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But the Duke enjoyed but a brief tenure of his office, 

 as he died in Canada, on the 28 th of August, 1819. 



About the middle of June in that year, the Duke, 

 who had resolved to visit the Upper Provinces, and 

 inspect the outposts under his command, left Quebec 

 on his way to Montreal in a Government ship. 



The first station he visited was Mount Henry, or 

 Sorel, on the south bank of the St. La^Tence, about 

 120 miles from Quebec, and it was there that the 

 accident took place which was destined to prove fatal. 



A pet fox belonging to a private of the small 

 garrison, was being worried by a dog, and, on at- 

 tempting to separate them, the Duke was bitten by 

 one of the animals. As the wound was but a slight 

 one, he paid no attention to it, and proceeded to 

 Montreal, and thence up the country, accompanied 

 only by Colonel Cockburn, D.Q.M.G., and Major 

 Bowles, the military secretary. By the time the 

 Duke reached Kingston the wound had completely 

 healed, and when his two sons. Lords William and 

 Frederick, joined him at Niagara, the circumstance 

 had almost been forgotten. 



After a visit to Drummond's Island the Duke 

 returned to Kingston, where he remained for a week 

 in the highest spirits, playing racquets and cricket 

 with the officers of the garrison. 



As the Duke wished to inaugurate a new town- 

 ship, to be called in his name, Richmondville, and 



