Excerpt from A History of Canada 1763-1812 Of Exeter College, Oxford, who most kindly read through the proofs of the chapter on the War of American Independence and made some valu able corrections; and also to Mr. C. Atchley, i.s.o Librarian of the Colonial Oflice, who has given me constant help. Two recent and most valu able books have greatly facilitated the study of Canadian history since 1763, Viz Documents relating to the Constitutional History 0/ Canada, 139-91, selected and edited with notes by Messi-c Shortt and Doughty, and Canadian C onstitntionat Development, by Messrs. Egerton and Grant. I want to express my grateful acknowledgements of the help which these books have given to me. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.