C.B., Mr. Justice Richards, afterwards Chief Justice successively of
the Court of Common Pleas, of the Court of Queen's Bench, and, as Sir
William Buell Richards, of the Supreme Court of Canada, and Mr.
Justice Hagarty, afterwards Chief Justice successively of the Court of
Common Pleas, of the Court of King's Bench, and, as Sir John Hawkins
Hagarty, of Ontario.

Mr. Freeman was assisted in this argument by Mr. M. C. Cameron, a
lawyer of the highest standing professionally and otherwise,
afterwards Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench, and afterwards, as
Sir Matthew Cameron, Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas.
Counsel for the crown on both arguments were Mr. Eccles, Q.C., a man
of deservedly high reputation, and Robert Alexander Harrison,
afterwards Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench, an exceedingly
learned and accurate lawyer.

The case in the Court of Common Pleas is reported in Vol. 11, Upper
Can., C. P., pp. 1 sqq.

DOCUMENTS

NOTES ON SLAVERY IN CANADA[1]

The following Notes received from the Canadian Archives Department,
Ottawa, have more or less bearing upon the question of slavery in
Upper Canada:

1. General James Murray, the first Governor of the new Government of
Quebec, writing to John Watts, of New York, from Quebec, November 2,
1763, and speaking of the promoting of the improvement of agriculture,
says:

"I must most earnestly entreat your assistance, without servants
nothing can be done, had I the inclination to employ soldiers
which is not the case, they would disappoint me, and Canadians
will work for nobody but themselves. Black Slaves are certainly
the only people to be depended upon, but it is necessary, I
imagine they should be born in one or other of our Northern
Colonies, the Winters here will not agree with a Native of the
torrid zone, pray therefore if possible procure for me two Stout
Young fellows, who have been accustomed to Country Business, and
as I shall wish to see them happy, I am of opinion there is
little felicity without a Communication with the Ladys, you may
buy for each a clean young wife, who can wash and do the female
offices about a farm, I shall begrudge no price, so hope we may,
by your goodness succeed," (_Can. Arch._, Murray Papers, Vol. II,
p. 15.)

2. D. M. Erskine, writing from New York, May 26, 1807, to Francis
Gore, Lt. Governor of Upper Canada, says: