Hugh Palliser collection [textual record]

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Hugh Palliser collection [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Collection

Date:

1765-1767.

Reference:

R5420-0-3-E, MG23-I5

Type of material:

Textual material

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

100541

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Hugh Palliser collection
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Date(s):

1765-1767.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

0.2 cm of textual records (4 p.).

Language of material:

English

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Collection consists of contemporary copies of a report by the Patent Office on a memorial of Hugh Palliser concerning the registration of Newfoundland shipping, 1765, 3 pages; and of his decision on the licence to occupy the St. Augustine fishing post, 1767, 1 page.

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Palliser, Hugh, 1723-1796

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Palliser, Hugh, 1723-1796 : Sir Hugh Palliser, military officer and colonial administrator, entered the Royal Navy in 1735 and attained the rank of admiral in 1787. He served as commander of the Newfoundland station and Governor of the colony, 1764-1769. He was concerned with promoting the island as a fishing station.

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(No finding aid)

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General Note:

Received in 1971.

Related material:

Papers relating to Sir Hughes term as Governor of Newfoundland are also available in the Joshua Sharpe papers, MG 23 I 13.
Subject heading:

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Newfoundland - Politics and government, 1765-1767

Public administration - Newfoundland, 1765-1767

Great Britain. Patent Office - Records and correspondence, 1765

St. Augustine (Quebec) - Fishing ports, 1767

Shipping - Records and registration - Newfoundland, 1765

Colonial administrators Newfoundland

Great Britain

Grande-Bretagne
Source:

Private

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MG23-I5
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