Miscellanea, Documents Relating to Refugees (T 50) : 1780-1839.
Call Number: | HIL-MICL FC LPR .G7T7M5L6 |
Category: | Great Britain |
Creator: | Great Britain. Treasury. |
Description: | 7 microfilm textual records (56 volumes) ; 35 mm |
Background: | Treasury 50 consists of 97 volumes of pay lists, receipts, and other papers connected with payments made by the British government to various refugees, i.e. American, Breton, Norman, Spanish, Toulonese, Corsican, Maltese, Polish, Dutch, and Santo Domingan, between 1780 and 1856. Only the first 56 volumes of this class relate to American Loyalists. |
Contents: | Volumes 1-5 (1780-1782) include pay lists, receipt books and abstracts of pay for the North and South Carolina militia regiments and for refugees in Charleston. Names, ranks, rates of pay, places of service, memorials, letters, certificates and other personal information is included. |
Originals: | The original records are held by the Public Record Office in London. The National Archives of Canada holds a microfilm copy. |
Archival Ref. No.: | PRO T 50 and NAC MG 15, T 50. |
Finding Aids: | An inventory description and microfilm shelf list are available in print and as a PDF in the electronic finding aid section. |
Electronic Finding Aid Record: |
GB T50 Miscellanea, Documents Relating to Refugees Shelf List.pdf Lists-Indexes_Miscellanea-Docs-Relating-Refugees_GB-Treasury.pdf Inventory-Description_Miscellanea-Documents-Relating-Refugees_GB-Treasury.pdf |
Notes: |
Related material pertaining to American Loyalists' Claims may be found in T 79 and AO 12. References to additional related material may be found in the Loyalist Collection Inventory entry for Great Britain. AO 12. Claims, American Loyalists: Series 1. |
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