- Call Number:
- HIL-MICL FC LPR .O5L3W3 Index
- Category:
- Ontario
- Creator:
- Upper Canada. Heir and Devisee Commission.
- Material Description:
- 1 microfilm 35 mm
- Background:
In 1797 the first Heir and Devisee Commission was established by statute to hear and determine claims to land by heirs, devisees and assignees of the original nominees of the Crown in cases where a Patent had not been issued.
An Act of 1805 established a second Heir and Devisee Commission and its mandate was renewed many times until the Commission was officially abolished in 1911, although the last sitting of the Commission was held in 1895.
- Contents:
The Index appears to be arranged alphabetically and then chronologically by name and by location within each alphabetical designation.
- Originals:
The original Index is located in by the Archives of Ontario.
- Archival Ref. No.:
Copies of Heir and Devisee Commission reports prepared by the Surveyor General, Sub-series - RG 1-15-2.
- Other With:
Microfilmed on the same reel with Upper Canada Land Warrants Index: 1804, and shelved at MIC-Loyalist FC LPR .O5L3W3 Index.