Recollections of the War of 1812

Nonfiction, History, Americas, Canada, Military, Other

• Author: William Dunlop
• ISBN: 1230000198989
• Publisher: VolumesOfValue
• Publication: November 25, 2013
• Language: English

This edition features
• portrait
• a linked Index

This reprint of an entertaining little narrative of personal experiences in the War of 1812-14 may be appropriately prefaced by a short account of the author. Few of the pioneers of Upper Canada had careers as varied and interesting as that of Dr. William Dunlop, and none possessed a personality quite so striking and original as his. On the Saltfort road, near Goderich, Canada, there is a cairn marking the burial place of two notable worthies of the Huron Tract, and upon it is the following inscription:

Here lies the body of
ROBERT GRAHAM DUNLOP, ESQ.
Commander Royal Navy, M.P.P.
Who after serving his King and country in
every quarter of the globe, dies at Gairbraid,
on the 28th Feby., 1841, in
the 51 year of his age.

Also to the memory of
DR. WILLIAM DUNLOP,
a man of surpassing talent, knowledge,
and benevolence, born in Scotland
in 1792.

He served in the army in Canada and in India
and thereafter distinguished himself
as an author and man of
letters.

He settled in Canada permanently in 1825 and
for more than 20 years was actively
engaged in public and philanthropic
affairs.

Succeeding his brother, Capt. Dunlop, as Member
of the Provincial Parliament and
taking successful interest in
the welfare of Canada,
and died lamented
by many
friends
1848.