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Equally important and disturbing is the fact that on October 11, 1849 a manifesto (dated September 14, 1849) was presented favouring the annexation of Lower Canada to the United States.
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- ↑ Patrick Richard Carstens and Timothy L (2013). The Republic of Canada Almost. Xlibris Corporation. p. 352. ISBN 978-1-4797-4915-7.
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Annexation Association, founded 1849 to promote Canada-US political union. In October and December it published 2 versions of the "Annexation Manifesto."
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- ↑ W.P. Morrell (28 October 2013). British Colonial Policy in the Age of Peel and Russell. Taylor & Francis. p. 162. ISBN 978-1-136-24353-0.
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