Fonds 76-016 - Canada. Executive Council state and land books fonds.

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Canada. Executive Council state and land books fonds.

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  • 9 May 1974 (Reproduction)
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    Executive Council state and land books

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40 microfilm reels

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The microfilm was created by and in the custody of the Library and Archives Canada before it was purchased by the Trent University Archives.

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This fonds consists of microfilmed records from the Library and Archives Canada, including both state records and land records of the Executive Council of United Canada, 1841-1867, those of its predecessors in Upper and Lower Canada, 1791-1841 and in the Province of Quebec, 1764-1791.

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Associated material located in the Library and Archives Canada. For related records in Trent University Archives, see Upper Canada State Papers. Executive Council records fonds (76-015) and Canada. Registrar General. Index books fonds (76-017).

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Microfilm. Set 15.

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  1. minutes; petitions; ordinances; duty on rum; statues relating to penalties for murder, burglary, rape, etc.
  2. accounts; report relating to vessels damaged by the Rebels (September 1777)
  3. accounts
  4. report relating to scarcity of wheat (1789-1790)
  5. education; emigrants from Scotland (1790); Michilimackinac - Indian department; Protestant clergy - Quebec
  6. list of parishes; petitions
  7. militia; provincial revenue since the division of the province; failure of wheat crop (1795)
  8. Crown and Clergy Reserves (1805); Treaty of Ghent (1815)
  9. supply of wheat and flour (1816-1818); petitions; expense of prosecuting criminal cases (1818-1823); Lachine Canal
  10. Louis Joseph Papineau - reward (1837); banks in Montreal; marital law in Montreal (1837); land grants - Lower Canada, petitions; courts of appeal
  11. Surveyor General's office - plans (1790); Loyalists applying for land; Land Committee
  12. petitions; reports; Gaspé land claims
  13. Gaspé land claims; Newcastle District - deeds (1803); Home District - deeds (1803); Loyalists
  14. duties on goods from the U.S.A.; court martial at Cobourg (1825)
  15. Court of King's Bench - names of judges (1828); 1837 Rebellion - trials of rebels
  16. Rebellion trials; waste lands of the Crown in Upper Canada (ca. 1791); petitions
  17. Loyalist and military land claims; return of settlers (1797) for Hope Township, Hamilton Township, [Percy] Township, Haldimand Township, Cramahe Township, Darlington Township, Murray Township
  18. Land claims
  19. St. Régis Indians; land claims; Perth U.C. settlers (1819-1820); patent grants; Talbot settlement
  20. Surveyor General's report (1823); Peterborough - letter to council from Major G. Hillier (3 May 1826); Zaccheus Burnham
  21. Cramahe Township (ca. 1834); Newcastle District: returns of acres cleared by Irish emigrants (immigrants) settled by Peter Robinson (December 1833 & June 1834); Stafford Kirkpatrick: praying for lots on Hunter, Water and Brock Streets, Peterborough, on behalf of the trustees of the Episcopal Church (St. John's Anglican) (5 November 1835)
  22. Newcastle District - Irish settlers; Zaccheus Burnham; Stafford Kirkpatrick; Richard Birdsall; Bobcaygeon - survey (ca. 1836); Peterborough: Episcopals, park lots, gaol (jail) to be built on Brock Street for the new District of Colborne (1840); Clergy Reserves
  23. petitions
  24. petitions
  25. Mossom Boyd; Charles Rubidge; Cobourg and Peterborough Railway Company
  26. petitions; report relating to timber on public lands
  27. education; salary of circuit judges; roads
  28. schools; provincial debentures
  29. roads; canals; emigrants
  30. penitentiary - funds; petitions
  31. petitions
  32. Department of Public Works; railways; canals; schools; commutation of death penalties; reprieves
  33. petitions
  34. Red River exploration party (January 1858); Peterborough East - petition to become Village of Ashburnham (1858)
  35. prison inspectors; gaols
  36. gaols; prison inspectors; education; Indian Affairs
  37. lunatic asylums
  38. division court (Prescott and Russell 1865)

Inventory: Canada. State and Land Books

Reel No.

QUEBEC LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, 1764-1791

  1. Minute books recording the proceedings of the Legislative Council
    Vol. A: 13 August 1764 - 22 May 1765
    Vol. B: 31 May 1765 - 28 December 1767
    Vol. C: 25 January 1768 - 16 September 1775

  2. Minute Books
    Vol. F: 11 March 1790 - 20 April 1791
    Vol. D: 8 August 1876 - 27 December 1787
    Index to State Book 'D'

QUEBEC EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

  1. Minute Books of the Executive Council
    Vol. E: 22 January 1788 - 29 December 1788 Index
    Vol. F: 27 January 1789 - 30 May 1789 Index

  2. Minute Books
    Vol. F: continuation
    Vol G: 5 June 1789 - 21 July 1790

  3. Minute Books
    Vol. G: continuation and Index
    Vol. H: 25 August 1790 - 4 January 1791 Index
    Vol. I: 28 January 1791 - 24 December 1791

  4. Minute Books
    Vol. I: continuation from 3 March 1791 Index

LOWER CANADA STATE BOOKS, 1791 - 1841

  1. Minute Books
    Vol. A: 26 December 1791 - 20 March 1794 Index

  2. Minute Books
    Vol. A: continuation from 23 December 1793 Index
    Vol. B: 23 April 1794 - 30 July 1799 Index
    Vol. C:. 30 July 1799 - 21 September 1801 Index
    Vol. D: 23 October 1801 - 30 July 1805 Index

  3. Minute Books
    Vol. D: continuation from 29 April 1803
    Vol. E: 12 August 1805 - 17 May 1809 Index
    Vol. F: 16 June 1809 - 11 March 1811 Index
    Vol. G:. 2 April 1811 - 26 March 1814 Index
    Vol. H: 20 July 1814 - 9 July 1816 Index

  4. Minute Books, Lower Canada
    Vol. H: continuation 3 January 1816 - 9 July 1816
    Vol. I: 12 July 1816 - 29 June 1818 Index
    Vol. J: 30 July 1818 - 1 December 1823 Index
    Vol. K: 7 January 1824 - 26 August 1829 Index
    Vol. L: 26 October 1829 - 6 December 1834 Index
    Vol. M: 8 January 1835 - 14 October 1835 Index

  5. Minute Books
    Vol. M: continuation 12 January 1836 - 8 February 1838
    Vol. N: 27 February 1838 - 9 February 1841 Index
    Analytical Tables to the State Books, December 1791 - July 1825, July 1825 - February 1841

LOWER CANADA LAND BOOKS

Minute books of proceedings of the Land Committee
10.
Vol. A: 17 February 1787 - 21 July 1790 Index

11.
Vol. A: continuation from 2 March 1790
Vol. B: 25 August 1790 - 24 December 1791 Index
Vol. C: 4 February 1792 - 16 May 1795 Index
Vol. D: 15 June 1795 - 22 March 1800 Index
Vol. E: 25 April 1800 - 18 February 1805 Index
Vol. F: 26 April 1805 - 27 December 1817 Index

12.
Vol. F: continuation 8 February 1806 - 27 December 1817
Vol. G: 29 August 1818 - 1 March 1820 Index
Vol. H: 29 May 1820 - 9 September 1825 Index
Vol. I: 12 December 1825 - 22 May 1835 Index

GASPE LAND CLAIMS

  1. Proclamation 30 April 1819 re presentation of claims to land in Gaspe to commissioners to determine that grants may be made; index to names and information about individual claims

  2. Vol. 1: 30 June 1819 - 2 December 1824 Index
    Vol. 2: 22 July 1820 - 15 October 1824 Index

UPPER CANADA STATE BOOKS, 1791 - 1841

  1. Minute Books
    Vol. B: 7 January 1797 - 20 April 1799 Index
    Vol. C: 4 January 1800 - 13 July 1804 Index
    Vol. D: 23 July 1804 - 24 November 1807 Index

  2. Minute Books
    Vol. D: continuation from 4 August 1806
    Vol. E: 25 November 1807 - 30 September 1811 Index
    Vol. F: 5 October 1811 - 12 August 1818 Index
    Vol. G: 13 August 1818 - 26 January 1825 Index
    Vol. H: 28 January 1825 - 30 October 1828 Index

  3. Minute Books
    Vol. H: continuation from 8 June 1827
    Vol. I: 4 November 1828 - 21 July 1831 Index
    Vol. J: 11 August 1831 - 19 March 1838 Index
    Vol. K: 23 March 1838 - 27 July 1838 Index

  4. Vol. K: continuation from 2 June 1838
    Vol. L: 28 July 1838 - 19 April 1839 Index
    Vol. M: 27 April 1839 - 9 February 1841 Index

QUEBEC LAND BOOK, 1787 - 1791

  1. Minute book of Council, relating to reports of the Land Committee - 17 February 1787 - 24 December 1791 Index

UPPER CANADA LAND AND STATE BOOKS

16.
Vol. A: 8 July 1792 - 27 June 1796 Index

17.
Vol. A: continuation from 26 June 1795
Vol. B: 1 October 1796 - 7 April 1797 Index

UPPER CANADA LAND BOOKS

17.
Vol. C: 11 April 1797 - 19 January 1802 Index
Vol. D: 22 December 1797 - 22 June 1802 Index
Vol. E: 23 June 1802 - 28 March 1804 Index

18.
Vol. E: continuation from 19 October 1802
Vol. F: 2 April 1804 - 27 February 1806 Index
Vol. G: 28 February 1806 - 29 March 1808 Index
Vol. H: 9 April 1808 - 23 January 1811 Index
Vol. I: 12 February 1811 - 10 August 1816 Index

19.
Vol. I: continuation from 14 January 1812
Vol. J: 13 August 1816 - 10 February 1819 Index
Vol. K: 25 February 1819 - 27 December 1820 Index
Vol. L: 16 January 1821 - 4 February 1824 Index

20.
Vol. L: continuation from 12 November 1823
Vol. M: 9 February 1824 - 13 December 1826 Index
Vol. N: 3 January 1827 - 20 May 1829 Index
Vol. O: 2 June 1829 - 23 August 1831 Index

21.
Vol. O: continuation from 2 December 1830
Vol. P: 1 September 1831 - 12 March 1833 Index
Vol. Q: 21 March 1833 - 28 March 1835 Index
Vol. R: 2 April 1835 - 16 June 1836 Index

22.
Vol. R: continuation from 30 May 1836
Vol. S: 20 June 1836 - 27 July 1837 Index
Vol. T: 10 August 1837 - 27 June 1839 Index
Vol. U: 4 July 1839 - 6 February 1841 Index

23.
Vol. U: continuation from 25 June 1840

CANADA LAND BOOKS, 1841-1867

23.
Vol. A: 15 March 1841 - 13 August 1842 Index
Vol. B: 10 January 1843 - 26 June 1844 Index
Vol. C: 4 November 1844 - 28 December 1846 Index

24.
Vol. C: continuation from 2 December 1845
Vol. D: 8 January 1847 - 19 August 1848 Index
Vol. E: 23 August 1848 - 8 October 1850 Index
Vol. F: 11 October 1850 - 30 December 1852 Index

25.
Vol. F: continuation from 19 April 1851
Vol. G: 19 January 1853 - 27 March 1855 Index
Vol. H: 4 April 1855 - 10 July 1858 Index

26.
Vol. H: continuation from 4 June 1858
Vol. I: 18 August 1858 - 31 May 1867 Index

CANADA STATE BOOKS, 1841-1867

Minute books of the Executive Council
26.
Vol. A: 13 February 1841 - 11 October 1842 Index
Vol. B: 1 November 1842 - 29 June 1843 Index

27.
Vol. C: 4 July 1843 - 27 September 1844 Index
Vol. D: 7 October 1844 - 31 October 1845 Index
Appendices to State Books B, C, D

28.
Appendices to State Books B, C, D continued
Minutes Books
Vol. E: 6 November 1845 - 30 September 1846 Index and appendix
Vol. F: 3 October 1846 - 21 June 1847 Index

29.
Vol. F: continuation from 19 February 1847
Vol. G: 22 June 1847 - 29 November 1847 Index

30.
Vol. H: 1 December 1847 - 8 July 1848 Index
Vol. I: 12 July 1848 - 14 March 1849 Index
Vol. J: 21 March 1849 - 31 January 1850 Index

31.
Vol. J: continuation from 7 August 1849
Vol. K: 1 February 1850 - 29 November 1850 Index
Vol. L: 3 December 1850 - 27 February 1852 Index
Vol. M: 3 March 1852 - 30 December 1852 Index

32.
Vol. M: continuation of Index, and complete volume
Vol. N: 12 January 1853 - 30 December 1853 Index
Vol. O: 11 January 1854 - 24 February 1855 Index

33.
Vol. O: continuation from 22 May 1854
Vol. P: 27 February 1855 - 28 November 1855 Index
Vol. Q: 4 December 1855 - 28 November 1856 Index

34.
Vol. R: 1 December 1856 - 29 August 1857 Index
Vol. S: 1 September 1857 - 30 June 1858 Index
Vol. T: 10 July 1858 - 29 April 1859 Index

35.
Vol. T: continuation from 23 October 1858
Vol. U: 6 May 1859 - 27 February 1860 Index
Vol. V: 1 March 1860 - 25 February 1861 Index

36.
Vol. W: 6 March 1861 - 28 December 1861 Index
Vol. X: 6 January 1862 - 27 October 1862 Index
Vol. Y: 28 October 1862 - 20 August 1863 Index

37.
Vol. Y: continuation from 19 March 1863
Vol. Z: 21 August 1863 - 9 May 1864 Index
Vol. AA: 10 May 1864 - 30 December 1864 Index
Vol. AB: 5 January 1865 - 22 September 1865 Index

38.
Vol. AB: continuation from 10 February 1865 - 22 September 1865
Vol. AC: 23 September 1865 - 28 July 1866 Index
Vol. AD: 3 August 1866 - 28 January 1867 Index
Vol. AE: 20 February 1867 - 29 June 1867 Index

  1. Analytical Index to State Books. 10 February 1841 - 30 June 1867, Vols. 1-4
  2. Analytical Index to State Books. 10 February 1841 - 30 June 1867, Vols. 5-8

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