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Samuel Holland fonds [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1764-1795.

Reference:

R5458-0-6-E, MG23-GII27

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

100758

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Samuel Holland fonds
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Date(s):

1764-1795.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

0.6 cm of textual records (27 p.) some photocopies.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of certified copy of the King's Commission to Samuel Holland, appointing him "Surveyor General of Lands for Making a Survey of the Northern District of the Continent of North America", photocopy, 1764, 2 pages; correspondence, accounts and draft editions of Samuel Holland relating to the Surveyor General's office, its staff and activities, 1794-1795, 25 pages.

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Holland, Samuel, 1728-1801

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Holland, Samuel, 1728-1801 : Samuel Holland, a Dutchman, joined the British Army in 1754 and served in America during the Seven Years' War. Appointed Surveyor General of the Northern District of North America, in 1764, he supervised surveys of the Maritimes and Quebec, including the Loyalist settlements. His appointment to the Quebec Council in 1779 was not renewed in 1791.

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General note:

Correspondence, 1794-1795, received in 1971 and 1972.__

Location of originals note:

Original Commission, 1764, held by H.R. Stewart of Ottawa, Ont.

Dates of creation note:

Commission, 1764, copied in 1961 from the original held by H.R. Stewart of Ottawa, Ont.
Subject heading:

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Surveyors General, Canadian, 1794-1795

Surveyors - Canada, 1764
Source:

Private

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MG23-GII27
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