- Call Number:
- HIL-MICL FC LPR .N4E9L3J6
- Category:
- New Brunswick
- Creator:
- New Brunswick. Executive Council. Land Committee Records.
- Material Description:
- 3 microfilm textual records (23 volumes) ; 35 mm
- Contents:
The Journals contain memorials from individuals on their own behalf, and memorials from groups of settlers who are petitioning the Governor in Council under the name of one individual.
The memorials are recorded in chronological order and include the geographical location of the land; the names of the petitioners with, in many cases, a detailed description of the land in question; and the decision of the Council.
- Originals:
The original records are held by the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick.
- Archival Ref. No.:
PANB RG2 RS 8.
- Finding Aids:
There is an alphabetically arranged nominal index at the beginning or at the end of each volume.
A microfilm shelf list is available in print and as a PDF.
- PDF Finding Aid:
- NB Exec Council Land Shelf List.pdf
- Notes:
The microfilm includes the title page with the volume numbers and inclusive dates for only the first four and the last four volumes. Researchers should consult the microfilm shelf list for the dates of all the individual volumes.
The title of the Journal varies. Several volumes are entitled Journal of Proceedings Relating to Location of Land.
The printed description on the microfilm contains inaccurate inclusive dates.
RS 8 has been re-organised by the Provincial Archives since the film was produced.
- Related Records:
This material forms part of the records of the Executive Council Committee on Land. The complete series extends in time to 1840 and is available on microfilm at the New Brunswick Provincial Archives.