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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Sproat, G. M. Farming Colonies |
| Author | Sproat, G M |
| Date | 27 Mar-1 Apr 1872 |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Report |
| Reference | R194-63-4-E Volume 2397, Folder 2 |
| Library / Archive | Library and Archives Canada |
| Collection Name | Department of Agriculture: Immigration |
| Description | Report and correspondence discussing farm settlements in Kansas, Colorado and Illinois and how practices can be implemented in Canada, including steps to be taken as part of improving railroads in British Columbia. Includes Red River Gazette No. 1, March 1872 and a pamphlet on the Platte River Land Company. |
| Series Description | Correspondence, memoranda, questionnaires, completed questionnaires by emigrant farmers, reports and returns relating to quarantine, cholera, natural resources, the Marine and Emigrant Hospital, pamphlet literature, appointments and private immigration schemes. |
| Theme(s) | Permanent Settlement and Successive Generations; Colonisation Companies and Emigration Societies |
| Places | British Columbia, Canada; Chicago, Illinois, Kansas, Colorado, Minnesota, United States |
| Nationality | American Indian |
| People | Pope, J H |
| Keywords | agriculture, farming, immigration, homestead, accommodation, children, family, colonisation, Hudson Bay Company, railway, steerage, land grant, employment, labour |
| Language | English |
| Copyright | Library and Archives Canada |
