Canada in Records from Colonial Missionaries, 1722-1952 - Volumes
Volumes
10 volumes in Canada in Records from Colonial Missionaries, 1722-1952
USPG C series records relating to Newfoundland to c.1860
This grouping of correspondence covers the years from 1787 until 1880, its focus is mostly upon the various reverends who worked for the USPG during this period. Some of the clergy play a larger part in this correspondence than the rest, Reverends F. H. Carrington, Aubrey G. Spencer, Edward Field, and John Parsons in particular, though Reverend John Clinch introduced the Smallpox vaccine to Newfoundland. Other focal points include: the... Read more →
USPG C series records relating to New Brunswick to c.1860
These items cover the years 1783 to 1857, with the highest volume of correspondence written from St John, Fredericton, St Andrew's, and Sackville. The Scovil family and the Venerable George Coster recieve the most mentions in this correspondence; however, other noteworthy persons mentioned include Thomas Baillie, the Commissioner and Surveyor General of Crown Lands at Fredericton, and Captain W. F. W. Owen of the Royal Navy at Campobello. Further information... Read more →
USPG C series records relating to Fredericton to c.1860
Covering the years 1844 to 1860, these papers include both manuscript correspondence and printed content. Focal points include finances, schooling, and the completion of the Cathedral at Fredericton. Printed content includes an Address by the 'Carleton Members of the Board of Health' on the contamination of the local water supply and its relationship to disease; a report on a fundraising testimonial for the building of a cathedral in New Brunswick;... Read more →
USPG C series records relating to Quebec to c.1860
These papers cover the years from 1793 until 1860, the majority of the correspondence is focused upon the construction of churches, the running of schools, the raising of funds, the costs of missionaries' and the movements of missionaries. Unusual items include a copy of the letters patent by George III appointing Jacob Mountain the first Bishop of Quebec and creating his see there; 'A Charge, Delivered to the Clergy of... Read more →
