A Sketch of the Life of the Hon. and Right Reverend Alexander MacDonell
Chaplain of the Glengarry Fencible or British Highland Regiment, First Catholic Bishop of Upper Canada, and a Member of the Legislative Council of the Province.
By J. A. MacDonell of Greenfield (1890)

• Hon. and Right Reverend Alexander MacDonell
• Raising of the Glengarry Fencible, or British Highland Regiment
• The Chaplain's negotiations with the British Government on behalf of the disbanded Regiment
• Arrival of the Chaplain in Canada
• Efforts on Behalf of his Countrymen
• The Chaplain suggests the formation of a Regiment in Glengarry in Canada
• Again visits England - Is Appointed Bishop of Upper Canada - A Coadjutor Nominated
• The Bishop's Jubilee
• The Bishop anticipates the coming Rebellion and warns his Flock
• Formation of the Highland Society of Canada
• The Bishop's last visit to England
• Illness and Death of Bishop McDonell
• The Bishop's Memory honoured at St. Raphael's
• Obituary Notices
• Appendix A
• Appendix B
• Appendix C

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