A history of Prince Edward Island : from its discovery in 1534 until the departure of Lieutenant-Governor Ready in A. D. 1831 1923

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Preface

N preparing this volume, my object has been to place before the public an authentic record of Prince Edward Island’s early

history. I have experienced great difficulty in procuring material, as comparatively little was to be found here where one would naturally look for it. To that mine of information, the Canadian Archives, I am indebted for a great part of the facts which I have been able to collect. I wish here to express my warm appreciation of the unfailing courtesy and assistance that I have received from Dr. Doughty, the distinguished head of the Archives, and his splendid staff of assistants. I have also derived much information from articles published in the Prince Edward Island Magazine, notably from those by the late Professor John Caven. It is to be regretted that this valuable Magazine ceased publication. Dr. Dawson's ‘‘St. Lawrence”’ and Mr. Bagster’s ‘“‘ Jacques Cartier” have been most useful with regard to the ‘‘ Discovery.”

I have been able to consult a considerable number, though not all, of the Journals of the old Legislative Council and House of Assembly. Several are not to be found.

Newspapers were published in Charlottetown from an early date, but for the period covered by this narrative, none of these were fyled and only odd numbers of most of them are to be found.

I was able to procure portraits of four of our earliest Lieutenant- Governors, as well as of Bishop McEachern and John Stewart. I was unable to procure likenesses of Rev. Theophilus DesBrisay and of the first pioneer heads of denominations, who came to the Island in its formative period.

| I am well aware that there is much that could be added to this volume, if one could find the scattered material. I can only hope that, whatever its short-comings may be, this narrative may prove informative and of use to enquirers into Prince Edward Island’s past.

A. B. WARBURTON.

CHARLOTTETOWN, | 10th September, 1923.

Part I

Pages THE DISCOVERY : F ; 1-15 PART II.

THE ‘‘ FRENCH REGIME”’ : : : : 16-83 PART III.

THE DEPORTATION : : ; p d 84-117 PART IV.

ANNEXED TO NoVA SCOTIA . : ‘ : . 118-149 PART V.

SEPARATE GOVERNMENT , : ‘ , 150-494 CHAPTER I.

PATTERSON, GOVERNOR ‘ i ; , . 150-234 CHAPTER II.

FANNING, LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR 235-290

TREMLETT, SIXTH CHIEF JUSTICE