Catalogue description War and Colonial Department and Colonial Office: British North America, Original Correspondence

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Title: War and Colonial Department and Colonial Office: British North America, Original Correspondence
Description:

The earlier part of this series concerns the boundary between British North America and the United States (1816-1840), and the North West Expedition (1819-1850). The later part consists of domestic correspondence (1857-1868) concerning the North American colonies collectively, including emigration. See also correspondence series for the individual colonies.

Date: 1816-1868
Related material:

For correspondence relating to Canada see CO 42

Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Physical description: 43 volume(s)
Unpublished finding aids:

For registers of correspondence see CO 326 before 1850, CO 328 after 1850. For indexed précis of correspondence see CO 714. For registers relating to emigration see CO 327.

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