that shaped the life and destiny of the Canada of the days before Confederation, and the new Canada of the first years after, are nowhere more fully displayed than in his manifold interests and achievements. In presenting this story of his life, it is hoped to give some picture of the times in which he worked, and particularly of the political experiments worked out under the Union of the two Canadas.
It is a pleasant duty to acknowledge the kindness of Mr. Elliott Galt in placing his father's private papers unreservedly at the writer's disposal.
0. D. SKELTON
Kingston, Canada, 1919
