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Essays and addressesLa Rochefoucault-Liancourt visited Upper Canada in 1795. The account of his travels was given to the world in 1799, followed in the same year by a translation by Henry Xeuman. This translation was rather disappointing and when it reached Upper Canada naturally aroused anger in the young community in which personal attachment to Governor Simcoe was still strong. David William Smith, who had occupied a number of public offices including that of Surveyor-General, and was one of the best informed officials of the Pro- vince, traversed the narrative minutely and embodied his criticisms and corrections in a deliberately prepared manuscript, which for preservation he bound up with his copy of N"eumans translation. It forms part of this volume and for the first time is now made public ;is has h. next |