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in the United States and among country people here. Secondly, I 

 produce Mr. Alexander "Wood's License to sell Spirituous Liquors, 

 signed by Governor Gore's own hand, with Mr. Allan's receipt as 

 Inspector, for the fees receivable on the same. This is the same 

 Mr. Wood whose scruples about proiating by the great rise in ths 

 value of fifty acres of the Elmsley Estate w^ere noted just now. 

 " Province of Upper Canada. Francis Gore, Lieutenant-Governor 

 of the Province of Upper Canada, &c., &g., &c. To all whom these 

 presents may concern : This License is granted to Alexander Wood, 

 Esq., of the Coiinty of York, Home District, Shopkeeper, to utter 

 and sell Wine, Brandy, Ptum, or any other spirituous liquors by retaD, 

 to be drank out of his house. This License to be in force until the 

 fifth day of January, One thousand eight hundred and eleven ; pro- 

 vided that the said Alexander Wood shall observe such rules and 

 regulations as are or shall be made in that behalf. Given under 

 my hand and seal at arms at York, in the County of York, the 

 seventeenth day of January, One thousand eight hundred and ten, in 

 the 50th year of His Majesty's reign. — Francis Gore, Lt.-Governor. 

 By His Excellency's Command : John McGill, Inspector-General, 

 Public Provincial Accounts." — " Received from the said Alexander 

 Wood, Esq., the sum of One pound sixteen shillings sterling, being 

 the original statute duty on each License, and likewise the sum of 

 Twenty shillings, lawful money of this Province, being the additional 

 duty imposed on the same by the Legislature. — W. Allan, Inspector." 

 The John M'Gill, whose aiitograph also here appears, is the gentleman 

 from whom M'Gill Street and M'Gill Square, Toronto, have their 

 names. I give one or two more representative relics of Gov. Gore. 

 Here is an extract from a letter to Col. Givins of York, after his 

 final retirement from the Government of Upper Canada. Writing 

 from 15 Lower Grosvenor Place, he says : "I learn that Lord 

 Dalhousie has recommended a Major Darling to succeed to our poor 

 friend Claus. I suppose his Lordship is satisfied with that gentleman's 

 perfect knowledge of the Indian Nations to justify him in preferring 

 Mm to so important an ofiice. * * If I was a little younger, it 

 ■would afford me great pleasure to pay you a, visit and witness your 

 improvements. My late absence from London prevents me from 

 filling- up a letter with the news of the day : the most important 

 event is the hourly expectation of the Duke of York's death. It 

 ■is quite impossible to describe how universally he is beloved, 



