| Call Number: |
HIL-MICL FC LPR .O5C6S9W4E8 |
| Category: |
Ontario |
| Creator: |
Upper Canada. Surrogate Court (Wentworth County). |
| Description: |
6 microfilm textual records () ; 35 mm |
| Background: |
The first Prerogative Court in the Province was established in 1788. In 1793 the Prerogative Court was replaced by two new Courts, the Probate Court and the Surrogate Court.
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| Contents: |
The Estate Files include both testate and intestate estates. They consist of Wills and Codicils; Letters of Probate and Administration; petitions for Letters of Administration and Guardianship; bonds; inventories of estates; subpoenas; and many other related documents. The material is arranged by estate number on the microfilm. Only the first 325 files are available in the Loyalist Collection.
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| Originals: |
The original documents are held by the Archives of Ontario.
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| Archival Ref. No.: |
AO RG 22, MS 638.
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| Finding Aids: |
A nominal index is included at the beginning of the first reel of microfilm and includes the whole collection.
The index is available in print and as a PDF in the electronic finding aid section.
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| Electronic Finding Aid Record: |
Index_Estate-Files_UC-Surrogate-Court-Wentworth.pdf
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