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1703-1886 (Reproduction)
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- Great Britain. Colonial Office
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- Microfilm 1963-1989
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289 microfilm reels (35 mm)
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Consists of portions of the Colonial Office records containing information about Nova Scotia through the British colonial period. The collection includes the original correspondence or dispatches (in-letters) of the various colonial governors of Nova Scotia or other senior officials responsible for administering the colonial government, as well as entry books (out-letters) consisting of copies of Colonial Office replies. These are supplemented with various indexes, registers, acts passed by the colonial legislature, Blue Books of Statistics, sessional papers and miscellanea. Collection consists of: Series - Original correspondence, Board of Trade (CO 217)
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Acquired through tthe National Archives of Canada's diffusion programme between 1963 and 1990. Microfilm copies of the originals were made for the National Archvies of Canada by the Public Record Office, London, England.