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Records of the administration of Cape Breton by Hugh Swayne with a few personal papers [textual record]

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Date:

1788-1819.

Reference:

R2343-1-4-E, MG24-A5

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

109723

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Hugh Swayne fonds

Records of the administration of Cape Breton by Hugh Swayne with a few personal papers
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Date(s):

1788-1819.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

14.9 cm of textual records (738 p.).

Language of material:

English

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Series consists of official letterbook of Brigadier-General Hugh Swayne, 1813-1815, pages 1-48; official correspondence with the Colonial Office and the Audit Office, 1812-1815, pages 49-88; commission, 1812, memorials, and reports, 1812-1815, pages 89-210; coal mines, revenue, lands, address, emigration, 1809-1815, pages 211-266; personal correspondence, 1813-1817, pages 267-391 papers relating to the civil government, 1788-1813, pages 392-445.

Also included are records of the Demerara Expedition, 1797-1798, pages 446-480; correspondence with the Horse Guards and the War Office, 1805-1815, pages 481-488; military and naval correspondence, 1812-1815, pages 489-548, military returns, 1813-1815 (photocopies available, pages 549-578); military pay, 1797-1816, pages 579-602; and accounts, 1789-1819, pages 603-712; and miscellaneous papers including a will of John Swayne, 1813, pages 713-738.

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Private

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MG24-A5
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [MG24 A 5] 1--3

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Material in container 3 has been withdrawn from circulation. Researchers must consult photocopies in volume 2

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Date modified:: 2024-07-24