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… quite opposite to the usage of our mother Country’. 19 From the European Continent via the British Isles to the North American colonies, therefore, pew regulations – and of course prices – proved major bones of contention. 16 . Matthew … could turn assertive, whether in domestic or colonial environments. At St-Joseph-de-Beauce in Québec during the American Revolution, an assembly of inhabitants held in June 1775 ‘unanimously decided to disobey Governor Guy Carleton’s … of the [ … ] curé to do so. [Their] seigneur , Gabriel-Elzéar Taschereau, was not even permitted to speak’. Local pro-American sentiment led to a warm welcome for the US invasion army when it passed on its way to besiege Québec City. At …
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