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The postage stamps, envelopes, wrappers and post cards of the North American colonies of Great Britain — John Shaqi

The postage stamps, envelopes, wrappers and post cards of the North American colonies of Great Britain

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The postage stamps, envelopes, wrappers and post cards of the North American colonies of Great Britain

Postage stamps -- Canada; Postal stationery -- Canada

“After Mr. Connell’s resignation, he wrote a letter to the
    Hon. J. H. T. Manners-Sutton, the Lieutenant-Governor of the
    Province, giving his reasons for resigning his office. He,
    however, says that he did not resign on account of the stamp
    affair, but because he could not agree with the Government
    expenditure of public moneys, and because he said that his
    colleagues did not have confidence enough in him to back
    him up on a small matter; that is, the issuing of the Five
    Cents, brown. Through the kindness of a friend I have been
    enabled to see the complete official correspondence, etc.,
    between Connell, the Governor, and Council in reference to
    this business, and am giving them here. Several of the letters
    contain a large amount of matter irrelevant to the subject in
    question, and dealing only with the political reasons of Mr.
    Connell’s resignation, and these parts not being interesting to
    the philatelic reader are left out.

    “The correspondence starts with the letter of the Council
    to the Lieutenant-Governor after they had had the designs
    submitted to them.

    “(COPY NO. 1.)

    “Memorandum of the Executive Council in Committee.

    “‘_To His Excellency the Hon. J. H. T. Manners-Sutton,
    Lieut.-Gov., etc., etc._

    “‘We advise your Excellency to approve of, and order to be
    distributed, the One Cent, Ten Cent, and Twelve and a Half
    Cent postage stamps procured by the Postmaster-General,
    and we further advise Your Excellency to order a Five Cent
    postage stamp to be struck, bearing the likeness of the
    Queen, instead of the Five Cent stamp already procured by the
    Postmaster-General.

                                       “‘(Signed) S. L. TILLEY.
                                                  P. MITCHELL.
                                                  A. T. SMITH.
                                                  CHARLES WATTERS.
                                                  W. H. STEEVES.
                                                  DAVID WARK.

    “‘Approved May 12, 1860.

                                 “‘(Sgd.) J. H. T. MANNERS-SUTTON.’

    “‘(COPY NO. 2.)

    “Letter from Mr. C. Connell to the Lieut.-Governor.

    “‘SIR,—Various circumstances having occurred with reference to
    the administration of the Government of this Province during
    the short time that I have had the honor of being one of Your
    Excellency’s advisers, induce me to address Your Excellency....

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The postage stamps, envelopes, wrappers and post cards of the North American colonies of Great Britain

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