Ontario Government Record Sub-Series RG 1-159-2

Registers of fiats for land grants - military

About these records

Title
Registers of fiats for land grants - military
Dates of Creation
1817-1838
Physical Description

25 centimetres of textual records (1 volume)

Sub-series forms part of

RG 1-159 Fiats for land grants - military

Scope and Content

Sub-series contains a register to "Fiats to reduced officers and disbanded soldiers since 1814" and covers fiat A (1817) to fiat A52 (1838). Entries record: the Surveyor General's Office fiat number; the Executive Council Office number; the Receiver General's Office number; the Attorney General's Office number; the name, occupation, military rank and regiment, and place of residence (township, concession, lot) of the grantee; by whom lodged; the location of the grant (township, concession and lot); the authority under which the grant was made; the acreage granted; and a description number. Some entries are annotated with information concerning the issuance of scrip certificates and location tickets, extensions of time for the performance of settlement duties, and other land-related matters. An alphabetical index to grantees is contained within the volume.

Restrictions on Access
Original records are closed for conservation reasons.
Terms For Use and Reproduction
Copyright is primarily held by the Crown. No restrictions on reproduction. Permission of the Archives of Ontario is required for publication; submit a Request for Permission to Publish, Exhibit or Broadcast Form.
Availability of Other Formats

These records are available on microfilm.
Notes

Information found in Volume RG 1-159-2-1 is abstracted in the Ontario Land Records Index, available in the Archives' Main Reading Room. Copies of this Index have been distributed on microfiche to archives and libraries across Canada, the United States, and overseas.

Former Codes

Volume RG 1-159-2-1 formerly was RG 1 C-I-3, volume 123.

Finding Aid
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How to order these records

From our Reading Rooms

Sub-series RG 1-159-2 is available on self-service microfilm MS 693, reel 138.

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