1817 in Canada #CanadianHistory #history Prince Edward Island has gained little from its agriculture, trade and commerce because "the absent Proprietors of Land in the Colony and its Inhabitants" don't cooperate https://archives.novascotia.ca/newspapers/archives/?ID=1015&Page=201114042 Pg. 2 (1st column) #PrinceEdwardIsland See also: Politics on Prince Edward Island - Did you know? https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/politics-on-prince-edward-island