Index to the Upper Canada Land Books

Index to the Upper Canada Land Books

Author: Ontario Genealogical Society

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Published: 2001

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"The Upper Canada Land Books [National Archives of Canada series RG 1, L1] record the minutes of the Executive Council of the Land Board which had authority over the granting and selling of crown lands in Upper Canada between 1787 and 1841. Settlers, military claimants, Loyalists, and others petitioned the Executive Council for grants of land, often giving personal information to support their claims. This index to the minutes lists all petitioners as well as surnames found within the petition itself ..."--Back cover, v. 3.