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Field name | Value |
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Title | Immigration Agents Reports, 1889 [Folder 1] |
Author | Jacobsen, Henry C; Macdonald, P A; Webster W A; Baker, A J; Alexander, R L; Bennett, Thomas; Acton, W H; Brown, Robert W; Smith, John; Sutherland, M; Gerald, A S |
Date | 31 Jun-31 Dec 1889 |
Document Type | Report; Correspondence |
Reference | R194-64-6-E, Volume 2395, Folder 2 |
Library / Archive | Library and Archives Canada |
Collection Name | Department of Agriculture: Immigration |
Description | Reports discussing the activities of immigration agents during the year. Includes particulars about Mennonite settlements in Canada, reports on the quarantine station at Grosse Île, the colonisation of Manitoba, immigration to Winnipeg, lists of livestock and their condition and the class of immigrants arriving in Canada. Also includes letters from emigrants describing their settlement and experiences, migration statistics and information on the prospects within American states. |
Series Description | Records created and maintained by the Immigration Branch of the Department of Agriculture. As immigration and colonization became increasingly important to the new Dominion government, the high volume of information flowing into and required from the Minister's office overwhelmed the docket system of record-keeping. |
Theme(s) | Arrivals: Ports and Early Experiences; Onward Travel |
Country (from) | Great Britain; Germany; China |
Country (to) | Canada; Argentina; United States of America |
Places | Grosse Île, Quebec, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Oklahoma, Kansas, United States |
Ports | Port Arthur, London, Ontario, Hamilton, Canada; Hong Kong, China |
Nationality | English; Scandinavian; German; European; Chinese; Asian |
Ships | Ontario; Premier |
People | Carling, John |
Keywords | agent, food, agriculture, farming, quarantine, health and sickness, disease, medical staff, colonisation, colony, livestock, Canadian Pacific Railway, labour, climate, female emigration, homestead, settlement, domestic service, mechanics, labourer, industry, employment |
Language | English; French |
Document(s) linked to |
Immigration Agents Reports, 1889 [Folder 2] |
Copyright | Library and Archives Canada |