This is a University Publications of America microfilm of a selection of the
transcripts of the British Colonial Office records that were created and are
held by the Library of Congress . There are 53 reels of microfilm in the
collection. The C.O. records are indispensable for researching early
American History, and this collection makes many of them widely accessible.

Many research libraries own this microfilm collection, including the NYS
Library in Albany.

Looking forward to when collections like these are all available on the
internet,

Edward Knoblauch, Webmaster
New York History Net
http://www.nyhistory.com



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From: "L. J. Masters" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2003 6:18 PM
Subject: British Colonial Office Class 5 Records


> Since my research focuses primarily on the colonial era and the resources
> seem so limited, I like to share new accessible findings.
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> There is a series of films which contents are handwritten but obviously
> not originals. It appears they were copied from originals by possibly a
> government official.  They relate almost totally to the colonial era in
> America.
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> Access this series on the Family History Library Catalog (Church of Jesus
> Christ of Latter-Day Saints - familysearch.org) with a film/fiche search
> using 1549691.
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> There are also approximately three pamphlets (not filmed to my knowledge)
> which outline the contents of the films.  Much of the content is
> statistical in nature; however there are several lists of actual names of
> people.
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> Here are some examples from FHL1549691 (French and Indian War period)
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> Correspondence between British and Americans - some mentioning family
> matters;  but mostly troop movements, statistics, troop losses;
> deployment; British ships; commanders and officers are named.
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> A deposition dated  27 Jun 1758 given by Joseph Perron age 55, a laborer
> taken prisoner and a resident of land North of Montreal on the St.
> Lawrence River.  He states he was born at Mons Lonquert's Manor where he
> lived for 35 years.
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> Masters of ships and their ships' names - French and Indian War
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> Killed, wounded, missing - statistical by officer or unit and then named
> on succeeding pages.
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> Rolle des Prisonniers Anglais remis au Colonel Schuyler - 1758
> including names of women and "enfans" (children) - These are French
> spellings of English names. (p. 155-161)
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> An interrogation of Joseph Perron
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> FHL1549692: French and Indian War
> Some Germans fighting for French who became POW's of Americans did not
> want to be returned to the French.  American officer was writing for
> permission to givem them land and let them go.
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> FHL1549674: 1763-1766: Native American-American Relations
> Treaties, correspondence, conferences, dialogues
> Chickasaw - apparent list of tribal chiefs and their villages
> Cherokees - (as above)
> Names of American interpreters
> Catawbas - Creeks - Shawnee - Seneca - Sandusky
> Includes signatures or "marks" of Native Americans with the American
> translation of their names.
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> A List of Native American Nations that Met in Detroit in Aug 1765; names
> of chiefs; location of villages; number of warriors; letters and speeches
> by heads of Native American nations.
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