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From: "Jane Watt" <>
Subject: Re: [UPP-CAN] Canada West/ Canada Company Remittance Books
Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2003 23:50:04 -0500
References: <F40EH6iWE15NVGrTRNM0000b0d3@hotmail.com>


I think these are what you are referring to,
INDICES to the CANADA COMPANY REMITTANCE BOOKS by Ruth Holt and Margaret
Williams
Volume 1 - January 1843 - March 1845
Volume 2 - April 1845 - March 1846
Volume 3 - April 1846 - March 1847
Jane in Streetsville (Mississauga) Ontario, Canada.
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From: Shannon Courtney <>
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Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 11:22 PM
Subject: [UPP-CAN] Canada West/ Canada Company Remittance Books


> Hello Listers:
> I need a bit of help.
> I was visiting Salt Lake Library last week and found a book that is
located
> at the Archives of Ontario. The book is an index compiled in 1990 of the
> Canada Company Remittance Books. I failed to get the title of the Book or
> publishers. Does anyone know what I am talking about?
> I only copied the page that had an entry for John MCQUADE- it reads as
> follows: "(No.) 2170 (To)Mr. Jno. McQuade, c/o Jno. Brown, P. T.
> Ballynamallard, Co. Fermanagh. To bring him to Canada. (From)Thos. Rice."
I
> copied the terms and a sample letter at the beginning of the book in
> addition to the page with the entry of "Jno. McQuade". The book says that
> there are four surviving volumes which record the Company's service of
> remitting money across the ocean for emigrants. The volumes date from
> 1843-1847. The book that I saw was basically an index of names. I am
> wondering if someone might know anything about this resource? I have
> exhausted all coventional means of tracing my emmigrant ancestors and hope
> that some other remote source may have a lead for me.
> I failed to write down the title of the Book and the authors. But by
posting
> this information perhaps someone else may be helped by the mention of this
> book.
> Shannon Courtney
> Albuquerque, New Mexico
>
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