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United States of America. Department of State. Despatches from United States Consuls in Montreal.

  • CA ON00239 F2297
  • Collection
  • 1850-1906

The collection includes reports of the Department of State from U.S. consular representatives in Montreal. The despatches are replies to consular instructions. It contains reports on a wide range of subjects dealing with economic, political, and social conditions abroad in addition to routine matters. Despatches are sometimes accompanied by enclosures, such as copies of correspondence between consuls and local Government officials, U.S. diplomatic representatives, other consuls, U.S. naval officers commanding naval vessels or squadrons stationed in foreign waters, and U.S. citizens abroad. Despatches also include information on commercial and other regulations, navigation law, exports and imports, duties and tariffs, censuses, cases of U.S. citizens tried abrad and appeals for help, and the reaction of foreign people to U.S. policies.

United States of America. Department of State

Upper Canada. Court of Common Pleas

  • CA ON00239 F1088
  • Fonds
  • 1856-1857

Cases for the Court of Common Pleas, No. 36, 1856 Sept. 23-1857 May 20. Fallassizes-Counties of Grey, Simcoe, Lincoln, Welland, Halton and Wentworth. Spring assizes-Counties of Wellington, Waterloo, Perth, Leeds and Grenville, Lanark and Renfrew,Carleton, Prescott and Russell, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry.

Upper Canada. Court of Common Pleas

Upper Canada. Court of Quarter Sessions fonds

  • CA ON00239 F1089
  • Fonds
  • 1790-1816

Microfilm copies of the Mecklenburg Quarter Session, 1790-1816 and Lunenburg Quarter Session, 1789-1802. Also transcriptions for the Mecklenberg District Sessions as transcribed and compiled by Linda Corupe.

Upper Canada. Court of Quarter Sessions

Upper Canada. Heir and Devisee Commission fonds

  • CA ON00239 F1676
  • Fonds
  • 1797-1895

The fonds consists of records of both Land Commissions including reports, indexes, minute books of Heir and Devisee Commission sittings, claims documentation (notices, affidavits, certificates) and Commission rulings. The records of the two commissions are arranged differently. The first Heir and Devisee Commission is arranged by geographical location, organized by the names of the old districts. Within the districts, the files are arranged alphabetically by surname. The files of the second Heir and Devisee Commission have been indexed and arranged alphabetically by surname, with date of claim. There are five reels of name indexes.

Upper Canada. Heir and Devisee Commission

Upper Canada. Land Board fonds

  • CA ON00239 F1721
  • Fonds
  • 1765-1804

The fonds consists of the records of the Land Board for the old districts of Hesse, Nassau, Leneburg and Mecklenburg. The minutes and correspondence of, instructions to and reports by the Land Boards form a single series. The records include documents antedating the establishment of the Land Boards which were brought forward in support of applications for grants, and a few records of later date.

Upper Canada. Land Board

Upper Canada land transactions collection

  • CA ON00239 F1094
  • Collection
  • 1798-1883

The fonds consists of bargain and sale indentures, deeds, grants, leases, and proclamations re. seizure of property of deserters after War of 1812. Includes correspondence regarding Belleville, 1816, and several items relating to land matters in the Ottawa area. In 1763, the British Crown began to issue grants of land in Ontario, largely to attract British settlers to Canada. These grants were made by way of location tickets or occupation permits. Land certificates were made to veterans and United Empire Loyalists. Grants of land ranged from 200-5000 acres, depending on the rank of the soldier.

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Upper Canada. Lieutenant Governor's Office fonds

  • CA ON00239 F1278
  • Fonds
  • 22 Jun. 1813

Contract relates to hiring of artisans to build ships at Kingston, 1813 and list of employees.

Upper Canada. Lieutenant Governor's Office

Upper Canada Probate and Surrogate Court collection

  • CA ON00239 F1091
  • Fonds
  • 1793-1859

The collection consists of estate files from the Upper Canada Probate and Surrogate Courts, as well as assorted deeds, wills and registers for the counties of Frontenac, Dundas, Hastings, Prescott, Stormont, Leeds and Grenville and Lennow and Addington.

Upper Canada. Probate Court

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