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The Scot in New France (1535-1880)


"William Lindsay" was the father of the late William Burns Lindsay, for years Clerk of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada, and of our venerable fellow citizen Errol Boyd Lindsay Esq., Notary Public, now more than four score years of age; he seems to have taken his surname from Capt. Errol Boyd, in 1798 commander of the well remembered Quebec and Montreal trader, the "Eureta."

"William Smith" one of the last among the signers of the memorial, the brother of Henrietta Smith wife of Chief Justice Sewell, was the Hon. William Smith, Clerk of the Legislative Council and who in 1815 published his HISTORY OF CANADA in two volumes, a standard work: he was a descendant of the Hon. William Smith, a noted U. E. Loyalist, who wrote the history of the State of New York and landed at Quebec, 23rd October, 1786. As a reward for his loyalty he was made Chief Justice of Lower Canada, 1st September 1785; he died at Quebec, 6th December 1793. H. R. H. Prince Edward, followed his remains to the grave.

The names of six signers of the MEMORIAL TO THE KING, appear on the list of the jury impanelled to try, in 1797 before Chief Justice Osgood, David. McLane for high treason, viz: John Blackwood, John Crawford, David Munro, John Mure, James Irvine, James Orkney. George Pyke was the Council named ex officio, together with M. Franklin, to defend the misguided Yankee.

The Jury stood thus:

John Blackwood, James Irvine, John Crawford, James Orkney, John Painter, James Watson Goddard, David Monro, Henry Cull, John Mure, Robert Morrogh, John Jones, George Symes.

The early records of the St. Andrew’s Society, founded. here in 1835 and kindly submitted for our inspection by


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