British Military Records."C" Series [multiple media] (1 digital object(s)) Archives / Collections and Fonds
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British Military Records."C" Series [multiple media]
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Finding aid Textual records (Electronic) Finding Aid 1800 has four parts. First is the Preliminary Inventory to Record Group 8, British Military and Naval Records, as published in 1954, supplemented by typescript lists of additions to 1977. Second is a conversion list which correlates the "C" Series volume numbers with the microfilm reel numbers (also prefixed "C"). Third is a copy of E. Cruikshank's Inventory to the Military Documents in the Canadian Archives, published in 1910, with annotations of volumes added to the series or transferred to RGs 7 and 9 on creation of the Record Groups. MSS1800 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000002012.pdfFourth is the nominal and subject card index to the subject files within the correspondence of the Military Secretary (series I A), and to portions of the Miscellaneous Records (series I D).Individual volumes may include a table of contents or nominal index, as noted in Cruikshank's inventory.Cartographic material; textual record (Electronic) Please consult lower level descriptions. RG8M 80103/37 Paper finding aids available in the main reference room. (90: Open)Cartographic material; textual record (Paper) RG8M 84503/34. Paper finding aids available in the main reference room. (90: Open)(Electronic) INDEX ONLY - British Military and Naval Records (RG 8, C Series): All or some of the documents described have been digitized and are available at the following address: (90: Open)
https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng/collection/research-help/military-heritage/Pages/british-military-naval-records.aspx(Electronic) DOCUMENTS - British Military and Naval Records (RG 8, C Series): All or some of the documents described have been digitized and are available at the following address: (90: Open)
https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng/collection/research-help/military-heritage/Pages/british-military-naval-records.aspx(Electronic) INDEX SEULEMENT - Archives militaires et navales britanniques (RG 8, série C) : Les documents décrits ont été complètement ou en partie numérisés et sont disponibles à l'adresse suivante : (90: Open)
https://bibliotheque-archives.canada.ca/fra/collection/aide-recherche/patrimoine-militaire/Pages/archives-militaires-navales-britanniques.aspx(Electronic) DOCUMENTS - Archives militaires et navales britanniques (RG 8, série C) : Les documents décrits ont été complètement ou en partie numérisés et sont disponibles à l'adresse suivante : (90: Open)
https://bibliotheque-archives.canada.ca/fra/collection/aide-recherche/patrimoine-militaire/Pages/archives-militaires-navales-britanniques.aspxMultiple media (Electronic) Name Index - British Military Records. C Series (90: Open)
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Record information British Military Records."C" Series [multiple media]
Date:1757-1899Reference:R11517-0-6-E, RG8-IType of material:Textual material, Architectural and technical drawings, Maps and cartographic materialFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:105012Date(s):1757-1899Place of creation:No place, unknown, or undeterminedExtent:99 m of textual records.
73 maps some mss., ink, col., mounted on muslin, some blackline prints, hand col., mounted on muslin 88 x 111 cm or smaller.
60 architectural drawings ink, col. 73 x 94 cm or smaller.
4 technical drawings ink, col. 46 x 56 cm or smaller.
4 v. (50 p., bound) 55 cm or smaller.
11 p. ink and pencil on blackline prints 49 x 69 cm.
14 leaves mounted on muslin 61 x 86 cm or smaller.Language of material:EnglishScope and content:Records of the British military forces in North America consisting of the official correspondence and papers of the Military Secretary of the Commander of the Forces, 1767-1870, the official records of the Canada and Nova Scotia Commands, 1785-1883 and 1762-1899 respectively, and miscellaneous military records, 1757-1896, these latter mostly from private sources.
Cartographic material comprised of the following accessions: RG8M 80103/37 consists of consists of property listings and drawings of military holdings vested in the Secretary of State for War, in the cities of Montreal and Quebec, by the Royal Engineer Canada Command; RG8M 84503/34 consists of plans, indexes and statements of property vested in the Secretary of State for War in Nova Scotia, Cape Breton, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island within the Royal Engineer Command, prepared by the Royal Engineers.Provenance:Additional name(s):Biography/Administrative history:British Military and Naval Records. "C" Series : The "C" Series consists of 2020 volumes of records accumulated by the British forces stationed in Canada from 1759 until 1906, as well as sundry military records attached to this series for the convenience of researchers. The origins of the Series and the arrangement of volumes within it are described in the Introduction to the Preliminary Inventory (see FA 1800).
Note: This inventory is not intended to supersede the more detailed Preliminary Inventory to Record Group 8, British Military and Naval Records, or E. Cruikshank's Inventory to the Military Documents in the Canadian Archives.Additional information:General note:The microfilm is available through the Diffusion Programme or for sale to individuals.Physical description note:RG8M 80103/37: Textual records: Document has annotations. Cartographic material: Some items are signed: Charles E. Ford, Colonel, Comp. Royal Engineers in Canada.
RG8M 84503/34: Cartographic material - Most items have holes punched along one side. Most items are signed by R.J. Stotherd, Col., Commander Royal Engineers or by Richard Warren, Capt., Royal Engineers. Textual records: Items #40 and 41 are signed: R. Burnaby, Col., Commanding Royal Engineers.Note on the state of conservation:RG8M 80103/37: Cartographic material - all of the items have a heavy paper strip adhering to one side.Custodial history:Provenance of the cartographic material (RG8M 80103/37 and RG8M 84503/34) is uncertain. The material has been in the National Map Collection for many years.Cartographic math data:Cartographic material (RG8M 80103/37, RG8M 84503/34): Scales differ.Availability of other formats note:Volumes 0 through 1913 inclusive were microfilmed between 1966 and 1972, and volume 1914 in 1979. Finding Aid 1800 was microfilmed in 1977., All of RG8M 80103/37 has been microfilmed (NMC microfiche #15412, 121372 - 121386, 121388 - 121414), and its numbers are also listed in the finding aid.Container note(s):1661A : OSubject heading:- Great Britain. Army - Returns, [1767-1870] Great Britain. Army - Military Secretary to the Commander of the Forces in Canada, 1767-1870
- Great Britain. Army - Petitions, [1767-1870] Great Britain. Army. Canada Command. Office of the Commanding Royal Engineer, [1785-1783]
- Great Britain. Army - Warrants, [1767-1870] Great Britain. Army. Canada Command. Office of the Principal Medical Officer, [1785-1783]
- Great Britain. Army - Memorials, [1767-1870] Great Britain. Army. Canada Command. Office of the Commissary General, [1785-1783]
- Great Britain. Army - Memorandums, [1767-1870] Great Britain. Army. Canada Command. Office of the Storekeeper General, [1785-1783]
- Great Britain. Army - Certificates, [1767-1870] Great Britain. Army. Canada Command. Office of the Deputy-Adjutant General, [1785-1783]
- Great Britain - Armed Forces - Canada, 1767-1883 Great Britain. Army. Canada Command. Office of the Quartermaster General, [1785-1783]
- Great Britain - Armed Forces - Nova Scotia, 1762-1899 Great Britain. Army. Commander of the Forces in Canada, [1785-1883]
- Claus family, [1786-1868] Great Britain. Army. Nova Scotia Command. Commanding Officer in New Brunswick, [1784-1899]
- Freer family, [1786-1868] Great Britain. Army. Nova Scotia Command. Brigade Major in New Brunswick, [1784-1899]
- Great Britain - Armed Forces - Order-books, [1764-1894] Great Britain. Army. Nova Scotia Command. Commanding Officer in Nova Scotia, [1762-1899]
- Great Britain. Army - Muster rolls, [1777-1783] Great Britain. Army. Nova Scotia Command. Military Secretary of the Commander of the Forces in Nova Scotia, [1762-1899]
- Great Britain. Army. Nova Scotia Command. Office of the Commanding Royal Engineer, [1762-1899]
- Great Britain. Army. Nova Scotia Command. Office of the Quartermaster General, [1762-1899]
- Great Britain. Army. Nova Scotia Command. Office of the Deputy-Adjutant General, [1762-1899]
- Great Britain. Army. Nova Scotia Command. Office of the Principal Medical Officer, [1762-1899]
- Great Britain. Army. Nova Scotia Command. Military Secretary to the Commanding Officer in Nova Scotia, [1762-1899]
- Great Britain. Army. Nova Scotia Command. Town Major in Halifax, [1762-1899]
- Great Britain. Army. Nova Scotia Command. Town Major in Saint John, [1784-1889]
Source:PrivateFormer archival reference no.:RG8-I -
Ordering and viewing options Conditions of access:Textual records[Consultation Open]Volume [RG8 I C] 1661A[Consultation Open]Microfilm reel C-11790--C-11871[Consultation Open]Architectural: technical drawings[Consultation Open]Box [RG8M 80103/37] 2000002065[Consultation Open]Cartographic material[Consultation Open]Box [RG8M 80103/37][Consultation Open]2000002065 Item no. assigned by LAC 18--43[Consultation Open]Box [RG8M 84503/34] 2000008941--2000008945[Consultation Open]2000008941 Item no. assigned by LAC 1--15[Consultation Open]2000008942 Item no. assigned by LAC 17--36[Consultation Open]2000008943 Item no. assigned by LAC 37--38[Consultation Open]2000008944 Item no. assigned by LAC 39--41[Consultation Open]2000008945 Item no. assigned by LAC 42--53[Consultation Open]2000023286 Item no. assigned by LAC 16[Consultation Open]Terms of use:Volumes 0-1914 have been withdrawn from circulation as a protective conservation measure. Researchers must use the microfilm. See the conversion list in Finding Aid 1800 for a correlation of volume and reel numbers.
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