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314 The Northern Mariner / Le marin du nord have lived in Toronto.”"? Some weeks later, the Free Press offered a rather weak apology, claiming that Wyatt had not been separated, and indeed had visited his home twice over the previous three years, written from time to time, and at least on one occasion sent money." It was not a particularly convincing retraction. This rather sad domestic tale adds some depth to the stress and perhaps desperation that Wyatt may have been under in the decade after his service as gunboat agent. In addition to whatever personal scandal being hinted at, the fact is that the international economy had taken a downtum in 1873 and one by one Wyatt’s ventures fell by the wayside, leaving him to re-invent himself as an immigration agent, author, and lecturer in the promotion of westem Canada. The detailed records that survive from Wyatt’s government work leave no question that he deserved a better legacy. It was a rare achievement to win and maintain the confidence of political leaders and the senior officers of the British Army and the Royal Navy. Wyatt must be given much of the credit for the nearly seamless cooperation in a combined undertaking fraught with potential discord between the two British services, and between the British and Canadian governments, which disagreed di ly about ibiliti for the defence of the Great Lakes. The records show that Wyatt won such influence through his deep knowledge | of shipping and other waterfront industries, and his diligence and clear as al not least with ship owners ready to drive a hard bargain by whatever means necessary. Walter Lewis holds graduate degrees from Queens University at Kingston and the University of Toronto. He served on the editorial board of FreshWater and has published extensively on the history of the Great Lakes. (Contact: wltrewis@gmail.com) Roger Sarty is professor emeritus at Wilfrid Laurier University where he taught in the history department in 2004-2022. He was previously at the Canadian War Museum (1998-2003), and the Directorate of History and Heritage at the Department of National Defence (1981-1998). (Contact: rsartyS28@gmail. com) 133 Montreal Gazette, 13 January 1883. 134 Manitoba Free Press, 23 January 1883.