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1783-1808 (Creation)
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25 cm of textual records (6 volumes)
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contemporaneous copies of John Wentworth's letters to the secretary of state before and after his appointment as lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia in 1792. The first volume consists of Wentworth's correspondence (1783-1808) as Surveyor-General of the King's Woods in North America.
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Bound in rough calf, folio. Volumes also contain several loose letters, some being holographs.
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Donated by Arthur Francis Wentworth Gore.
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RG 1 volumes 49-54.
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Volume 49 - Letter Book, Sir John Wentworth, 1783-1808 - microfilm 15237
Volume 50 - Letter Book, Sir John Wentworth, 1792-1793 - microfilm (1-24) 15237, (25-end) 15238
Volume 51 - Letter Book, Sir John Wentworth, 1793-1796 - microfilm 15238
Volume 52 - Letter Book, Sir John Wentworth, 1796-1800 - microfilm 15238
Volume 53 - Letter Book, Sir John Wentworth, 1800-1805 - microfilm (1-98) 15238, (98-end) 15239
Volume 55 - Letter Book, Sir John Wentworth, 1805-1807 - microfilm 15239
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Previously known as: Governor Wentworth's letter books.