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Toronto of Old / Collections and recollections illustrative of the early settlement and social life of the capital of Ontario — Henry Scadding

Toronto of Old / Collections and recollections illustrative of the early settlement and social life of the capital of Ontario

Henry Scadding

  • History
  • Book language: English
  • 686 pages

Toronto of Old is a historical collection by Henry Scadding, first published in 1873, recalling the early settlement and social life of Toronto, then the capital of Ontario. Through anecdotes and recollections, it paints a picture of the city's infancy and its development. It offers a warm glimpse into the daily life and notable figures of a young Canadian community.

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Toronto of Old:
Collections and Recollections
ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE
EARLY SETTLEMENT AND SOCIAL LIFE OF THE CAPITAL
OF ONTARIO.
By HENRY SCADDING, D.D.
TORONTO:
ADAM, STEVENSON & CO.
1873.
Entered according to Act of the Parliament of Canada, in
the year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy-three, by
Adam, Stevenson & Co., in the office of the Minister of

Agriculture.
Hunter, Rose & Co.,
Printers, Stereotypers and Bookbinders,
Toronto.
TO
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
The Earl of Dufferin, K.C.B.
GOVERNOR GENERAL OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICA
A KEEN SYMPATHIZER WITH
THE MINUTE PAST, AS WELL AS THE MINUTE PRESENT,
OF THE PEOPLE COMMITTED TO HIS CHARGE,
This Volume,
TREATING OF THE INFANCY AND EARLY YOUTH
OF AN IMPORTANT CANADIAN CIVIC COMMUNITY
NOW FAST RISING TO MAN'S ESTATE,
IS

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Contents

  1. Toronto of Old:
  2. Collections and Recollections
  3. EARLY SETTLEMENT AND SOCIAL LIFE OF THE CAPITAL OF ONTARIO.
  4. TORONTO: ADAM, STEVENSON & CO. 1873.
  5. The Earl of Dufferin, K.C.B.
  6. This Volume,
  7. PREFACE.
  8. CONTENTS.
  9. INTRODUCTORY.
  10. TORONTO OF OLD
  11. INDEX.
  12. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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