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Copied 1862-1884 (Creation)
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15 cm of textual records (3 volumes)
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Series forms part of Commissioner of Public Records collection and consists of copies of transcripts of records relating to Acadia while under the government of France. The first and second volumes consist chiefly of letters from the French governors and commandants to the minister of marine at Paris. The third is a supplemental volume, including correspondence of the priests in Acadia with the authorities at Quebec.
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Correspondence in French.
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Copies comprising the first and second volumes were "obtained from Quebec, being selections from the Paris Documents in the archives of Canada." Copies comprising the third volume are "transcripts from those obtained by the Government of Lower Canada from the Bureau of Marine at Paris also ... from the Seminary of Quebec." RG 1 vol. 2, 3, 4
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Transcripts of French government documents relating to Acadia, 1632-1699 microfilm 15218
Transcripts of French government documents relating to Acadia, 1710-1749 microfilm 15218 and 15219
Transcripts of French government documents relating to Acadia, 1641-1751 microfilm 15219
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Each volume includes a calendar.