Proclamations and Instructions : 1784-1785.

Call Number:
HIL-MICL FC LPR .N4E9P7
Category:
New Brunswick
Creator:
New Brunswick. Executive Council.
Material Description:
1 microfilm textual records 35 mm
Contents:

Included on the reel are proclamations and instructions issued by Sir John Campbell, Major General Commanding all His Majesty's Forces on the Eastern Coast of the Atlantic Ocean, regarding provisions and necessities for disbanded officers, soldiers and Loyalists. In addition, there is a considerable body of correspondence which deals with the urgent need for provisions to maintain both the garrison and the thousands of Loyalist refugees. 

Correspondents include Governor Thomas Carleton, John Campbell, Edward Winslow, Jonathan Odell, Lord Sydney, Brook Watson, and Sir Charles Douglas.

Originals:

The original documents are held by the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick.

Archival Ref. No.:

PANB RG2 RS 8.

Notes:

RS 8 has been reorganised by the Archives since this film was produced.