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Entry books of letters received from the British Minister at Washington [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Sub-series

Date:

1799-1840.

Reference:

R178-66-2-E, RG7-G-15-B

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

126303

Context of this record:

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Office of the Governor General of Canada fonds

Correspondence with the British Minister at Washington

Entry books of letters received from the British Minister at Washington
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Date(s):

1799-1840.

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

0.15 m of textual records.

Language of material:

English

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Sub-series consists of entry books recording the text of despatches (both numbered and unnumbered or confidential) from the British Minister at Washington to the Governor-in-Chief at Quebec, and to the Colonial Secretary or Foreign Secretary as forwarded through Quebec. Despatches from the Commander of the Forces and from governors of other colonies of British North America bearing on international relations are also recorded in these volumes. The texts of enclosures are usually included. The letters and enclosures are entered in chronological order and the volumes are preceded by contents lists which note the date of the despatch, the subject and the page references.

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(Paper) The CAB RG 7 Shelf List (see RG 7, G15B section) is a typed volume level description which provides volume titles and inclusive dates and corresponding microfilm reel numbers. CAB RG 7 Shelf List (90: Open)

(Electronic) Finding aid 7-9 is a volume list relating to volumes 1 to 4. 7-9 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf002/7-9_126303_vols1-4.pdf

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General note:

Custodial and reference questions related to these volumes should be directed to the Canadian Archives Branch (CAB).
The term "letter book" has been used generally to describe volumes in which the text of documents was recorded. "Entry book" is the more correct generic term for such volumes, when all manner of documents are recorded therein; "letter book" should be reserved for volumes in which only correspondence was recorded.
The index to an entry book can facilitate access to records outside the series in which it is located and to which it immediately relates. Incoming correspondence can be traced and identified through the dates and other clues provided in the replies.

Availability of other formats note:

Microfilmed copies of these records are available on reels C-921 and C-922.

Accruals:

No further accruals are expected.

Source:

Government

Former archival reference no.:

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RG7-G-15-B
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [RG7 G-15-B] 1--4

[Consultation 90 Open]

Microfilm reel C-921--C-922

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Copyright belongs to the Crown.
In order to protect the fragile originals, records in this 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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