Fonds Acc3024 - United States Consulate fonds : [1857-1906]

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United States Consulate fonds : [1857-1906]

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CA PCA Acc3024

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  • Microfilmed 1960 (Reproduction)
  • 1857-1906 (Creation)
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    United States Consulate (Charlottetown, P.E.I.)

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5 reels of 35 mm microfilm

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United States Consulate (Charlottetown, P.E.I.)

Administrative history

The United States maintained a consulate in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island from 1858-1933. Establishing the Consulate in the 1850s reflected PEI's inclination at the time in facilitating friendly relations with the US. Eighteen men held the position of "Consul" in Charlottetown during this time: Albert Catlin (1858-1861), Jay Sherman (1861-1865), Joseph Covill (1865-1866), E. Parker Scammon (1866-1871), David Dunn (1871-1883), Warren Worden (1883-1885), Henry Keim (1885-1887), Newton George (1887-1890), Isaac Hall (1890-1893), Dominic Kane (1893-1897), Delmar Vail (1897-1906), John Shirley (1906-1908), Franklin Hale (1908-1909), Frank Deedmeyer (1909-1911), Allen Gard (1911-1912), Wesley Frost (1912-1914), Livingston Mays (1914-1915), William Pierce (1915-1933). The consulate was located at 18 Haviland Street.

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The fonds consists of dispatches from the United States Consulate in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, from 1857 to 1906. The majority of this is correspondence between the Consuls in Charlottetown to the Secretary of State in Washington, D.C. Topics in the correspondence included detailed descriptions of PEI, requests to increase business in rural PEI ports, conflicts over fishing boundaries, and politics of the day revolving around such events as the Treaty of Washington in 1871. Also included are a list of arrivals and departures of American Vessels from PEI (1847-1859), a record of treasury fees for 1858, the imports and exports for PEI for 1860-1861, and the shipping records for 1859-1861.

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  • English

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NO RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS

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PERMISSION FOR USE/REPRODUCTION FOR USE/REPRODUCTION IS REQUIRED FROM THE PUBLIC ARCHIVES AND RECORDS OFFICE; QUESTIONS REGARDING COPYRIGHT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER

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See also: Acc2493; Acc2593/20-23; Acc3203/1 (photo)

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Microfilm is located in microfilm cabinets in Reading Room

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