Bank of the People Montreal in 1840. Until 1835, every bank in Upper Canada required a legislated charter which established it as a legal person able to sue, and be sued at law. Only two Banks had been chartered: the Bank of Upper Canada and the Commercial Bank of the Midland District. Both banks were controlled by the "Family Compact" who used their control of the currency supply and credit to control trade and ultimately, the farmers. They had a "licensed monopoly" to print paper money, which reduced competition. In 1835, Dr Charles Duncombe, a Reform politician in the Legislative Assembly, was part of
Flowers Bank was a tie and to have him round up men to come vote. Himself and eleven more men paddled down from Flowers Bank to come and vote. When they reached there, they and two white men voted in favor of staying and defending the place. When James Larry heard that the vote to abandon the settlement had been turned over, he said that he should have killed the slaves instead of pardoning them. It wasn’t until the following year, on 10 September 1798 when the actual battle with the Spaniards took place. Flowers Bank Flowers Bank is a village in