IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-S) k // ^ .^4p. ..V < *^ .V4 4c^. fc I/., 1.0 I.I ■^ U£ 12.2 2.0 us L25 III 1.4 '1.6 'm o /a v: ^'^^i>' '^^ Photneranhir Saences Corporation 23 WIST MAtN STREET WEBSTER, N.Y. 14580 (716) 872.4503 y l\ \ ri r« IT [Zl 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 L 12X 16X 20X 24X 28X n 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. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 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. M 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.