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Ontario Government Record Sub-Series RG 1-99-8
50 centimetres of textual records
RG 1-99 Fenian and South African land grant records
Sub-series consists of ten registers documenting grants of land made to Fenian and South African volunteers. Each entry contains all or some of the following information: a certificate number; the name of the grantee; the place of their enrolment; their rank, regiment and years of service; the location of the land granted (township, concession and lot) and its acreage; the date of the location; a description for the patent; the date of the patent; and remarks concerning crown sales.
Entries are recorded sequentially by certificate number.
Sub-series RG 1-99-8 formerly was Series RG 1 C-VII-8.
First, examine the land grant files found in Sub-series RG 1-99-2 and Sub-series RG 1-99-4. The certificate number of the land grant is recorded in these files.
Once you have identified a certificate number, consult the online finding aid to identify the appropriate microfilm reel.
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