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Entry books [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Sub-sub-series

Date:

1793-1855.

Reference:

R178-150-2-E, RG7-G-5

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

126297

Context of this record:

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Office of the Governor General of Canada fonds

Correspondence with the Colonial Office

Letter books of despatches from the Colonial Office

Entry books
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Date(s):

1793-1855.

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

ca. 1.73 m of textual records.

Language of material:

English

Scope and content:

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Sub-sub-series consists of entry books (bearing a variety of titles) maintained to record the text of incoming despatches received in Lower Canada, 1793-1838 (vols. 1-11, 13-18 and 27-31) and the Province of Canada, 1841-1855 (vols. 31A-38). The practice of recording the text of incoming despatches - whether numbered or unnumbered, circular, military or private - as a means of maintaining a reference copy to hand, was continued until 1855. Despatches texts found in this sub-sub-series concern a variety of subjects including land petitions, notification of the passage of Acts of the Imperial parliament, defence, military and militia matters, distribution of customs revenues, clergy reserves, land settlement, timber duties, opening of the legislature, transmission of addresses to the legislature, administration of justice, immigration taxes, the Montreal riots, Rideau Canal lands, Aborigines Protection Society, administration of the Indian Department, banking charters, the Maine boundary dispute with the United States, the post office and railroads. A list of the despatches, noting despatch numbers, dates, subjects, correspondents and page numbers is located at the beginning of each volume.

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(Paper) The CAB RG 7 Shelf List (see RG 7, G5 section) is a typed volume level description which provides volume titles and inclusive dates and corresponding microfilm reel numbers. CAB RG 7 Shelf List

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General note:

Custodial and reference questions related to these records should be directed to the Canadian Archives Branch (CAB).

Arrangement note:

This sub-sub-series originally included additional records but subsequent rearrangement has resulted in the movement of former volumes 12, 19-21 and 23 to the Letter books of despatches to the Colonial Office sub-series.

Availability of other formats note:

Microfilmed copies of these records are available on reels C-15622 to C-15626.

Accruals:

No further accruals are expected.

Related material:

For Upper Canada, 1828-1839, abstracts only of despatches (not the full text of the despatches themselves) are found in the Registers of abstracts related to Upper Canada sub-sub-series, described elsewhere within this sub-series.

Source:

Government

Former archival reference no.:

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RG7-G-5
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [RG7 G-5]

[Consultation 90 Open]

1--11;

[Consultation 90 Open]

13--18;

[Consultation 90 Open]

27--38;

[Consultation 90 Open]

1A;

[Consultation 90 Open]

31A;

[Consultation 90 Open]

Microfilm reel C-15622--C-15626

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Copyright belongs to the Crown.
In order to protect the fragile originals, records in this sub-sub-series have been microfilmed and the originals withdrawn from circulation. The microfilm must be used for consultation and copying rather than the originals.

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