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Proclamation
A Proclamation, to such as are desirous to settle on the lands of the crown in the Province of Upper Canada; by his excellency John Graves Simcoe, Esquire; Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief of the said Province, and Colonel Commanding His Majesty's Forces, &c. &c. &c.
Date
1795
Dimensions1 textual record ; 32 x 20 cm
Origin
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Newark, Ontario, Canada, North America
Object NumberS001/C3.4,1.2
DivisionArchives - Textual Archives
CollectionStewart
Scope and ContentReprint of the proclamation of 1792 that regulated land grants in Upper Canada.NotesSource of title: Based on the title of the document.
Statement of responsibility: The text was produced by Thomas Talbot, secretary to Governor Simcoe, by order of the latter; reprinted in Newark by G. Tiffany in 1795.
Date of creation: The document is a copy of the proclamation issued on February 7, 1792 in Quebec City.
Associated material: The archives of the Devon Heritage Centre hold a fonds devoted to the Simcoe family (Simcoe Family Papers, 1038M); the Ontario Archives also, under reference code F47.
Statement of responsibility: The text was produced by Thomas Talbot, secretary to Governor Simcoe, by order of the latter; reprinted in Newark by G. Tiffany in 1795.
Date of creation: The document is a copy of the proclamation issued on February 7, 1792 in Quebec City.
Associated material: The archives of the Devon Heritage Centre hold a fonds devoted to the Simcoe family (Simcoe Family Papers, 1038M); the Ontario Archives also, under reference code F47.
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A Proclamation, to such as are desirous to settle on the Lands of the Crown in the province of Lower Canada
February 7, 1792
S001/C3.4,1.1
Michilimackinac on Lake Huron. To his Excellency Sir George Prevost Bart Governor General and Commander in Chief of all his Majesties Forces in British America
Thomas Hall
1813
M3954
Proclamation by John Graves Simcoe on January 9, 1795, on behalf of George III
January 9, 1795
S001/C3.1,1.1
An act for extending the Act of the Twenty second Year of His present Majesty (for amending, explaining, and reducing into One Act of Parliament, the Laws relating to the Government of His Majesty's Ships, Vessels, and Forces by Sea) to such Officers, Seamen, and others, as shall serve on Board His Majesty's Ships , on Vessels employed upon the Lakes, Great Waters, or Rivers, in North America
May 31, 1754 - November 30, 1755
S001/B3.3,3.5
By the Lords Justices, a Proclamation For Publishing the Peace between His Majesty and the French King
October 18, 1697
S001/B2.1,3.7
News from Ireland. Being the Examination and Confession of William Kelso, a Scotch Rebel, taken in Ireland, whether he fled, after the defeat of the rebel in Scotland ; Before George Rawdon, Esquire ; One of his Majesties Justice of Peace there. Also A letter from C. Geroge Mac Cartney, Giving account Of several Barks full of Scotch Rebels, seen coming from Scotland to Ireland. Together with a Proclamation set out byt the Duke of Ormond, For their Apprenhension.
June 30, 1679
S001/B2.1,3.4
Rebellion Losses, U.C. Return to an Address from the Legislative Assemblly to His Excellency the Governor General, dated the 8th instant, praying His Excellency will cause to be laid before them, the Report of the Commissioners appointed to enquire into, and allow or reject, the Claims of the inhabitants of the late Province of Upper Canada, arising out of the late Rebellion and Invasion of this Province
March 19, 1849
S001/C4.1,1.1.2
An Act for the better recruiting His Majesty's Forces on the Continent of America; and for the better Regulation of the Army, and preventing of Desertion there.
1756
S001/B3.3,3.3.2
An Act for the better recruiting His Majesty's Forces on the Continent of America; and for the better Regulation of the Army, and preventing of Desertion there.
1756
S001/B3.3,3.3.1
Proclamation by the governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, Thomas Pownall, ordering a raising of troops in preparation for an attack on New France
March 17, 1759
S001/D1.3,3.6
Proclamation by the governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, Thomas Pownall, ordering religious services to be held on the following October 25 in celebration of the recent military victories won by the British in North America
13 octobre 1759
S001/D1.3,3.5
Proclamation of a Public Fast by Spencer Phips, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay regarding the war against France and the need to raise troops
July 10, 1756
S001/D1.3,3.4
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