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Saint John River Society records [textual record (microform)]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1765-1769.

Reference:

R13232-0-9-E

Type of material:

Textual material

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3963195

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Saint John River Society records
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Date(s):

1765-1769.

Place of creation:

New Brunswick

Extent:

1 microfilm reel.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of a small collection of records of the Saint John River Society. The records include correspondence, lists and items related to the shipment of supplies to the new settlement, accounts, and other financial papers. Many of the letters are addressed to Nathaniel Rogers, a Boston merchant and member of the Society. Correspondents include Beamsley Glasier, Thomas Falconer, John Ogilvie, James Simonds, Richard Barlow, and James Porteous.

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Saint John River Society

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Saint John River Society : The Saint John River Society, occasionally known as the Canada Company, is an association founded to establish a settlement on the lands near the Saint John's River in New Brunswick. It was formed under the leadership of Captain Thomas Falconer. The association later added members from Halifax, Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Ireland, and it came to include such officers as Thomas Gage and Ralph Burton, after whom townships were named, and prominent colonial leaders such as Governor Thomas Hutchinson of Massachusetts and Philip John Livingston of New York.

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(No finding aid) All items are individually described in the Massachussets Historical Society manuscript catalog. (90: Open)

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Microfilming of the documents was done in 2005, thanks to financial assistance provided by the Cultural Affairs office of the United States Embassy to Canada.

Location of originals note:

Originals are kept by the Massachusetts Historical Society, call number P-774.

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Private
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Microfilm reel [R13232] M-9648

[Consultation 90 Open]

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