In Exile
Arriving in the United States, he stayed at his friend judge Reuben Hyde Walworth's family house in Saratoga. He arranged for his wife and his children to join him there. For some time, he attempted to gain the support of American President Martin Van Buren using all the diplomatic influence that he and American supporters could provide. When the United States declared themselves neutral in the conflict between Britain and its Canadian colonies, he turned to Europe for support.
On February 8, 1839, he parted to leave New York City for Paris where he hoped to get France involved. In May, he published the Histoire de l'insurrection du Canada (History of the insurrection in Canada) in the magazine Progrès. Despite meeting with influential politicians such as Lamartine and Lamennais, the France of Louis-Philippe also remained neutral. After his wife left in 1843 "he spent a large part of his leisure in the main archival repositories in Paris, where he copied documents relating French rule in Canada".
His role in the 1837 rebellions against British rule forced him into exile until 1845. In 1845, three years after he had been granted amnesty he finally decided to return to what in 1845 was called The Province of Canada but he visited Italy and Switzerland before getting to The Province of Canada. He only returned to Montreal after he had been granted amnesty by the colonial government as well.
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