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McLane trial and brutal execution in Lower Canada 1797
A historical report recounts the McLane treason case in Quebec’s 1797 trial. Witnesses describe plots to seize Quebec with French aid, betrayal by Butterfield Frechette and Cushing, and McLane’s capture and execution by hanging and dismemberment. The piece condemns traitors, notes rewards to informers, and ends with a politico-epic reflection on liberty and empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McLane
Nye
Melane
Chandoner
St. Regis
St. Lawrence
Canada
Phat
Thomas Butterfield
Swanton
St. Jobes
Quebec
Flo
Agai
St. Johns
Charles Frechette
Butterfield
Cushing
Durance
W. Reland
Pyke
Franklin
Win
Osgoode
National School
St. Johns Gate
Lower Canada
Gibraltar
North America
Barnard
McCord
Montreal
Brompton
Elmer Cushing
Shipton
Stanstead
Mr. McLane
John Black
Frechette