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Canada in Records from Colonial Missionaries, 1722–1952 - Volumes
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10 volumes in Canada in Records from Colonial Missionaries, 1722–1952 | Page 2 of 3
USPG C series records relating to Montreal to c.1860
These Annual Reports and narrative reports describe the progress of various missions across Montreal. The correspondence and reports were either completed by or relate to the Reverends Charles Baucroft at St John, Edward du Verret at Henryville and Hemmingford, Samuel Gibson at S. Lakes, J. Godden [or Goddeu?], Joseph Griffin at Gore, William Jones at Farnham, David Lindsay at Missisquoi, Robert Lindsay at Brome, H. Montgomery at Sutton, Jacob J.S. Mountain at Coteau du Lac, Gerald de Caurcy [sic?] O?Grady at Hemmingford & Roxham, A. Campbell Scarth at Adamsville and West Farnham, E.G. Sutton at Edwardstown, James Samuel Sykes at Clarendon, Francis Blackburne Tate at St Luke?s, A.T. Whitten at Shefford, and T.A. Young at Coteau du Lac and Ste Therese de Blainville. Further information about these documents is available via this link. Read more →
USPG C series records relating to Upper Canada to c.1860
The many requests for funds included in this grouping, due to their narrative nature, do reveal details of what missionary life was like in Upper Canada between 1788 and 1859. Some of the more unusual items include a map of the 'Principle Settlements of Upper Canada', a newspaper article describing the dimensions and reasoning for building a new canal which appears to be the Cornwall Canal, and some drawings of requirements for the new church to be completed at Sandwich. Further information about these documents is available via this link. Read more →
USPG C series records relating to Toronto to c.1860
As the church expanded in Toronto it struggled to find sufficient funds to provide adequate wages for its staff, this shortage of funds is evident in the refusals of requests for funds to dioceses and in correspondence from those who had been underpaid. The splitting of the Quebec diocese into Upper Canada and Lower Canada took a number of years to progress from a principle suggestion to a reality and some potential reasons for this delay are included here. The Imperial Parliament's passing of an Act to permit the sale of clergy reserves certanly had a number of supporters; the detail of this Act was to prove more divisive amongst Reverends who wanted that money for their churches immediately. An assortment of Annual Returns from various dioceses also features here alongside a large selection of papers in relation to Dr John Strachan, the first Bishop of Toronto. Further information about these documents is available via our online guide. Read more →
USPG C series records relating to Nova Scotia to c.1860
The decision over whether Nova Scotia would be settled as a colony or not was not to be taken quickly, as demonstrated by discussion in this correspondence regarding the uncertainty over whether Nova Scotia would be settled or not. These papers then include a description of the origin of Sherbrooke's settlement by the British. The campaign to win souls for their protestant church was to be fought on several fronts; commentary on the beliefs of the First Nations 'Indians' reveals missionaries' perceptions of the First Nations' religious practices as they found them. Other competition for conversions came from Catholics, the Oxford Movement, Methodists, and lay preachers of no precise denomination. The fear of losing ground to other denominations and sense of competition with them is prevalent throughout much of this group, especially so in articles of correspondence where additional funds are requested. These items include a large volume of correspondence from Archbishop Dr. John Inglis and from Archdeacon Edward Wix, alongside a description of the work by Henry Alline which is confined to document C-Can-NS-08 add. Much of the remaining content features accounts of church shortages, missionary shortages, and book shortages as income failed to keep pace with the exponential growth of the Society. Further information about these documents is available via this link. Read more →
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