Van Rensselaer Rensselaer 1802-1850 Son Of General S Van
Rensselaer of Albany, New York; for some time employed as a clerk in the
post office, Albany. In November, 1837, while on a trip through the west
for the Albany Daily Advertiser, came in contact with the Canadian
revolutionists and was offered and accepted the position of
commander-in-chief of the rebel forces. After a few months' desultory
fighting, arrested on Feb. 28, 1838, at Syracuse, by the American
authorities, for violating the neutrality laws. Tried on Oct. 18, 1839,
and convicted; sentenced to six months' imprisonment and fined $250.
After serving the six months, the fine was remitted. =Index=: (William Lyon Mackenzie era)
Fights under Bolivar, 412; given command at Navy Island, 413; arrives
there, 415; his habits, 417; evacuates island, 424; plans attack on
Kingston, 429; failure of, 429; blames Mackenzie, 430; exonerates
Mackenzie, 430. =Bib.=: Cyc. Am. Biog.; Dent, Upper Canadian
Rebellion.
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Ontario. Plan of the new settlement from Point a Bodet to Niagara, comprehending the carrying places, the rivers, and lakes to Lake Huron. W. Chewett, D. P. S., 1789. MS. Plans accompanying Lieutenant-Governor Simcoe's report of his tour, 1793. MS. Pl... Upper Canada Academy
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(William Lyon Mackenzie era) Official organ of the house, 38, 109-110. ... Upper Canada Gazette Or American Oracle
(John Graves Simcoe era) First paper published in Upper Canada, 172, 173; removed to York, 174. (General Brock era) First published at Newark (Niagara), 57. ... Urfe Abbe D'
(Count Frontenac era) Haughtily treated by Frontenac, 110. (Bishop Laval era) Sulpician, arrival of, 105. ... Ursulines
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(Count Frontenac era) Jesuit father, sent as negotiator to Albany, 218. ... Valdes Cayetano
Accompanied Maurelle and Galiano to North-West Coast, 1792. =Index=: (Sir James Douglas era) Explores North-West Coast, 35; meets Vancouver, 35; his journal published at Madrid, 1802, 36. =Bib.=: Bancroft, History of the North-West Coast. ... Valiniere
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Sulpician priest, banished for disloyalty, 128. ... Vallieres De St Real Joseph-remi 1787-1847 Born In Markham Upper
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Illinois. Educated at the common schools. In 1857 entered the railway service as telegraph operator on the Illinois Central Railway. After serving in various capacities on railways in the United States, and rising rapidly through all the grades, appoi... Van Rensselaer Rensselaer 1802-1850 Son Of General S Van
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