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III. Admiralty Records. British Military and Naval Records. [textual record, cartographic material]
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Finding aid (Other) Finding Aid 762 describes the Pacific Station records (series III B) at the volume or file level. The descriptive list of volume contents for the originals (volumes 1-39) also correlates microfilm reel numbers. The contents of the two volumes on microfilm reel M-126 and the photocopies (volumes 40-42) are described at the file level. 762 1800The Preliminary Inventory to Record Group 8, British Military and Naval Records, which prefaces Finding Aid 1800, includes a list of volumes for both the Admiralty Lake Service Records (sub-series III A) and the Admiralty Pacific Station Records (sub-series III B). This portion of FA 1800 is available on microfilm, reel C-11790.(Electronic) All or some of the documents described have been digitized and are available at the following address: (90: Open)
http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_mikan_105515?usrlang=en(Electronic) Les documents décrits ont été complètement ou en partie numérisés et sont disponibles à l'adresse suivante : (90: Open)
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Record information III. Admiralty Records. British Military and Naval Records. [textual record, cartographic material]
Date:1812-1903.Reference:R15025-0-4-E, RG8-III, RG8M 77803/26, RG8M 80103/15Type of material:Textual material, Maps and cartographic materialFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:105515Date(s):1812-1903.Place of creation:No place, unknown, or undeterminedExtent:4.900 meter(s)
1 reel(s)
0.300 meter(s)
4 maps mss., 3 ink on tracing linen, col., 1 ink 65 x 49 cm or smaller.Language of material:EnglishScope and content:The Admiralty Records within the British Military and Naval Records consist of two separate and distinct series. The Admiralty Lake Service records consist of 72 volumes of records accumulated by the Naval Commissioner and the Naval Storekeeper on the Great Lakes. The Admiralty Pacific Station Records bring together 39 volumes of original records and copies of five additional volumes (two on microfilm and three in photocopy format) accumulated by the Commander in Chief of the Pacific Station at Esquimalt.Biography/Administrative history:British Military and Naval Records (London, England) : This collection represents the records accumulated by the Royal Navy on the Great Lakes, 1814-1833, and on the Pacific Station at Esquimalt, 1848-1903. Although the subsections of this class are not closely interrelated, they have been assembled and described as one group for convenience.
The Royal Navy assumed responsibility for the naval service on the Great Lakes during the War of 1812, replacing the Provincial Marine, and continued to be responsible for naval defences on the lakes through the 1860s.
From the year 1848, ships of the Royal Navy's Pacific Squadron began to use Esquimalt harbour, which became its permanent base in 1862. The base was transferred to Canada in 1910.
Halifax was the main station for the Royal Navy during the War of 1812, serving as a base for actions against the US east coast, as well as a provisioning base for ports and ships on the Great Lakes.Additional information:Location of originals note:Originals with the National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, and the Provincial Archives of British Columbia, Victoria, B.C.Availability of other formats note:Series III B, Volumes 1-39 are also available on microfilm.Reproduction note:Volumes 1-39 of the Admiralty Pacific Station Records (sub-series III B) were microfilmed in 1978 (on reels C-12602 to C-12608). Finding Aid 1800 was microfilmed in 1977.Container note(s):C-11790 : Finding AidSubject heading:- Great Britain. Admiralty. Navy Board - Despatches, [1816-1832] Great Britain. Royal Navy. Commander in Chief (Pacific Station), 1848-1903
- Great Britain. Admiralty - Despatches, [1816-1832] Great Britain. Royal Navy. Naval Commissioner (Great Lakes), [1814-1833]
- Great Britain. Royal Navy - Accounting, [1814-1833] Great Britain. Royal Navy. Naval Storekeeper (Great Lakes), [1814-1833]
- Timber - Great Lakes, [1814-1833] Esquimalt (B.C.), 1848-1903
- Naval Stores - Registers, [1814-1833]
- Navy-yards and naval stations - British Columbia, 1848-1903
Source:PrivateFormer archival reference no.:RG8-III
RG8M 77803/26
RG8M 80103/15 -
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Volumes 1-39 of sub-series III B have been withdrawn from circulation as a protective conservation measure. Researchers must use the microfilm (reels C-12602 to C-12616).Microfilm reel[Consultation Open]C-11790;[Consultation Open]M-126;[Consultation Open]Textual records: microform[Consultation Open]Microfilm reel M-126[Consultation Open]Cartographic material[Consultation Open]You can order materials in advance to be ready for you when you visit. You will need a user card to do this.
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