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Titre propre
Upper Canada. Heir and Devisee Commission fonds
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Fonds
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Juridiction responsable et dénomination (philatélique)
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Date(s)
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1797-1895 (Production)
- Producteur
- Upper Canada. Heir and Devisee Commission
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Description matérielle
105 microfilm reels : positive.
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Nom du producteur
Histoire administrative
In response to the difficulties accumulating, the Ontario government set up a quasi-judicial commission to review and settle land claims, know as the Heir and Devisee Commission. Its purpose was to settle hereditary claims on unpatented land. In fact, there were two Commissions, the first sat from 1797 to 1804 and the second from 1805 to 1911, although the bulk of its work was over by 1890. Each claimant had to produce evidence for the claim: wills, commissions, affidavits, etc. which can be very descriptive of families and individuals.
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Portée et contenu
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.
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Source immédiate d'acquisition
Purchased with the generous assistance of the Chancellor Richardson Memorial Fund - 1990.
Classement
Langue des documents
- anglais
Écriture des documents
Localisation des originaux
MF 3683-3782.5
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Restrictions d'accès
Open
Délais d'utilisation, de reproduction et de publication
Queen's University Archives provides this material for personal study only. It does not provide research services for this material. Permission to publish must be obtained from the National Archives of Canada or the Archives of Ontario.
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