42. 43. 44.

45. 46.

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lbid., 11 November 1859, 19 February 1861. Macdonald, “Scottish Associations,” Vol. II, op. cit., pp. 21-22.

The Prince Edward Island Calendar for the Year of Our Lord 185 7, p. 57.

The Guardian, 2 August 1950.

This square, located in the west end of Charlottetown, was used for many years by the city residents as a gathering place on holidays and special occasions. The Highland Gathering in 1863 was among the last to be held on the old square. Having been ceded by the Imperial to the Local Government, and subsequently laid out in lots and sold to residents, it became the site of some of the city’s finest homes —- rather a fitting tribute to the memories and celebra— tions that graced the Old Barrack Square.

The “Donald” of the verse is piper Donald McFadyen, for many years the club’s piper and messenger.

John LePage, The Island Minstrel: A Collection of Some of the Poetical Writings of John LePage, Vol. II, (Charlottetown: William H. Bremner, 1867), pp. 170-174.

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“Preamble to Original Constitution of 1864,” in MacDonald, Fraser and Campbell, “Constitution Perused,” (May, 1954).

Ross’s Weekly, 21 July 1864. lbid., 2 June 1864.

The Prince Edward Island Calendar for the Year of Our Lord, 1865, p. 52.

LePage, op. cit., pp. 190—194. Ross’s Weekly, 25 August 1864. lbid., 14 July 1864.

There were seven: the Charlottetown Herald, Examiner, Islander, Monitor, Ross’s Weekly, Vindicator, and Protestant and Evangelical Witness.

Examiner, 25 July 1864. w

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