- Call Number:
- HIL-MICL FC LPR .P7L5C6
- Category:
- Prince Edward Island
- Creator:
- Prince Edward Island. Lieutenant Governor.
- Material Description:
- 1 microfilm textual records 35 mm
- Contents:
The Commission Book contains the document, issued by the King, appointing the Lieutenant Governor and Commander-in-Chief of His Majesty's Colony of Prince Edward Island. Included are Commissions of Lieutenant Governors Edmund Fanning (1786-1804), and Joseph Frederick Wallet DesBarres (1804-1812). The Commissions of numerous local officials, who received their appointments from the Lieutenant Governor, are contained in the same volume. These include Provincial Treasurer, Robert Gray, a Loyalist and former Captain in Edmund Fanning's, King's American Regiment. The Commissions are arranged chronologically throughout the volume.
- Originals:
- The original Commission Book is held by the Public Archives of Prince Edward Island.
- Archival Ref. No.:
- PAPEI RG 1.
- Finding Aids:
A handwritten index, arranged alphabetically by name of appointee, is located at the end of the volume.
A photocopy of the index is available in print and as a PDF in the electronic finding aid section.
- PDF Finding Aid:
- Index-Names_Commission-Book_PEI-Lieutenant-Governor.pdf
- Notes:
- The original index is in poor condition so the photocopy may be difficult to read.