Collection search - Correspondence and drafts of secret and confidential despatches to the Colonial Office [textual record]

Record information – Brief
1
Correspondence and drafts of secret and confidential despatches to the Colonial Office [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Sub-series

Date:

1856-1913

Reference:

R178-46-7-E, RG7-G-10

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

192850

Context of this record:

Show detail Hide detail

Office of the Governor General of Canada fonds

Correspondence with the Colonial Office

Correspondence and drafts of secret and confidential despatches to the Colonial Office
Link to this record

Add to My Research

Link to this record

This link identifies the web page describing this particular record. Unlike the temporary link in your browser, this link will allow you to access, and reference, this page in the future. To link to this descriptive record, copy and paste the URL where ever needed (wiki, blog, document).

Sign in

Sign in to start saving records using My Research

Sign in
Record information – Details

Date(s):

1856-1913

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

1.9 m of textual records

Language of material:

English

Scope and content:

Show detail Hide detail

Sub-series consists of drafts of secret and confidential despatches to the Colonial Office, some of which are cipher messages. These despatches, covering the years 1867 through 1913, are arranged chronologically, in volumes 3 to 16 and deal with a variety of issues including the defence of Canada, Confederation, the Louis Riel uprisings, the Treaty of Washington, the Boer War, the Naval Bill controversy and the Alaska Boundary dispute.

The sub-series also includes miscellaneous correspondence received by the Governor General, covering the years 1856 to 1867. They are bound and arranged chronologically, in volumes 1 to 3, with an index for the first two volumes. Volumes 1 and 2 and a portion of volume 3 contain correspondence of the British Consulates in Chicago, New York, Washington and the Lieutenant Governors of Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, with the Governor General. Correspondence for the year 1863 appears to be missing. The subjects covered include, among other topics, the Fenian Movement and Confederation.

Finding aid:

Show detail Hide detail

(Electronic) Finding aid 7-6 is a volume list relating to volumes 1 to 16. 7-6 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf002/7-6_192850_vols1-16.pdf

Additional information:

Show detail Hide detail

General note:

Custodial and reference questions related to these records should be directed to the Government Records Branch (GRB).

Source of title:

Title based on the contents of the sub-series.

Original version note:

File "Old volume 20 (Jan. - Dec. 1889)" is missing.

Accruals:

No further accruals are expected.

Related material:

Researchers should note that copies of the drafts of secret and confidential despatches to the Colonial Office, without cipher messages, can be found in RG7-G-12, volumes 73, 77, 82 and 92.

Source:

Government

Former archival reference no.:

Show detail Hide detail

RG7-G-10
Ordering and viewing options

Conditions of access:

Show detail Hide detail

Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [RG 7 G-10] 1--16

[Consultation 90 Open]

Terms of use:

Show detail Hide detail

Copyright belongs to the Government of Canada.

You can order materials in advance to be ready for you when you visit. You will need a user card to do this.

Cannot visit us on site? You can purchase a copy to be sent to you. Some restrictions may apply.