What's New
New Subject Guide: British West Indies
This guide provides a sample of the wide variety of materials in The Loyalist Collection relating to the the islands making up the West Indies, today referred to as the Caribbean, and specifically the British island colonies, with an overview of what they contain and how to search them. The material provides a window into this region during the 18th and early 19th centuries, and its place in the wider British Atlantic World.
Explore our interactive story map,"New Brunswick Loyalist Journeys!"
2022 - TWENTY NEW BIOGRAPHIES from St. John County and Kings County.
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Events
Aug 10, 2024, Black Loyalist Academic Conference of Knowledge, The Journey Back to Birchtown, Black Loyalist Heritage Centre, Shelburne, Nova Scotia.
Aug 9-11, 2024. Loyalist Festival at the Bedeque Area Historical Museum, Bedeque, Prince Edward Island.
July 10- 13, 2025. United Empire Loyalist Association of Canada Conference, Saint John, New Brunswick.
Release of Novel: Shades of Allegiance. By author Jane Simpson, UE explores the "Hidden Loyalties of the Giraud/ Gerow Family in the American Revolution (1690-1791) Westchester County, New York" using sources from The Loyalist Collection. Learn more here.
New Additions 2023/2024
Microfilm
- Burr, Aaron. Papers: 1757-1834. Correspondence and Public Papers, Orderly Books and European Journal, Legal Papers
- Phelps, Dallas L. The History of the Regiment of the South Carolina Royalists (1778-1783). (See HIL-MICGDL MISC)
- Fraser, Alexander. Sixth Report of the Bureau of Archives For the Province of Ontario, 1909. The Journals of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada for the Years 1792, 1793, 1794, 1798, 1799, 1800, 1801, 1802, 1803, 1804.
- Fraser, Alexander. Fourteenth Report of the Bureau of Archives for the Province of Ontario. Records of the Early Courts of Justice of Upper Canada.
- United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada, Heritage Branch-Montreal. The Loyalists of Quebec, 1774-1825: A Forgotten History.
New Additions 2022/2023
Digital
- Great Britain. Colonial Office. Original Correspondence: Jamaica (CO 137): 1780-1787 - added volumes. Jamaica and Central American content.
- Great Britain. Colonial Office. Sessional Papers: Sierra Leone (CO 270): 1792-1801. Black Loyalist and Jamaican Maroon content.
- Great Britain. Treasury. Treasury Board Papers: Unregistered Papers (T 1/624-625): 1785. American loyalists content included.
Microfilm
- America. Massachusetts. Office of Secretary of State. Massachusetts Archives Collection: 1603-1789. Added volumes pertaining to Indigenous affairs.
- Great Britain. Colonial Office. Original Correspondence: New Hampshire (CO 5/934, 937-939): 1762-1775.
- Great Britain. Colonial Office. Original Correspondence: New Jersey (CO 5/987-993) : 1762-1779.
- Great Britain. Colonial Office. Original Correspondence: South Carolina (CO 5/397): 1780-1784.
- New Brunswick Legislative Debates: 1837-1838, 1852, 1854-1858, 1860-1862, 1865-1867.
- Peters, Samuel. Manuscripts of Rev. Samuel Peters. Loyalist Connecticut Anglican minister's correspondence with other loyalists included.
- Amos, M. Frederick, Keith, Gerald, and Perry, Myrtle K. The Descendants of Daniel and Elizabeth (Disbrow) Keith: Loyalists to New Brunswick in 1783.
- Antliff, W. Bruce. Index to Monetary Claims by American Loyalists: A New Index to Audit Office 12.
- Bessil-Watson, Lisa. Handbook of Churches in the Caribbean.
- Burgess, Ross and Ruth. Granville Township Book.
- Burgess, Ross and Ruth. Wilmot Township Book.
- Davis, John David. Bergen County New Jersey Deed Records, 1689-1801.
- Edkins, Jo. The Diary of Rev Frederick Dibblee.
- Feldman, Lawrence H. The Last Days of British Saint Augustine, 1784-1785.
- Hart, Linda and Nelson Labor. Kings County Churches: A Brief History of the Churches of Kings County, Nova Scotia.
- Hutchinson, Richard S. Burlington County, New Jersey: Deed Abstracts, Books A, B and C.
- Hutchinson, Richard S. East New Jersey Land Records 1766 -1772, Books D3, E3, and F3.
- Hutchinson, Richard S. East New Jersey Land Records 1772-1791, Books G3 and H3.
- Ingram, K.E. Manuscript Sources for the History of the West Indies.
- James, W.H. Exuma: The Loyalist Years, 1783-1834.
- Macniven, Robbie. British Light Infantry in the American Revolution.
- Manson, Stuart Lyall. Sacred Ground: Loyalist Cemeteries of Eastern Ontario, volume 1.
- McConnell, Brian. Old St. Edward's Church & the Loyalists.
- McConnell, Brian. The United Empire Loyalists & You.
- Murray, Sonia Bennett. They Came to Belize, 1750: compiled from Records of Jamaica, the Mosquito Shore, and Belize at the British & Belize National Archives.
- Palmer, Arnold E. In Their Footsteps: A 500 Year Genealogical Odyssey.
- Salter, Robert W. Loyalists & Planters of Minas Basin.
- Saunders, Gail. Bahamian Loyalists and Their Slaves.
- Schulze, Lorine McGinnis. Guide to Finding a Loyalist Ancestor in Upper Canada (Ontario).
- Sloane, Eric. Museum of Early American Tools.
- Whitfield, Harvey Amani. Biographical Dictionary of Enslaved Black People in the Maritimes.
CD
- Kings Historical Society (Kentville, Nova Scotia). Kings County Township Records.
New Research Aids
2023/2024
Peleg Wiswall's Correspondence: 1777-1887. Document listing for privateering documents, electronic finding aids section.
Jarvis Family Papers: 1761-1973. Calendar of Papers available digitally (contact Microforms staff).
Great Britain.. High Court of Admiralty. Letters of Marque: Declarations Against France, Spain, and the United Provinces (HCA 26/33-59): 1777 - 1783. Scanned and typed indexes for ships and masters, electronic finding aid section (IN PROGRESS).
List of Indigenous primary source material in The Loyalist Collection.
2022/2023
A PDF transcription of David R. Facey-Crowther’s "The New Brunswick Militia Commissioned Officers' Lists (1787-1867)" is available in catalogue records associated with the New Brunswick Militia. 
NEW BRUNSWICK MILITIA COMMISSIONED OFFICERS LISTS 1787-1867.pdf
New Brunswick. Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace (York County). Minutes: 1789-1841. Nominal index with date and page numbers available from 1789-1826 in electronic finding aid section in twenty-four parts.
New Brunswick. Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace (St. John County). Minutes: 1812-1839. Formatted transcription of Minutes from 1812 to 1828 available in six parts as PDF files in the electronic finding aids section.
New Brunswick. Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Northumberland County). Minutes: 1789-1807. Formatted transcription of Minutes from 1789 to 1807 available as a PDF file in the electronic finding aids section.
New Brunswick. Court of the General Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Charlotte County). Minutes: 1820 - 1881. Nominal index with date and page numbers available in electronic finding aid section in eight parts.
New Brunswick. Court of the General Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Sunbury County). Minute and Docket Book: 1785 - 1834. Nominal index listed chronologically and including date and page number available as multiple PDFs in electronic finding aid section.
New Brunswick. Court of the General Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Kings County) Minutes: 1815-1872. Formatted transcription of Minutes from 1819 to 1855 available in six parts as PDF files in the electronic finding aids section.
New Brunswick. Court of the General Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Northumberland County) Marriage Registers: 1806-1837. Finding aid indexing names, dates, location, and page reference of all marriage records. (Lists arranged by marriage license number, please search each sheet for names and zoom in for details on PDF).
New Brunswick. Court of the General Quarter Sessions of the Peace. (Charlotte County) Marriage Register: 1789-1839. Finding aid indexing names, dates, location, and page reference of all marriage records.
America. Massachusetts. Office of Secretary of State. Massachusetts Archives Collection: 1603-1789. Added volumes pertaining to Indigenous affairs with digital documents lists available.
Amherst, Jeffery. Official Papers and Correspondence: 1740-1783. Digital document lists and index, and link to online edition available.
Chalmers, George. Letters: 1728-1818. Digital document lists and transcription available for some sections.
Great Britain. Church of England. Dioces of London. Bishop. Fulham Papers at Lambeth Palace Library: 1626-1822. Link to online calendar with document summaries available.
Great Britain. Treasury. Treasury Board Papers: Unregistered Papers (T 1/624-625): 1785. Digital document lists available.
Henry E. Huntington Library. Collection: 1776-1781. Transcription of the Committee of Safety Minute Book, Duchess, County, New York, December 1777-April 1778.
Hewitt, William. Papers: 1756--1790. Digital document summaries available for certain section.
Pitt, William. Papers of William Pitt the younger: 1774-1806. Digital document summaries available for certain section.
