Petitions for land grants and leases : 1637-1842 ; (predominant 1764-1841).
Call Number: | HIL-MICL FC LPR .Q4E9L3P3 |
Category: | Quebec |
Creator: | Quebec. Executive Council. |
Description: | 79 microfilm textual records (210 volumes) ; 35 mm |
Background: | Petitions for land grants were submitted to the Land Committee of the Executive Council of Quebec and Lower Canada, 1764-1841, together with related and supporting documentation, 1637-1842, and accumulated in the Executive Council office to form a valuable record of the land granting process. |
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Originals: | The original documents are held by the National Archives of Canada. |
Archival Ref. No.: | NAC RG1, L 3 L. |
Finding Aids: | A nominal card index on microfilm provides access to the petitions. It is arranged by the name of the petitioner or group leader, with the appropriate page references. A more detailed inventory description and microfilm shelf list are available in print and as a PDF in the electronic finding aids section. The Land Petitions of Lower Canada, 1764-1841 are available online through Library and Archives Canada . |
Electronic Finding Aid Record: |
Inventory-Description_Peteitions-Land-Grants-Leases_Quebec-Exec-Council.pdf Shelf-List_Petition-Land-Grants-Leases_Exec-Council-Quebec.pdf |
Notes: | Petitions from Canada East submitted to the Executive Council after the Union of the Canadas in 1841 are to be found with the Upper Canada Petitions for Land Grants and Leases and are identified in the card index to that series (RG 1, L 3). Decisions taken on applications for land will be found in the Upper Canada Minute Books of the Land Committee of the Executive Council, 1787-1867 (RG 1, L 1).Other title: Lower Canada Land Petitions.quebec and Lower Canada. Land Petitions and Related Records. |
Part Of: | Lower Canada Land Petitions. Quebec and Lower Canada Land Petitions and Related Records. |
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