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Microfiche

Series.

CIHIVI/ICMH
Collection de
microfiches.

Canadian fnstituto for Historical Microreproductions / Institut Canadian da microreproductions historiquas

Technical and Bibliographic Notaa/Notaa tachniquaa at bibiiographiquaa

Tha Inatituta haa anamptad to obtain tha baat
original copy avaiiabia for filming. Faaturaa of thia
copy which may ba bibliographically uniqua,
which may altar any of tha imagaa in tha
raproducticn, or which may significantly chango
tha uaual mathod of filming, ara ehackad balow.

□ Colourad covara/
Couvarture da coulaur

rn Covars damagad/

Couvartura andommagio

Covars rastored and/or laminatad/
Couvartura raataurte at/ou paliicul4a

{~~| Covar titia missing/

La titra da couvartura manqua

Colourad mapa/

Cartaa gtegraphiquaa tn coulaur

Colourad ink (i.a. othar than blua or black)/
Encra da couiaur (i.e. autra qua biaua ou noira)

I I Colourad plataa and/or illuatrationa/

Planchaa at/ou illuatrationa 9n coulaur

Bound with othar material/
RalM avac d'autrea documents

Tight binding may cause shadows or distortion
along interior margin/

La re liure serrie peut caurer da I'ombra ou de la
diatorsion le long de la marge intArieure

Blank leaves added during restoration may
appear within the text. Whenever possible, these
have been omitted from filming/
II se peut que certainaa parea blanchea ajouties
lors d'une restauration app raissant dana le texta.
mala, lorsquc cela itait possible, ces pagea n'ont
pea M fiim^ea.

L'Inatitut a microfilm* le meilleur axemplaira
qu'il lui a it* possible de se procurer. Les d*taiis
de cet axemplaira qui sont peut-*tre un'ques du
point de vue bibliographique. qui pcuvitnt modifier
una image reproduite. ou qui peuvent exiger une
modification dans la mithoda normaia da filmcge
sont indiqu*s ci-daaaous.

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{~n Coloured pagea/

Pages d* coulaur

Pagea damaged/
Pagea andommagias

r~l Pagea reatored and/or laminated/

Pagea restaur*es et/ou pellicul*es

Pagea discoloured, stained or foxai
Pagea d*colories, tachet*es ou piqu*es

Pagea detached/
Pages d*tach*es

Showthrough/
Tranaparance

Quality of prin

Qualiti inigala de I'impression

Includes supplementary materii
Comprend du matirial suppl*mentaire

Only edition available/
Seule Mition disponible

r~n Pagea discoloured, stained or foxed/

I I Pagea detached/

FTj Showthrough/

I I Quality of print variaa/

|~~| Includea supplementary material/

I — I Only edition available/

Pagea wholly or partially obscured by arrata
slips, tissues, etc., have been ref limed to
ensure the best possible image/
Les psges totalament ou partiailemant
obscurcies par un fauillet d'arrata, una pelure,
etc., ont *t* film*es i nouveau de fapon i
obtenir la meilleure image possible.

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Additional comments:/
Commentairas suppi*mentaires:

There are some creases in the middle of pages.

This item is filmed at the reduction ratio checked below/

Ca document est film* au taux de reduction indiqu* ci-dessous.

10X 14X 18X 22X

2ev

30X

12X

16X

20X

24X

28X

32X

Th« copy filmad h«r« has b—n raproducad thanks
to tha ganarosity of:

D. B. Weldon Library
University of Wettern Ontario
(Regional History Room)

Tha imagaa appaaring hara ara tha bast quality
possibia considaring tha condition and lagibiiity
of tha original copy and in Icaaping with tha
filming contract spacif icationa.

Original copiaa in printad pitpar covars ara fllmad
baginning with tha front oovar and anding on
tha last paga with a printad or illustratad impraa-
sion, or tha back covar whan appropriata. All
othar original copiaa ara fllmad baginning on tha
first paga with a printad or illustratad impraa-
sion, and anding on tha laat paga with a printad
or illuatratad impraasion.

Tha laat racordad frama on aach microficha
shall contain tha symbol — e» (moaning "CON-
TINUED"), or tha symbol ▼ (moaning "END"),
whichavar appliaa.

L'axamplaira film* fut raproduit grAca A la
ginirositA da:

D. B. Weldon Library
University of Western Ontario
(Regional History Room)

Laa imagaa suivantaa ont 4t« raproduitas avac la
plus grand soin, eompta tanu da la condition at
da la nattat* da l'axamplaira film*, at an
conformiti avac laa conditiona du eontrat da
filmaga.

Laa axamplairaa originaux dont la eouvartura 9n
papiar aut imprim^a sont filmte an comman^nt
par la pramiar plat at un tarminant soit par la
damiira paga qui eomporta una amprainta
d'Impraaaion ou d'illuatration. soit par la sacond
plat, salon la eaa. Tous las autras axamplairas
originaux sont filmte an commanpant par la
pramiAra paga qui eomporta una amprainta
dlmprassion ou d'lllustration at an tarminant par
la darniira paga qui eomporta una taila
amprainta.

Un daa symboles suivants apparaltra sur la
damiira imaga da chaque microficha. salon la
caa: la symbols -^ signifia "A SUIVRE", la
symbols ▼ signifia "FIN".

Maps, plataa, charts, ate., may ba filmad at
diffarant raduction ratios. Thosa too larga to ba
antiraiy includad in ona axpoaura ara filmad
baginning in tha uppar laft hand comar, laft to
right and top to bottom, aa many framaa aa
raquirad. Tha following dlagrama illuatrata tha
mathod:

Laa cartaa, planchaa. tablaai/x, ate. pauvant itra
ffimte A das taux da reduction diff Grants.
Loraquc la documant ast trop grand pour itra
raproduit an un saul clich4, il ast film* A partir
da I'angki supAriaur gaucha, da gaucha A droita.
at da haut t% baa, an pranant la nombra
d'imagas nAcassaira. Las diagrammas suivants
iliustrant la mAthoda.

SIR,

HAVING heard that it is curlrentiy rieport*
ed, that you have made ufe of the follow-
ing expreffion in my prefence, that is,-—
" That no American could be a Loyal Sub-
jed/' And conceiving that the report is circu-
lated for the purpofe of influencing the Minds
of the Electors in this' Riding at the- approach-
ing Eledion to your prejudice — I think it but
juftice to you, pofitively and unequivocally to
declare, that I never heard you exprefs yourfelf
to that effeft \ nor did I ever heac any language
made ufe of by you, which could poffibly bear
that cohftrudion^ or any thing like it : And I
may further add, that I have frequently heard
you deprecate every fyftem of exclufion as it
refpe6ls OfEcial Situations in this Province, and
your convid^ion that it would be found Policy
in the Government to permit Emigrants from
the United States to participate in the different
Offices of Honor and Emolumeni in this Pro-
vince, as it would, in your opinion, effectually
tend to rivet their Attachment to this Govern-
ment, and difpel any ill-grounded jealoufies. — -
You are at liberty to give what publicity you
may think proper to this Letter.
I am. Sir,
your obedient

humble Servant,

H. BOSTWICK.

WOODHOUSE, 3lfl

JMarph, 1812.

To
R* NICHOL, Efq.

■1.

SIR,

HAVING heard that it is currently report*
cd,.that you have made ufe of the follaw-
ing expreffion in my prefence, that is, — -
** That no American could be a Loyal Sub-
jed." And conceiving that the report is circu-
lated for the purpofe of influencing the Minds
of the Eledors in this Riding at the approach-
ing Eledion to your prejudice— ^I think it but
juftice to you, pofitively and unequivdcally to
declare, that I never heard you exprefs yourfelf
to that efFed ; nor did I 6ver hear any language
made ufe of by you, which could poflibly bear
that conftrudion, or any thing like it : And I
may further add, that I have frequently heard
you deprecate every fyftem of cxclufion as it
refpeifts Official Situations in this Province, and
your convi6ifcion that it would be found Policy
in the Government to permit Emigrants from
the United States to participate in the different
Offices of Honor and Emolument in this Pro-
vince, as it would, in your opinion, cffedually
tend to rivet their Attachment to this Govern-
ment, and difpelany ill-grounded jealoufies. —
Vou are at liberty to give what publicity you
may think proper to this Letter.
I am, Sir,
your obedient

humble Servant,

H. BOSTWICK.

WOODHOUSE, 31ft

March, 181a.

To
R. NICHOL, Efq.