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Titre

Minutes and records of the Land Boards accumulated by the Executive Council Office
Procès-verbaux et documents de l’Office des terres accumulés par le Bureau du Conseil exécutif

Identificateur

MIKAN: 205141
Reels/Bobines: C-14026 to C-14028, H-1759 to H-1761
Archival Reference/Référence Archivistique: RG 1 L 4, R10875-7-0-E
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Sujet

Government
Genealogy
Gouvernement
Généalogie

Document original

Library and Archives Canada/Bibliothèque et Archives Canada

Notes

1765-1804
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Langue

anglais

Description

The Executive Council of Upper Canada had a similar function to England's Cabinet, but it was not responsible to the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada. Members of the Executive Council usually belonged to the Legislative Council, the upper house governing Upper Canada, and they were appointed, often for life. The Council's first five members were appointed in July 1792. After the War of 1812, the Executive Council was dominated by members of the Family Compact. The Council was dissolved in February 1841 when Upper Canada and Lower Canada were unified into the Province of Canada.
The Treaty of Paris ratified on April 17, 1783, officially recognized American independence. Americans who had remained loyal to the British Crown were persecuted and forced out of their homes. The British government came to the aid of these Loyalists and arranged for transportation for those who wished to leave. Many chose to settle in Nova Scotia (which then included New Brunswick) and in Quebec (which then included Ontario). The Land Boards were established in 1789 to oversee land matters, settle four districts (Hesse, Nassau, Lunenburg and Mecklenburg) and to grant land to the settlers. These districts became Upper Canada in 1791. Many settlers were given free land, rations, farm stock and farm implements. Lands were also granted to the sons and daughters of Loyalists. The Land Boards were abolished in 1794 when the land granting process was centralized through the Executive Council.
This collection also includes a card index for the minutes and records of the Land Boards accumulated by the Executive Council Office.
Le rôle du Conseil exécutif du Haut-Canada était comparable à celui du Cabinet britannique, mais le Conseil n'était pas responsable envers l'Assemblée législative du Haut-Canada. Les membres du Conseil exécutif appartenaient généralement au Conseil législatif, la Chambre haute du Haut-Canada, et ils étaient souvent nommés à vie. Les cinq premiers membres du Conseil furent nommés en juillet 1792. Après la guerre de 1812, le Conseil exécutif fut dominé par les membres du Pacte de Famille (Family Compact). Le Conseil fut dissout en février 1841 lorsque le Haut et le Bas-Canada furent réunis pour former la Province du Canada.
Ratifié le 17 avril 1783, le traité de Paris reconnaissait officiellement l'Indépendance des États-Unis. Les Américains qui étaient demeurés loyaux à la Couronne britannique furent persécutés et expulsés de leurs foyers. Le gouvernement britannique est venu en aide à ces Loyalistes en organisant le transport de ceux qui voulaient quitter. Plusieurs d'entre eux ont choisi de s'établir en Nouvelle-Écosse (qui comprenait alors le Nouveau-Brunswick) et au Québec (qui comprenait alors l'Ontario). L'Office des terres, ou Land Boards, fut créé en 1789 afin de superviser l'administration des terres, de faciliter l'établissement des colons dans quatre districts (Hesse, Nassau, Lunenburg et Mecklenburg) et de leur concéder des terres. En 1791, ces districts sont devenus le Haut-Canada. Plusieurs colons ont reçu de l'aide sous forme de terres gratuites, de rations, de produits de la ferme et de matériel agricole. Des terres furent aussi octroyées aux fils et aux filles des Loyalistes. L'Office des terres fut aboli en 1794 quand le processus d'octroi des terres fut centralisé sous l'égide du Conseil exécutif.
Cette collection est constituée d'un index sur fiches pour les procès-verbaux et autres documents de l'Office des terres accumulés par le Bureau du Conseil exécutif.
Finding Aid MSS1804, completed in 1982, is a card index for the Land Board records in this series. Index entries were made for both personal names and subjects; the page and volume number for each document, as well as the microfilm reel number, is included on the cards. The index cards have been microfilmed on reels H-1759 (surnames Abbott to Hebert), H-1760 (surnames Hechellor to Saup), and H-1761 (surnames Savage to Zuffeet)
From record: Series consists of minutes and reports of the Land Boards, as well as correspondence and instructions or regulations for their operations. The arrangement of the records is first by district, then in rough categories: minutes, correspondence, schedules of grants, etc. The order within those categories is chronological. The records in this series are a mix. In that the Executive Council Office took on responsibility for the work of the defunct Boards after 1794, it inherited many records created and accumulated by the Boards during their period of operation. Records ante-dating the establishment of the Boards, submitted to the Boards as supporting documents for claims to land, are included in the series. However, the series also includes records created and accumulated by the Executive Council, during the period of the Boards' operation, documenting the Council's relationship with the various Boards. It also includes some records post-dating 1794. It is not clear to what extent the records of the separate creators became mixed inside the Executive Council Office after the Land Boards became defunct and their records devolved to the Council office, or to what extent they were mixed during custody at Library and Archives Canada.

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