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Records : 1821-1886.

Call Number:
HIL-MICL FC LPR .O5C6S4W3R4
Category:
Ontario
Creator:
Upper Canada. Court of General Sessions of the Peace (Western District).
Material Description:
3 microfilm textual records (5 volumes) ; 35 mm
Contents:

The Records include three volumes of Minute Books of the Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace for the Western District, 1821-1886. This is followed by one volume of Road Petitions, Reports and Accounts, prior to 1842. 

The fifth volume contains Miscellaneous Records by township, including: Clerk of the Peace Warrants; Treasurer's receipts; statements and accounts; and wolf scalp certificates.

Originals:

The original documents are held by the Archives of Ontario. They were transferred to that repository from the Fort Malden Museum with the permission of the Essex County Council.

Finding Aids:

The Introduction, Tables of Contents and Microfilm Shelf List are available.

An Introduction and general Table of Contents are included at the beginning of the first reel.

The Table of Contents for each section can be found at the beginning of the section.

 

PDF Finding Aid:
UC Court of General Sessions of the Peace (Western) Records Shelf List.pdf Introduction_Records_UC-Court-General-Sessions-Western-District.pdf Contents_Records_UC-Court-General-Sessions-Western-District.pdf