Original Correspondence : Prince Edward Island (CO 226) : 1769-1873.
Call Number: | HIL-MICL FC LPR .G7C6P7C6 |
Category: | Great Britain |
Creator: | Great Britain. Colonial Office. |
Description: | 62 microfilm textual records (111 volumes) ; 35 mm |
Background: | The Colonial Office predates the formal origination of this department responsible for the administration of British colonies. Included is correspondence found in the office of the Board of Trade from 1769 to 1782 when the Board of Trade's colonial function was terminated, and in the office of the secretary of state responsible for the colonies. The later secretary of state correspondence is arranged within the following subject headings: Despatches (letters of the Governors), Offices (letters of government departments and other organisations), Individuals (arranged alphabetically) and Miscellaneous. Not all categories are consistently and clearly present, especially in the early years. Formerly a French colonial possession under the name Ile St Jean (St Johns), the island was annexed by the British in 1758 and from 1763 was governed as part of Nova Scotia. St Johns became a separate colony in 1769 and was renamed Prince Edward Island in 1798. In 1873 the island became a province of Canada. |
Contents: | The collection consists of correspondence, despatches and reports from the colonial governors, lieutenant governors and administrators of Prince Edward Island to their colonial representative in Britain, which may contain enclosures. The records contain an unusually large number of draft out-letters, as well as copies of contemporary newspapers; minutes and journals of the legislature; shipping returns; copies of bills and acts, and correspondence from other sources. The correspondence also includes many special subject volumes relating to land tenure; political and judicial matters; responsible government; and numerous other matters which, taken together, provide a particularly rich class of correspondence for this colony. Arrangement: The first seven volumes are arranged in a rough chronological order. From Volume 8 (1782), the arrangement follows more closely the usual system for colony classes. Document numbering restarts with each volume. Partial Content List - Reels 1-15, Volumes 1-39, 1769-1823 (See Electronic Finding Aid section for more.) Reel 1 * CO 410 volumes 1 and 2 start the reel. Entry Books of Correspondence: Vancouver Island: Letters of Secretary of State; 1849 July 21 - 1864 November 1; 1864 November 16 - 1867 January 10. Volume 1, Board of Trade, 1769-1777 Volume 2, Board of Trade, 1779-1782 Reel 2 Volume 3, Board of Trade, 1772-1818 Volume 4, Board of Trade, 1769 Nov. 10 - 1771 Oct. 18 Volume 5, Board of Trade, 1771 Nov. 3 - 1773 Sept. 2 Volume 6, Board of Trade, 1773 Nov. 15-1777 Dec. 30 Reel 3 (Rest of the volumes are Secretary of State.) Volume 7, Secretary of State, 1777 Nov. 19 - 1781 Nov. 22 Volume 8, 1782 Jan. 25 - 1785 May 1, Despatches Volume 9, 1782-1785, Miscellaneous Volume 10, 1785 Aug. 1 - 1786 Dec. 6, Despatches; 1785 Oct. 25 - 1787 Feb. 5, Miscellaneous Reel 4 Volume 11, 1787 June 10 - 1787 Nov. 1, Despatches; 1787 Sept. 25 - 1787 Nov. 26, Miscellaneous Volume 12, 1787 Nov. 1 - 1789 Aug. 21, Despatches; 1788 Jan. 15 - 1789 Dec. 1, Miscellaneous Reel 5 Volume 12, 1787 Nov. 1 - 1789 Aug. 21, Despatches; Jan. 15 - Dec. 1 1789, Miscellaneous ff. 180 - Volume 13, 1789 Nov. 23 - 1791 Nov. 11, Despatches; 1790 Jan. 7 - 1791 Nov. 18, Miscellaneous to ff. 261 Reel 6 Volume 13, 1789 Nov. 23 - 1791 Nov. 11, Despatches; 1790-1791 Jan. 7 - Nov. 18, Miscellaneous, ff. 261- Volume 14, 1791 Dec. 2 - 1794 Aug. 13, Despatches; 1791 Nov. 18 - 1794 May, Miscellaneous. Outsize documents on reel 62 Volume 15, 1795 May 20 - 1798 Oct. 19, Despatches to ff. 165 Reel 7 Volume 15, 1795 May 20 - 1798 Oct. 19, Despatches, ff. 165 - Volume 16, 1798 Nov. 27 - 1800 Nov. 28, Despatches; 1792 March 18 - 1800 Nov. 27, Miscellaneous Volume 17, 1801 Volume 18, 1802 to ff. 188 Reel 8 Volume 18, 1802 Volume 19, 1803 Volume 20, 1804-1805 Reel 9 Volume 21, 1806 Volume 22, 1807 Volume 23, 1808 Reel 10 Volume 24, 1809 Volume 25, 1810-1811 Volume 26, 1812 Volume 27, 1813, Despatches; Offices and Individuals Reel 11 Volume 28, 1813, Charges against Chief Justice Colclough and others Volume 29, 1814, Despatches; Offices and Individuals Volume 30, 1815, Despatches; Offices and Individuals Reel 12 Volume 31, 1816, Despatches; Offices and Individuals Volume 32, 1817 Reel 13 Volume 33, 1817, Mr. Palmer's case Volume 34, 1818, Despatches; Offices and Individuals to ff. 306 Reel 14 Volume 34, 1818, Despatches; Offices and Individuals, ff. 306- Volume 35, 1819, Despatches; Offices and Individuals Volume 36, 1820, Despatches; Offices and Individuals to ff. 160 Reel 15 Volume 36, 1820, Despatches; Offices and Individuals, ff. 160- Volume 37, 1822, Despatches; Offices and Individuals Volume 39, 1823, Despatches; Offices and Individuals to ff. 201 |
Originals: | The original documents, which are in The Loyalist Collection on microfilm, are held by The National Archives in London, and were produced from a microfilm copy at Library and Archives Canada. |
Archival Ref. No.: | TNA (formerly PRO) CO 226. |
Finding Aids: |
Related Fining Aid: See Colonial Office. Registers and Indexes...for chronological listing with brief abstracts of correspondence from the governor; as well as alphabetical index - subject and proper name - people and places. A microfilm shelf list correlating The Loyalist Collection microfilm reels with the volumes is available in print with The Loyalist Collection red binders, and in digital format; see Electronic Finding Aid section. |
Electronic Finding Aid Record: |
Microfilm Shelflist.pdf |
Notes: |
A series of transcripts known as Prince Edward Island "A" was prepared many years ago by the Public Archives of Canada (now Library and Archives Canada) and includes additionally material from the Dartmouth Papers (LAC MG 23, A 1), which explains the earlier dates than found in the originals. CO 410/1 & 2 appear at the start of Reel 1. Entry Books of Correspondence: Vancouver Island: Letters of Secretary of State; 1849 July 21 - 1864 November 1; 1864 November 16 - 1867 January 10. |
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