In duty bound : men, women, and the state in Upper Canada, 1783-1841 / J.K. Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, J. K. (James Keith), 1930- author.

Series:

Carleton library series ; 227.

Carleton library series ; 227

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Working class--Government policy--Ontario--History.

Working class.

Men--Government policy--Ontario--History.

Men.

Women--Government policy--Ontario.

Women.

Working class--Ontario--Social conditions.

Men--Ontario--Social conditions.

Women--Ontario--Social conditions.

Canada--History--18th century.

Canada.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (317 p.)

Distribution:

Beaconsfield, Quebec : Canadian Electronic Library, 2014.

Place of Publication:

Montréal & Kingston [Quebec] : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Duty Bound is an unprecedented look at Upper Canada's forgotten people and the ways in which their lives were by necessity bound in a mutual relationship of duty and obligation to the Upper Canadian state. This neglected area of Canada's history has been preserved, in part, in the form of personal petitions submitted to the lieutenant-governor and legislature for land, government jobs, pensions, pardons and the lessening of court sentences, for compensation for damages done by, or work done for, the state, and for relief. Using these and other previously unexamined government records, J.K. Johnson illustrates that, popular knowledge aside, Upper Canada was not simply a land of self-sufficient farmers and artisans and that many had to turn to and rely on the state for their livelihoods. The major themes of Upper Canada's history, from war and rebellion to immigration and settlement, are well-documented. In Duty Bound fleshes out the lives of ordinary people in Upper Canada and clarifies how several branches of government worked for, or against, the interests of the population.

Contents:

Introduction

1 Getting Land

2 Working for the Government

3 Tapping the Public Purse

4 Pensions and Pensioners

5 Schools, Teachers, and Trustees

6 Getting into Trouble

7 Getting Help

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780773542785

0773542787

9780773589643

0773589643

9780773589636

0773589635

OCLC:

876860918