Notice bibliographique du document

Créateur

Colborne, John, Sir, 1778-1863 aut
Ontario. Legislative Assembly aut
Upper Canada. Lieutenant-Governor (1828-1836 : Colborne) aut

Titre

Resolutions of the House of Assembly on His Excellency's answer to its address in behalf of Francis Collins.
Printed ephemera.
Address of the House of Assembly to His Excellency, the lieutenant governor, on behalf of Francis Collins : to His Excellency Sir John Colborne ... that we have received a petition from Francis Collins a prisoner in the York Gaol ... for libel ... we earnestly entreat Your Excellency to extend to Francis Collins the Royal Clemency, by remitting his sentence and restoring him to his family ...

Adresse bibliographique

[Toronto?] : publisher not identified, [1829?]

Identificateur

oocihm.40794
40794

Sujet

Collins, Francis,1801-1834.
Freedom of the press -- Ontario.
Liberté de la presse -- Ontario.
Ontario -- Politics and government -- 1791-1841.
Ontario -- Politique et gouvernement -- 1791-1841.

Document original

Scanned from a microfiche of the original publication held by Toronto Public Library.

Notes

Signed and dated: Marshall S. Bidwell, Speaker, January 22nd, 1829.
"Printed by order of the House of Assembly."
Francis Collins was sentenced to one year in jail, for libel, in October 1828. He was released in September 1829 after several appeals, on his behalf, by the House of Assembly--Cf. Dictionary of Canadian Biography.
For the resolutions of the House of Assembly concerning this matter see CIHM numbers 40795.
1 online resource (1 page)
1 sheet (verso blank) ; 23 x 18 cm.

Collection

Monographies

Langue

anglais

URL

https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.40794