Letters to the Honourable John H. Dunn, 1837-1838

The recipient of the letters is John Henry Dunn who was born on St. Helena (a British territory island of volcanic origin located in the South Atlantic Ocean) in 1792 to John Charles Dunn and Elizabeth Bazette. He was married to Charlotte Roberts on May 4th, 1820 and they had 6 sons and 2 daughters. He came to Canada in 1820 in which year he became the Receiver General for Canada. He held this position until 1841.Charlotte died in 1835. In 1822 he was named to the Province’s Legislative Council. He was president of the Welland Canal Company from 1825-1833. In 1836 he was named to the executive council of Upper Canada but resigned 3 weeks later with fellow counselors when lieutenant governor Sir Francis Bond refused the advice of the council. Dunn was made the Receiver General for the newly formed Province of Canada in 1841, and was elected to represent Toronto in the legislative assembly that year. He married his second wife on March 9th, 1842. Her name was Sophie-Louise Juchereau Duchsnay. They had a son and a daughter. In 1843 he resigned, and was not re-elected in 1844. He returned to England with his family and died in London on April 21, 1854. Dunn was a supporter of the Welland Canal, St. Lawrence Canals and other public improvements. Between the passage of the Canada Trade Act and the Act of the Union he had tried to insure that projects received funding despite financial constraints. He claimed that he has saved Upper Canada from bankruptcy. His son, Alexander Roberts Dunn received the Victoria Cross for his role in the Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava. Dunn Street in Niagara Falls is named after John Henry Dunn. The town and township of Dunnville were also named for him. Sources: http://biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?id_nbr=3889 http://www.niagarafrontier.com/cityfalls.html

Notices et discours : Charles Blanc, Paul Baudry, M. Jean Alaux, Antoine Barye : discours /

Includes bibliographical references.

A handbook for dissectors,

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The life of Major-General Sir John Ardagh,

Appendixes: p. 415-453.

John Henry Newman.

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The life of John Henry Cardinal Newman, based on his private journals and correspondence /

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History of the Handel and Haydn Society, of Boston, Massachusetts ... From the foundation of the society ... 1815 [to May 25, 1903] ...

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Lives of twelve good men ...

Martin Joseph Routh.--Hugh James Rose.--Charles Marriott.--Edward Hawkins.--Samuel Wilberforce.--Richard Lynch Cotton.-Richard Greswell.--Henry Octavius Coxe.--Henry Longueville Mansel.--William Jacobson.--Charles Page Eden.--Charles Longuet Higgins.

Nomination of John C. Foltz : hearing before the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, United States Senate, One Hundred First Congress, second session, on the nomination of John C. Foltz, of Ohio, to be administrator of the Federal Grain Inspection Service, April 3, 1990.

Shipping list no.: 91-475-P.

Catalogue of the library of the Massachusetts Historical Society ...

3d catalog of the library (1st issued 1796; 2d, 1811) Prepared by the assistant librarian, John Appleton, M. D., under the supervision and direction of the standing committee (select committee: Chandler Robbins, Charles Deane) Comprises titles of 81,621 vols., excluding the Dowse library of 5,000 vols., which is separately cataloged.

Literature; a lecture by John Henry, cardinal Newman;

"Newman's Literature forms a part of his well-known volume, The idea of a university."

Characteristics from the writings of John Henry Newman : being selections personal, historical, philosophical, and religious, from his various works /

Includes index.

Characteristics from the writings of John Henry Newman. Being selections personal, historical, philosophical, and religious, from his various works.

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Capital punishment /

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Tracts for the times /

Vol. 1: 2nd ed.