To His Excellency, Sir John Colbourne [sic], K.C.B., lieutenant governor of the province of Upper Canada, and major general commanding His Majesty's forces therein
Subtitle: whilst we, the undersigned inhabitants of York and its vicinity ..
Contributors: Colborne, John, Sir, 1778-1863.; Upper Canada. Lieutenant-Governor (1828-1836 : Colborne)
Publisher: s.n.
Published: 1983
Place of publication: [Toronto?
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Subjects: Collins, Francis, -- ca. 1799-1834.; Libel and slander -- Canada.; Freedom of the press -- Ontario.
Other titles: Printed ephemera and broadsides from the Metropolitan Toronto Library.
Notes: Title on microfiche header: [Printed ephemera and broadsides from the Metropolitan Toronto Library = Imprimés divers et in-plano de la Metropolitan Toronto Library].

Printed ephemera--2 microfiches containing 45 separate items. For this item see the microfiches with the range of nos. 40785-40829 (no. 1 of 2).

Petitions on Collins' behalf were sent to the lieutenant governor, Sir John Colborne, in late 1828, to protest the jail sentence on libel charges--Cf. Dictionary of Canadian Biography.

Filmed from a copy of the original publication held by the Metropolitan Toronto Library, Canadian History Department. Ottawa : Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions, 1983.

1 sheet (verso blank) ; 27 x 21 cm.