| Call Number: | MIC-Loyalist FC LPR .N6L5C6 |
| Name: | Nova Scotia. Lieutenant Governor. |
| Title: | Commission Books : 1749-1835. |
| Description: | 4 microfilm reels of textual records (15 volumes) ; 35 mm. |
| Contents: |
All areas of Nova Scotia are represented in these documents. Of particular significance are several volumes of militia commissions which are arranged by county and include the date of each commission. Other records include : proclamations; instructions; appointments; commissions; Indian treaties; military orders; declarations; certificates; leaves of absence; marriage licences, (frequently recorded on the same page with a totally different document); orders; licences to teach; pardons; oaths of allegiance; notices of land forfeiture and accounts.
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| Originals: | The original documents are held by the Public Archives of Nova Scotia. |
| Other Numbers: | PANS RG 1, vols. 161, 163-174. |
| Finding Aids: |
An internal index by name and subject can be found at the beginning or at the end of each volume.
A microfilm shelf list giving reel numbers, volumes, dates and index information is available in print. |
| Web Finding Aid Available | |
| Notes: |
Reel # 1, which contains volumes 163-164, begins with the last 90 pages of volume 160, 1862, and continues to include volume 161, 1862-1865. Volumes 162 and 162A are missing. |
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The Loyalist Collection is located within the Microforms Department at the Harriet Irving Library.
Last update: 2012/12