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Title: The Canadian Brothers or The Prophecy Fulfilled
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The Canadian Brothers; or, The Prophecy Fulfilled. A tale of the late
American war.
By Major Richardson,
Knight of the military order of Saint Ferdinand, author of "Ecarte,"
"Wacousta," &c. &c.
In Two Volumes.

VOLUME I.

INSCRIPTION.
To His Excellency Major General Sir John Harvey, K.C.B.: K.C.H.
Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick who bore a conspicuous part
in the war of 1812, and who contributed so essentially to the success of
the British arms during the campaigns of 1813 and 1814, and
particularly at Stoney Creek in Upper Canada, on the night of the 5th
June 1813, when, entrusted with the execution of his own daring plan,
he, at the head of sever hundred and twenty men of the 8th and 49th
Regiments, (The former the Author's Corps,) surprised and completely
routed at the point of the bayonet, a division of the American army,
(under generals Winder and Chandler,) three thousand five hundred
strong, capturing their leaders, with many other inferior prisoners, and
several pieces of cannon; the Canadian edition of this historical talk is
inscribed, with sentiments of high public and personal esteem, by his
faithful and obedient servant,
The Author.

PREFACE.
Windsor Castle, October 29, 1832.
DEAR SIR,--I have received your letter of the 27th instant, and beg to
reply that there cannot be the least objection to your sending a copy of
your work, with the autograph addition; and that if you will send it to
me, I will present it to His Majesty.
I do not presume you wish to apply for permission to dedicate the work
to His Majesty, which is not usually given for work of fiction.
I remain, Dear Sir, your faithful Servant,
(Signed,) H. TAYLOR
Lieut. RICHARDSON, &c. &c. &c. H. P. 92nd Regt.

BRIGHTON, December 18, 1832.
DEAR Sir,--I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 14th
instant, and of the copy of your work, WACOUSTA, for the King,
which I have had the honor of presenting to His Majesty, who received
it very graciously.
I remain, Dear Sir, your faithful Servant,
(Signed,) H. TAYLOR
Lieut. RICHARDSON, &c. &c. &c. H. P. 92nd Regt.

WINDSOR CASTLE, August 7, 1833.
DEAR SIR,--I have to acknowledge your letter of the 1st instant,
together with its enclosure, and beg to express the deep gratification I
have felt in the perusal of that chapter of your new work which treats of
the policy of employing the Indians in any future war we may have
with the United States. Should you be desirous of dedicating it to His
Majesty I can foresee no difficulty.
Permit me to avail myself of this opportunity of assuring you of the
deep interest with which your WACOUSTA has been read by the
whole Court.
I remain, Dear Sir, your faithful Servant,
(Signed,) H. TAYLOR.
Lieut. RICHARDSON, &c. &c. &c. H. P. 92nd Regt.

WINDSOR CASTLE, August 12, 1833.

DEAR SIR,--I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 9th,
and to acquaint you that His Majesty acquiesces in your wish to be
permitted to dedicate your new work to him.
I remain, Dear Sir, your faithful Servant,
(Signed,) H. TAYLOR.
Lieut. RICHARDSON, &c, &c. &c. H. P. 92nd Regt.

By the above letters, two material points are established. The first is
that, although works of fiction are not usually dedicated to the
Sovereign, an exception was made