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Recensement general fait au mois de novembre mile sept cent huit de tous les sauviages de lAcadie qui resident dans la coste de l'est et de ceux de...

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Title Recensement general fait au mois de novembre mile sept cent huit de tous les sauviages de lAcadie qui resident dans la coste de l'est et de ceux de...

Date 1708

Place North America--Acadia

Language French

Subjects Acadians, French, Indians of North America

Description At head of title: 1708.
Filing title on verso of last leaf: "Recensement g[e]n[er]al des sauvages de lacadie qui resident dans la coste de l'est, et de ceux de Pintagouet et de Canibeky. Ensemble des francois establis a lad. coste de l'est."
Modern half-binding in marbled paper and tan leather; gold-stamped binder's title: "Recensement géneral de les sauuages de l'Acadie"; marbled endpapers.
Upper margins cropped, with some loss of text.
Published as: The east coast of Acadia in 1708 : a census of the Indian and French inhabitants of Port Royal, Cap Sable, Le Hève, Les Mines, Mouscoudabouet, Cap Breton, Chiquenictou, Pintagonet, Canibeky, Port Rasoirs, and the River St. Jean / by Winston De Ville ; introduction by Robert de Berardinis. Ville Platte, La. : Provincial Press, 1999.
Forms part of the Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)

Summary Unsigned census, possibly compiled in Acadia, and dated November 1708, of Indians and French residing on the eastern coast of Acadia, as well as those living in Pintagouet and Canibeky. The census is presented for each locale in tables of two columns. Entries, arranged by family, and include name and age of the head of household, below which are the names and ages of wife and any children. At the end of each section, there is a short "Recapitulation", summarizing the population numbers by sex and age, and number of households. Indian populations are given for Port Royal, Cap Sable, La Heue, Les Mines, Mouscoudabouet, Cap Breton, Chiguenitou, Pintagouet, Canibequi, and Riviere St. Jean. Similar tables and summaries are given for French residents in Cap Sable, La Heue, and Port Rasoirs.

Extent [24] leaves, bound ; 36 cm

Format Census records, Genealogies

Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection, Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection

Link to Catalog View record

Call Number Ayer MS 751

BibID 174177

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2772px × 4228px 33.56 MB

File Created 09/06/2023

Filename 991741778805867_Ayer_MS_751_00001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11OOCR

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