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CO 1. Colonial Papers, General Series [textual record]

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Series

Date:

[1580]-1697.

Reference:

MG11-CO1

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

103902

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Colonial Office fonds

CO 1. Colonial Papers, General Series
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Series includes:

10 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

[1580]-1697.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

0.381 m of textual records : transcripts.
0.2 cm of textual records (7 p.) : photostats.

Language of material:

English

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Colonial Office 1, which includes papers relating to the early colonial period in North America and the British West Indies, derived chiefly from two important accumulations of records which came to be stored in the State Paper Office. These were the "American and West Indies" series, composed of documents from the office of the Secretary of State; and the "Board of Trade" papers, comprising material not only from the Lords Commissioners for Trade and Plantations, but also from early committees of the Privy Council, from various commissions, and from councils involved in plantation affairs. Selections relating to the early colonial period in North America were transcribed.

The transcripts include such subjects as: the North Atlantic fishery, control of trade and enforcement of the Trade and Navigation Acts, the fur and timber trades, piracy and letters of marque, shipping embargoes, commercial disputes and application for special trading privileges, impress, seizure of ships, prize claims, shipwrecks, customs, exploration, settlement, land and territorial grants and claims, military and naval expeditions, relations and negotiations between Britain and France, colonial administration, grievances, surveys, colonial matters, customs, exploration, settlement, military and naval questions, boundary questions and colonial defence, chiefly relation to New England and the middle colonies, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and some material concerning France and her North American colonies. Includes 7 pages of photostats. This material is available on microfilm reel C-1446.
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Great Britain. Royal Navy - Colonies, [1580-1697]

Great Britain. Army - Colonies, [1580-1697]
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Textual records (Electronic) The finding aid provides a detailed description of individual documents. A detailed list of documents may also be found in the published inventory of MG 11, in the year 1961. MSS0821 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000002835.pdf

(Electronic) All or some of the documents described have been digitized and are available at the following address: (90: Open)
http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_mikan_103902

(Electronic) Les documents décrits ont été complètement ou en partie numérisés et sont disponibles à l'adresse suivante : (90: Open)
http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_mikan_103902?usrlang=fr

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General note:

Despite the diminution of the evidential value of CO 1 consequent upon the breaking of the fonds for publication purposes, this class remains a rich source of information on the colonies up to 1688, with a few volumes devoted to material dated as late as 1757. After 1688, most of the documentation relating to American colonies will be found concentrated in CO 5.

Arrangement note:

A number of reorganizations over the years have tended to obscure the administrative origins of the documents. Publication of a series of calendars led to the imposition of a chronological arrangement upon the material in this class. It was reorganized into two new series known as Colonial Papers and Colonial Entry Books from the years between 1574 and 1688, with published addenda extending to 1697.
Subject heading:

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Fisheries - North America, [1580-1697]

Great Britain - Colonial policy - Defence of North America, [1580-1697]

Lumber trade - North America, [1680-1697]

Fur trade North America 17th century

Land settlement - North America, [1580-1697]

North America

Great Britain

Grande-Bretagne

Fur trade North America 16th century
Source:

Private

Former archival reference no.:

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MG11-CO1
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [MG11 C.O. 1] 1--68

[Consultation 90 Open]

Finding aid box [FA 821] 77

[Consultation 10 Closed]

Microfilm reel

[Consultation 90 Open]

C-1446;

[Consultation 90 Open]

C-1449;

[Consultation 90 Open]

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The transcripts have been withdrawn from circulation. Researchers are requested to consult the microfilm version of the transcripts.

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Date modified:: 2024-04-09