1767 in Canada

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Events from the year 1767 in Canada.

Incumbents

• Monarch: George III ^[1]

Governors

• Governor of the Province of Quebec: James Murray
• Governor of Nova Scotia: Montague Wilmot
• Commodore-Governor of Newfoundland: Hugh Palliser

Events

• A second Fort Dauphin was built on the north shore of Lake Dauphin.
• In the fall of 1767, the Gueguen, Arseneau, Hébert and Bourg families receive the first land grant conveyed to Acadians after the Expulsion. In November, Cocagne becomes the first Acadian community established with official permission from the British Crown.

Births

• May 19 – Sir George Prevost (died 1816)

Historical documents

Lt. Gov. Guy Carleton's assessment of loyalty and potential opposition that Quebec government should anticipate, and need for defence build-up ^[2]

Hopefully "representations" of Quebec justices visiting London will spur Parliament to "put a stop to that spirit of controversy so hurtful to the publick weal" ^[3]

Carleton says replace September 17, 1764 ordinance with old Canadian laws, then "advisable Alterations" such as salaries instead of fees for officials ^[4]

In case troubles in America develop into war, Carleton argues for strengthened lines of communication between Quebec City and New York City ^[5]

More than three dozen "Principal People of Montreal" petition for right of all Quebec subjects, no matter their religion, to seek any public office ^[6]

Under death sentence for robbery, Simon La Pointe is pardoned because he is first of "His Majesty's new Subjects" to be convicted of capital crime ^[7]

"To Be Sold, A Healthy Negro Boy, about 15 Years of Age, well qualified to wait on a Gentleman as a Body Servant" ^[8]

Montreal vintner seeks missing "Mulatto Negro Slave" who "is supposed to have with him forged Certificates of his Freedom, and Passes;" $8 reward ^[9]

"Her Master" seeks missing indentured servant woman "inticed away by two dischar'd Soldiers;" $5 reward for capture of each ^[10]

Quebec's cash scarcity can be remedied by increasing and improving production of food, textiles and ships, and relying less on fisheries and fur trade ^[11]

Notice supports midwife Susanna Furth against her detractors, as her professionalism saved subscriber's wife when her child was stillborn ^[12]

Despite recurrent chimney fires and purchase in 1765 of two large fire engines, no fire regulations have been established in Quebec City ^[13]

Collector of "the Seeds of all the Trees, Shrubs and Flowers, which grow in Canada" (400 species over 3 years) will supply same to "the Curious" ^[14]

Unmarried men scolded in prose and poetry for their "dull stupid sauntring Life" and "sad self" (followed by counter-argument in "Marriage A-La-Mode") ^[15]

Husband wishes to receive fewer invitations to social events as spending $2–3 a week "does not tally with my Income;" his wife calls him dull ^[16]

Nova Scotia Assembly reports to governor that province, under its "present embarrassed Circumstances," cannot cover government expenses ^[17]

"Officers of Government having voluntarily proposed a Reduction of the Salaries," Gov. Campbell to issue interest-bearing warrants for expenses ^[18]

Nova Scotia townships census records 13,214 whites, 104 free Blacks and 28 Indigenous people ^[19]

"Numbers of People had their Chance" - Lots drawn in London for property on St. John's Island, which comprises 1.5 million acres ^[20]

With Canadian and British fur traders against French from Mississippi, France will gain, Britain lose and Quebec be ruined by tight British regulations ^[21]

Trader Alexander Henry the elder relates aspects of Cree culture, including Nanaboujou's legend and grave on Michipicoten Bay, Lake Superior ^[22]

Two young Inuit at Prince of Wales Fort on Hudson Bay to learn English and "Southern Indian" languages, nurturing peace between native peoples ^[23]

References

1. "Kings and Queens of Canada". aem. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
2. "Carleton to Shelburne" (November 25, 1767), Documents Relating to the Constitutional History of Canada, 1759-1791 (1907), pgs. 196-9 (PDF frames 210-13). Accessed 9 May 2022
3. "Quebec, November 26," The Quebec Gazette, Nomb. 152 (November 26, 1767), 3rd pg. Accessed 12 May 2022
4. "Carleton to Shelburne" (December 24, 1767), Documents Relating to the Constitutional History of Canada, 1759-1791 (1907), pgs. 201-3 (PDF frames 215-17). Accessed 9 May 2022
5. "Carleton to Gage" (February 15, 1767), Documents Relating to the Constitutional History of Canada, 1759-1791 (1907), pgs. 195-6 (PDF frames 209-10). Accessed 9 May 2022
6. "Petition of Seigneurs of Montreal" (in French with English translation; February 3, 1767), Documents Relating to the Constitutional History of Canada, 1759-1791 (1907), pgs. 188-9 (PDF frames 202-3). Accessed 9 May 2022
7. "Quebec, October 29," The Quebec Gazette, Nomb. 148 (October 29, 1767), 3rd pg. Accessed 12 May 2022
8. The Quebec Gazette, Nomb. 129 (June 18, 1767), 3rd pg. Accessed 11 May 2022
9. "Run-away, from James Crofton," The Quebec Gazette, Nomb. 124 (May 14, 1767), 4th pg. Accessed 11 May 2022
10. "Run-away from the Subscriber," The Quebec Gazette, Nomb. 115 (March 16, 1767), 3rd pg. Accessed 11 May 2022
11. "Quebec, December 17; to the Printers," The Quebec Gazette, Nomb. 155 (December 17, 1767), 2nd pg. Accessed 12 May 2022
12. Hyam Myers, "To the Public," The Quebec Gazette, Nomb. 155 (December 17, 1767), 3rd pg. Accessed 12 May 2022
13. "To the Printers," The Quebec Gazette, Nomb. 148 (October 29, 1767), 3rd pg. Accessed 12 May 2022
14. "John Wright, Collector of Seeds," The Quebec Gazette, Nomb. 129 (June 18, 1767), 4th pg. (See also "Hortus Europae Americanus: or, A Collection of 85 Curious Trees and Shrubs, The Produce of North America") Accessed 11 May 2022
15. "To the Printers," The Quebec Gazette, Nomb. 115 (March 16, 1767), 4th pg. (See also another argument against singlehood in "The Maids Petition" (4th pg.), and "A Batchelor's Reason against Matrimony" (2nd pg.)) Accessed 11 May 2022
16. "Quebec, January 19; To the Printers of the Quebec Gazette," The Quebec Gazette, Nomb. 107 (January 19, 1767), 3rd pg. (See also "Rules and Maxims for promoting Matrimonial Happiness") Accessed 10 May 2022
17. "Thursday July 16th, 1767; Ordered" Journal and Votes of the House of Assembly For the Province on Nova-Scotia, pgs. 18-19. Access 9 May 2022
18. "A Message from the Governor" (July 28, 1767), Journal and Votes of the House of Assembly For the Province on Nova-Scotia, pg. 40. Access 9 May 2022
19. "A general return of the several townships in the province of Nova Scotia the first day of January 1767" Nova Scotia Archives. Accessed 12 May 2022
20. "July 25," The Quebec Gazette, Nomb. 150 (November 12, 1767), 2nd pg. (See also "List of Proprietors" (3rd pg.) including top Quebec and other officers) Accessed 12 May 2022
21. Guy Carleton, "Condition of the Indian Trade in North America, 1767(...)" (1890; March 27, 1767 letter). Accessed 12 May 2022
22. Alexander Henry the elder, "Chapter IV" Travels and Adventures in Canada and the Indian Territories[....] (1809), pgs. 211-16. Accessed 10 May 2022
23. Samuel Hearne, A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay, to The Northern Ocean (1795), pgs. 338-40 footnote Accessed 10 May 2022