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APPENDIX F. 



No. 1. 



Documents from the Archives of the Secretary of State. 



Office of the Peace, 



Quebec, 8Lh Junp, 1837. 

 Sir. 



We have the honour herewith to transmit for the purpose of being laid 

 before His Excellency the Governor-in-Chief, two Resolutions adopted this 

 day at a General Special Session of the peace, especially convened to take 

 into consideration the state of the copper currency now in circulation in 

 this City and District. And on the part of the Magistrates we respectfully 

 request, that His Excellency will be pleased to take into his most favourable 

 consideration the request and views of the Magistrates contained In the 

 said Resolutions. 



We have the honour to be, sir. 



Tour most obedient humible servants, 



(Signed), Perrault & Scott. 



Clerk of the Peace. 

 The Civil Secretary. 



Endorsed. 



Referred to a Committee of the whole Executive Council for their opinion 

 and report on the first resolution. 

 By command, 



W. Walcott, 



Civil Secretary. 



Quebec, 15 June, 1S37. 



No. 2. 



Province of Lower Canada, 

 City of Quebec. 



General iSpecial Session of the Peace under the Road and Police Acts— 

 oonvened more especially for the purpose of taking into consideration 

 the state of the Copper Currency now in Circulation in this City and 

 District, and to adopt any measures in relation thereto wihioh may be 

 deemed expedient. — 



Thursday, 8th June, 1837. 



iîesoZM.— Qu*une humble adresse soit présentée à Son Excellence le 

 Gouvemor en Chef, exposant à Son Excellence qu'il resuite de nombreux 

 Inconveniens du manque de Monnaie de Cuivre, et priant Son Excellence de 

 vouloir bien adopter telles mesures qu'il jugera à propos pour importer du 

 Royaume Uni une quantité de Monnaie de Cuivre (" pennys " et " half- 

 pennys ") legale, suffisante pour faire cesser la gène qui existe maintenant 

 à cet égard. 



Jiesolved.-~Thia,t an humble address be presented to His Excellency the 

 Governor-àn-'Chief, praying that so soon as the amount of Assessments pay- 

 able on Public Buildings in this City during the Current year, shall have 

 been duly established, settled and liquidated. His Excellency will be pleased 



