Instructions : 1784-1826.

Call Number:
HIL-MICL FC LPR .N6S9I5
Category:
Nova Scotia
Creator:
Nova Scotia. Surveyor General.
Material Description:
1 microfilm textual records (3 volumes) ; 35 mm
Contents:

Instructions and other correspondence from the Surveyor-General, Charles Morris, to the Deputy Surveyors, many of whom were Loyalists. The material relates principally to Loyalist land grants. Three volumes only have been microfilmed.

Originals:
The original records are held by Public Archives of Prince Edward Island.
Archival Ref. No.:
Nova Scotia Archives RG 1. See also RG 20, vols. 395, 396, 396B.
Finding Aids:

The Index, alphabetically arranged by name of deputy surveyor for the first 135 pages of volume one, is microfilmed at the beginning of the reel.

A copy of the Index is available in print and as a PDF in the electronic finding aids section.

PDF Finding Aid:
Index-Names_Instructions_NS-Surveyor-General.pdf
Notes:
The volumes of the Surveyor-General's Instructions and Correspondence were microfilmed to 1826 only. However, the series continues until 1845 and the later years may be consulted at the Public Archives of Nova Scotia.