Off to Ottawa
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On 1 July, 1873, a group of dignitaries gathered on thebalcony of Province House to witness theConsummating Proclamation of Prince Edward Island's entryinto the Dominion of Canada. According to the Patriot (anadmittedly anti-confederate newspaper) "the audience withinhearing consisted of three persons, and even they did notappear to be very attentive. After the reading of theProclamation was concluded, the gentlemen on the balconygave a cheer but the three persons below [who] at thatmoment represented the people of Prince Edward Island,responded never a word."
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- Title
- Off to Ottawa
- Creator
- Kennedy, Earle
- Subject
- Island Magazine, Prince Edward Island Museum
- Description
- On 1 July, 1873, a group of dignitaries gathered on thebalcony of Province House to witness theConsummating Proclamation of Prince Edward Island's entryinto the Dominion of Canada. According to the Patriot (anadmittedly anti-confederate newspaper) "the audience withinhearing consisted of three persons, and even they did notappear to be very attentive. After the reading of theProclamation was concluded, the gentlemen on the balconygave a cheer but the three persons below [who] at thatmoment represented the people of Prince Edward Island,responded never a word."
- Publisher
- Prince Edward Island Museum
- Contributor
- Date
- 1998
- Type
- Document
- Format
- application/pdf
- Identifier
- vre:islemag-batch2-582
- Source
- 44
- Language
- en_US
- Relation
- Coverage
- Rights
- Please note that this material is being presented for the sole purpose of research and private study. Any other use requires the permission of the copyright holder(s), and questions regarding copyright are the responsibility of the user.