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Shelburne historical records collection [textual record]

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Collection

Date:

1782-1860.

Reference:

R16987-0-X-E, MG9-B9-14

Type of material:

Textual material

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

101267

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Shelburne historical records collection
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Collection includes:

3 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1782-1860.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

0.09 m of textual records.

Language of material:

English

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Collection consists of records relating to the community of Shelburne include the minute book of the Port Roseway Associates, 1782-1783; several muster rolls of Loyalists, 1783-1784; proceedings of the Court of Quarter Sessions, 1784-1860; and a register of writs, 1787-1807. The collection is available on microfilm reel H-984.

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Shelburne. Nova Scotia
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Robertson, Alexander

Campbell, Samuel

Ross, Robert

Bird, Thomas
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Shelburne. Nova Scotia : At the British evacuation of New York in 1783, hundreds of Loyalist refugees joined as the Port Roseway Associates with the intention of finding new homes and creating a new settlement together in Nova Scotia. The arrival of these Loyalists, with their families, servants and slaves, brought into being the community of Port Roseway, shortly renamed Shelburne. The free Blacks amongst the Loyalists formed a separate enclave known as Birchtown. Within a decade, many of the Loyalists migrated elsewhere in search of better opportunities.

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(Electronic) Microfilm reel H-984 has been digitized and is available through Canadiana Heritage here: (90: Open)
https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_h984

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General note:

Volume 1 (formerly in the Phillipps Collection, #22186) was acquired in 1913 (original documents).

Volume 2 was received in 1915 from Robert Thomson of Shelburne (typescript).

Volumes 3-6 were transcribed in 1915 from originals, respectively, in the possession of Mrs. George Cox of Shelburne, in the office of the Registrar for Shelburne County, in the possession T. Howland White of Shelburne, and in the custody of Shelburne County Council.(typescripts).

The Register of writs, 1787-1807 [...], in volume 7 was acquired in 1970 from Christie's Canada (original document).

Volume 8 contains photocopies of the original documents in volume 1.

Availability of other formats note:

The complete fonds, microfilmed in 1981, is available on microfilm reel H-984 (digitized and available through Canadiana Heritage).
Subject heading:

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Nova Scotia. Court of General Sessions of the Peace (Shelburne), 1784-1860

United Empire loyalists

Shelburne (N.S.)

Shelburne County (N.S.)

Eliza (Ship)

Eliza (Navire)

Black loyalists Canada

Loyalistes noirs américains Canada

Nova Scotia 1775-1783

Nouvelle-Écosse 1775-1783

Nova Scotia 1784-1867

Nouvelle-Écosse 1784-1867

Birchtown (N.S.)

Birchtown (N.-É.)

Representative government and representation Canada

Gouvernement représentatif Canada

Shelburne (N.-É.)

Nelson (Ship)

Nelson (Navire)

Nova Scotia

Nouvelle-Écosse

Privateering Nova Scotia

Guerre de course Nouvelle-Écosse

Public welfare Nova Scotia

Aide sociale Nouvelle-Écosse

Black loyalists New York

Black loyalists Nova Scotia

Loyalistes noirs américains Nouvelle-Écosse

Courts Nova Scotia

Tribunaux Nouvelle-Écosse

Land grants Nova Scotia

Concessions de terres Nouvelle-Écosse

United Empire loyalists Nova Scotia Shelburne (County)

United Empire Loyalists Nouvelle-Écosse Shelburne (Comté)

Port Roseway Associates
Source:

Private

Former archival reference no.:

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MG9-B9-14
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Copyright: Expired.
Credit: Library and Archives Canada, R16987.

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