Upper Canada Land Petitions 1763-1865
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First step in locating an application for a land grant or lease from the Crown.
How to:
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Online search of LAC index (by name and/or place)
 Results: Name; place; year; bundle; petition#; page/s; microfilm #;
reference (eg RG-1-L3)
 Use references to locate the appropriate microfilm (AO, LAC)
 Inspect and record information from the microfilm record
Land Record Books (RG-1-L1)
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Records approval or rejection of applicant’s petition for land.
Often provides more information regarding transaction than was found in Petition
How to:
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Check online list of microfilm’s (LAC)
 Results: Microfilm #; volume #; province; land book; date range
 Use references to locate the appropriate microfilm (AO, LAC)
 Inspect and record information from the microfilm record
Upper Canada Land Board Index 1765-1804
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Points to additional (potentially) microfilm records (AO, LAC)
How to:
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Online Search by person’s Name and/or District (LAC)
 Results: Name; District; year; description; volume; page number/s;
references (eg RG-1-L4); microfilm #.
 Use references to locate the appropriate microfilm (AO, LAC)
 Use results to locate
 Inspect and record information from the microfilm record