Cited in Headley,
Confederate Operations in Canada and New York
, p. 325.

68
  Thompson to Mason, January 21, 1865. Ibid.

69
  December 24, 1864. Exhibit F. Ibid., p. 346.

70
  Ibid.

71
  Headley,
Confederate Operations in Canada and New York
, p. 354.

72
  Waite,
Confederation Debates in the Province of Canada, 1865
, p. 132.

73
  George Brown, speech to the Legislature, February 8, 1865. LAC.
Brown Papers
. Reel-1605.

74
  Tupper to Macdonald, January 4, 1865. LAC.
Macdonald Papers
. MG24-A. Vol. 2.

75
  Macdonald to Gray, March 24, 1865. LAC.
Macdonald Papers
. MG24-A. Vol. 510.

76
  
Morning News
, March 10, 1865. Cited in P.B. Waite,
The Life and Times of Confederation
, pp. 245–46.

77
  Whelan to Galt, December 17, 1864. Cited in W.G. Ormsby, “Letters to Galt concerning the Maritime Provinces and Confederation,” p. 167.

78
  Winks,
The Civil War Years
, p. 362.

CHAPTER SIX: JOHN A. MACDONALD: THE INDISPENSABLE MAN

1
  Potter to Seward, April 24, 1865. Cited in Anthony S. Pitch,
They Have Killed Papa Dead!
, pp. 171–72.

2
  Michael W. Kauffman,
American Brutus
, p. 263.

3
  Potter to Seward, April 27, 1865. Cited in Pitch,
They Have Killed Papa Dead!
, p. 172.

4
  Graf P. LeRoy (ed.),
The Papers of Andrew Johnson
. Vol. 7, p. 544.

5
  John Surratt lecture in Rockville Maryland.
Washington Evening Star
, December 7, 1870.

6
  
Booth diary. Cited in Kauffman,
American Brutus
, pp. 399–400.

7
  Kauffman,
American Brutus
, pp. 310, 320.

8
  Albert Castel,
The Presidency of Andrew Johnson
, p. 24.

9
  
Globe
, May 3, 1865.

10
  
Montreal Gazette
, May 6, 1865; and
Montreal Evening Telegraph
and
Daily Commercial Advertiser
, May 5, 1865.

11
  
New York Tribune
, May 22, 1865; and
Globe
, May 20, 1865.

12
  
New York Tribune
, May 22, 1865.

13
  Cardwell to Monck, April 15, 1865. LAC.
Monck Papers
. RG7. G1. Vol.161.

14
  T.P. Slattery,
The Assassination of Thomas D’Arcy McGee
, p. 337.

15
  Palmerston to Queen Victoria, January 20, 1865. Cited in Brian Jenkins,
Fenians and the Anglo-American Relations during Reconstruction
, pp. 41–42.

16
  Queen Victoria, Journal. February 12, 1865. Ibid.

17
  Cardwell to Arthur, April 12, 1865. LAC.
Monck Papers
. Reel A-756.

18
  Alexander Galt to Anne Galt, May 17, 1865. LAC.
Galt Papers
. MG27. ID8. Vol. 3.

19
  Cardwell to Monck, May 22, 1865. LAC.
Monck Papers
. Reel A-756.

20
  Alexander Galt to Anne Galt, January 14, 1867. LAC.
Galt Papers
. MG27. ID8. Vol. 3.

21
  Macdonald, Cartier, Galt, Brown to Monck, July 12, 1865. LAC.
Monck Papers
. RG7. G1. Vol. 161.

22
  Benn Pitman,
The Assassination of President Lincoln and the Trial of the Conspirators
, p. 26.

23
  Ibid., p. 27.

24
  Ibid.

25
  Ibid., pp. 26–28.

26
  Ibid., p. 28.

27
  Ibid., p. 32.

28
  
Montreal Evening Telegraph
, June 8, 1864.

29
  Holt to Stanton, December 15, 1866. Cited in Pitman,
The Assassination of President Lincoln and the Trial of the Conspirators
, p. 302.

30
  
New York Herald
, August 12, 1866.

31
  
New York Herald
, April 16, 1867.

32
  Pitman,
The Assassination of President Lincoln and the Trial of the Conspirators
, p. 402.

33
  Charles Creighton Hazewell, “Assassination,” July 1865.
The Atlantic Monthly Presents, Special Commemorative Issue
, March, 2012, p. 112.

34
  Florence Elizabeth Gibson,
The Attitudes of the New York Irish Toward State and National Affairs
, p. 186.

35
  
Irish Canadian
, April 17, 1864.

36
  Ibid., November 2, 1864.

37
  
Globe
, November 8, 1864.

38
  Wilson,
Thomas D’Arcy McGee
. Vol. 2, p. 285.

39
  Ibid., p. 251.

40
  Peter Edwards,
Delusion
, p. 46.

41
  McMicken to Macdonald, December 28, 1864. LAC.
Macdonald Papers
. MG26-A. Vol. 236.

42
  Jenkins,
Fenians and the Anglo-American Relations during Reconstruction
, p. 34.

43
  Russell to Monck, December 23, 1864. LAC.
Monck Papers
. RG7. G1. Vol. 161.

44
  Seward to Burnley, March 20, 1865. Cited in Jenkins,
Fenians and the Anglo-American Relations during Reconstruction
, p. 39.

45
  Edwards,
Delusion
, p. 248.

46
  W.C. Chewett,
The Fenian Raid into Canada
, pp. 17–18.

47
  Sir Arthur Doughty (ed.),
The Elgin-Grey Papers
, p. 150.

48
  Potter to Seward, January 6, 1865. Cited in J.G. Snell, “John F. Potter, Consul General to British North America,” p. 110.

49
  Potter to Seward, June 26, 1865; and Seward to Potter, July 5, 1865. Cited in Snell, “John F. Potter,” p. 112.

50
  
Globe
, July 14, 1865.

51
  
Montreal Gazette
, July 15, 1865.
Halifax Morning Chronicle
, August 1, 1865.

52
  
Montreal Gazette
, July 19, 1865.

53
  W.D. Overman (ed.), “Some Letters of Joshua R. Giddings on Reciprocity,” p. 292.

54
  Winks,
The Civil War Years
, p. 166.

55
  W.L. Morton.
The Critical Years
, p. 184.

56
  McMicken to Macdonald, September 25, 1865. LAC.
Macdonald Papers
. MG26-A. Vol. 236.

57
  
New York Herald
, October 24, 1865.

58
  Tilley to Macdonald, September 13, 1965. LAC.
Macdonald Papers
. MG26-A. Vol. 51.

59
  Creighton,
John A. Macdonald
. Vol. 1, p. 425.

60
  Moore,
1867
, p. 184.

61
  
London Free Press
, November 9, 1965.

62
  Macdonald to Brydges, November 14, 1865. LAC.
Macdonald Papers
. MG26-A. Vol. 512.

63
  Edwards,
Delusion
, p. 249.

64
  
Globe
, January 29, 1866.

65
  
New York Times
, February 27, 1866.

66
  Bruce to Clarendon, April 17, 1866. Cited in Jenkins,
Fenians and the Anglo-American Relations during Reconstruction
, p. 129.

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