Land, settlement and immigration

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  • The subject term Land, settlement and immigratoin should be used with descriptions that relate to settling, claiming and moving to a new land, land titles, distribution and grants, community and regional settlement partners, land settlement companies, land surveys and surveyors, real estate companies and activities and organizations involved in sponsoring and supporting immigrants.

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          52 Archival description results for Land, settlement and immigration

          Cartographic documents
          CA SHC C032-S003 · Series · [183-?]-[1880?]
          Part of Collection Société d’histoire de Coaticook

          Series consists of maps of Coaticook and an the surrounding areas of the Eastern Townships from the 1830s to the 1880s. It consists of the following maps: “Map showing the different railways by which the Eastern Townships can be reached” (J.H. Buffords, ca. 1880), “Map of the Eastern Townships of Lower Canada” (Dean & Mundy, ca. 1835), and sections of the “Map of the District of St. Francis, Canada East” (Putnam & Gray, 1863).

          Property and land
          CA SHC C032-S001-D008 · File · [190-?]-2014
          Part of Collection Société d’histoire de Coaticook

          File presents information on property and land transactions in Coaticook from around 1900 to 2014. It consists of register of land searches and certificates (1913-1961), a catalogue of properties for sale by Nunns & Moulton in French and in English ([190-?]), and copies of acts relating to the property of the Frères des Écoles Chrétienne in Compton ([copied 2014]).

          Melbourne
          CA ETRC P997-001-02-008 · File · 1936
          Part of Eastern Townships Resource Centre Textual Records collection

          The file contains primary source information relating to land in the Township of Melbourne in 1936. It consists of a deed documenting a sale of rights by A.G. Stalker and Arthur Castonguay (Windsor Paper Mill) to Dallas Grant (Canada Paper Company) dated December 4, 1936, for several lots in ranges 5, 6, and 7 in the Township of Melbourne.

          Ascot
          CA ETRC P997-001-02-007 · File · 1908-1913
          Part of Eastern Townships Resource Centre Textual Records collection

          The file contains primary source information relating to land in the Township of Ascot from 1908 to 1913. It consists of a photocopy of a deed of sale by Isaac J. Parnell to Charles Edward Paige dated April 16, 1908, for parts of lot 14, range 3 in the Township of Ascot. It also consists of a photocopy of a deed of sale by Charles E. Paige to William Paige dated March 19, 1910, for part of lot 14, range 3 in the Township of Ascot. It also consists of a photocopy of a deed of sale by Charles Edward Paige and Alfred Ward to David E. Byrne dated December 21, 1910, for part of lot 15, range 3 and part of lot 14, range 3, both in the Township of Ascot. Finally, it consists of a photocopy of a deed of sale by William Paige to David E. Byrne dated December 1, 1913, for part of the north half of lot 14, range 3 in the Township of Ascot.

          Barnston
          CA ETRC P997-001-02-006 · File · 1849 [photocopied 198-?], 1862, 1874-1876
          Part of Eastern Townships Resource Centre Textual Records collection

          The file contains primary source information relating to land in Barnston in 1849, 1862 and from 1874 to 1876. It consists of a photocopy of a letter written March 14, 1849 by [A. Sowen?] to Robinson Oughtred, Esq. regarding a property dispute concerning lot 6, range 11 in Barnston. It also consists of a complaint filed by William Locker Felton against Alexander Edson, Junior, for non-payment of a mortgage on the north quarter of lot 3, range 2 and the north half of lot 1, range 2 in Barnston, as well as a court summons for the same case. It also consists of a mortgage (1874) and mortgage and obligation (1876) by John Hunter, William Hunter, and Ann Lane Walker to Ernest Maloney for the north half of lot 10, range 2 and the north half of lot 11, range 2 in Barnston.

          Hatley
          CA ETRC P997-001-02-005 · File · [1823, photocopied 198-?], 1872
          Part of Eastern Townships Resource Centre Textual Records collection

          The file contains primary source information on land transactions concerning Hatley in 1823 and in 1872. It consists of a photocopy of a sale and conveyance by Ebenezer Hovey to Simon Kezar for the northwest quarter of lot 7, range 3 in Hatley Township, in 1823. Appended to the photocopy of the deed is a hand-drawn plan of the land concerned. It also consists of a receipt for a final mortgage payment received from Benjamin Burland by F.D. Gilbert in 1872, for part of lot 5, Range 1 and part of lot 7, Range 2 in Hatley.

          Newport Township collection
          CA ETRC P256 · Collection · 1790-1937

          The collection contains primary source information on the administration of Newport Township, financial transactions in the Township, the lives of its citizens, legal affairs, military operations, and land division, from 1790 to 1937. It consists primarily of meeting minutes, correspondence, account statements, and land deeds, among many other types of records. The collection is comprised of the following series: Administrative (1791-1880), Financial Records (1790-1900), Correspondence (1799-1893), Legal Documents (1792-1834), Military (1792-1830), Land and Property (1799-1937), and Miscellaneous Documents (1815-1937).

          Professional life
          CA ETRC P234-003-001 · File · 1952-1999
          Part of Wark family (Sherbrooke) fonds

          This file contains primary source material on the professional life of Barbara Wark in Sherbrooke between 1952 and 1999. It consists primarily of a scrapbook from Barbara's nursing training and later career, as well as an interoffice telephone directory for the The Telegram (Toronto), newspaper clippings, and identification cards from Barbara's time as a reporter.

          CA ETRC P232-003-074 · File · 1919-1977
          Part of Société d'histoire et du patrimoine du Haut-St-François collection

          The file contains source material on histories of parishes, churches and towns, which are not included into other files. It consists of a history of chapel Bethlehem and father Jerome in Ditton, a history of the town Victoria, Clifton and East Angus, a record of Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix parish from 1919 to 1923, biographical sketches of parish Sainte-Marguerite-de-Lingwick, Saint-Raymond-de-Pennafort, Sainte-Martin-de-Martinville, Sainte-Famille-de-Newport and Saint-Mathias and a history of land grant in Ascot and Orford.

          A.J.H. Richardson fonds
          CA ETRC P223 · Fonds · 1937

          The fonds contains information on the research interests of A.J.H. (aka Jack) Richardson on the Eastern Townships in 1937. It consists of one letter from Jack Richardson to doctoral advisor regarding a possible PhD dissertation topic and list of available archival (primary) sources on land settlement and geography in the Eastern Townships.

          Richardson, Arthur John Hampson
          CA ETRC P193 · Fonds · 1943-1963, [199-?]

          The fonds contains primary source material on the Eastern Townships Protestant Colonization Association from 1943 to the 1990s. It consists primarily of correspondence, minutes, reports, financial information and lists of colonists. The fonds is comprised of the following series: History (1955, [199-?]), Administration (1960-1962), Land Management (1945-1962), and Finances (1943-1963).

          Letter from George McLeod
          CA ETRC P094-003-002 · Item · 1876
          Part of Aeneas McMaster fonds

          The item contains information on Aeneas McMaster's professional activities. It is a letter from George McLeod to Aeneas McMaster concerning his land.

          Letter from J Young
          CA ETRC P094-003-001 · Item · 1876
          Part of Aeneas McMaster fonds

          The item contains information on Aeneas McMaster's professional activities. It is a letter from Mr. Young to Aeneas McMaster concerning his land.

          Municipal Affairs
          CA ETRC P094-003 · File · 1876-1881
          Part of Aeneas McMaster fonds

          The file contains source material on the municipal affairs with which Aeneas McMaster was involved. It includes information on the status of employment at the time and settlement. It consists of correspondence from various people mainly regarding employment, business, and land. It contains correspondence from the following people:
          Baker, Honorable George B.
          Bailey, C.A.
          Bailey, G.M.
          Hanright, A.C.
          Hunt & Stokes
          MacKenzie, Rev. M. (Murdoch)
          McAuley, Donald
          McDonald, Angus
          McDonald, John
          McIver, George
          McIver, J.F.
          McIver, Lewis
          McKinnon/MacKinnon, Alexander
          McLean, Angus
          McLeod, Allan
          McLeod, George
          McMinn, ?
          McRae, D.
          Morrison, Donald R.
          Parker, C.H.
          Patton, Charles
          Ramage, J.D.
          Robertson, George
          Ross, A.
          Sawyer, William
          Taché, E.
          Whyte, James
          Wilford, R.H.
          Young, John
          Young, J.R.

          Colonization
          CA ETRC P094-002 · File · 1873-1876
          Part of Aeneas McMaster fonds

          The series contains source material on the colonization of the Eastern Townships from 1873 to 1876. It consists of correspondence from George McLeod regarding business.