- Call Number:
- HIL-MICL FC LPR .N6L5R3
- Category:
- Nova Scotia
- Creator:
- Nova Scotia. Lieutenant Governor.
- Material Description:
- 1 microfilm textual records (6 volumes) ; 16 mm
- Background:
Unlike the despatches from the Colonial Office to the Governors and Lieutenant Governors of Upper Canada, Lower Canada and Prince Edward Island, which were transferred to the Governor General's Office at the time of Confederation, most of the Nova Scotia despatches were retained in the Province and are now in the Public Archives of Nova Scotia. A few volumes did make their way into the Records of the Governor General's Office and were later transferred to the Public Archives of Canada in 1904.
- Contents:
This small collection contains miscellaneous memoranda and despatches from the Colonial Office, the British Minister in Washington and other sources. The documents pertain chiefly to political and constitutional affairs. They include registers of early correspondence, 1788-1790, and schedules of despatches between 1855 and 1867.
- Originals:
The original documents are held by Library Archives and Canada.
- Archival Ref. No.:
NAC RG 7, G 8A NAC reel C-15631.
- Finding Aids:
A detailed inventory and a microfilm shelf list are available in print.
- Notes:
Additional material may be found in NAC RG 7, G 7, Despatches from the Lieutenant Governor to the Governor General, volumes 10 and 11, 1820-1827 and 1836-1877, NAC reel C-15630 and C-15631. The Loyalist Collection classification number for this related material is, MIC-Loyalist FC LPR .05L5D4.