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The Haldimand Collection is a valuable resource for the study of events in North America from the beginning of the Seven Years War to the end of the American Revolution and the early period of Loyalist settlement. The Papers contain the correspondence and records of Frederick Haldimand’s various commands at Trois-Rivières, Florida, New York, and Quebec. Included is correspondence with such military commanders as General Jeffery Amherst, Thomas Gage, Sir John Burgoyne, Henry Bouquet, and Sir Henry Clinton; various civil and military officials such as the Earl of Sandwich, First Lord of the Admiralty; Lord Barrington, Secretary at War; Lord Dartmouth and Lord George Germain, Secretaries of State; the Governors of Quebec, James Murray and Sir Guy Carleton; British ministers, including the Earl of Shelburne and Lord North; officers of Loyalist Corps such as Robert Rogers, James Rogers, Sir John Johnson, John Butler, and many others; Indian Department officials, Sir William Johnson, Guy Johnson and Daniel Claus; several governors and lieutenant governors; and many letters by Robert Matthews, Haldimand’s military secretary.
1762/04/05 – General Amherst to Governor Burton
Correspondence from 18th November, 1760 to 5th April 1762. Summmary, 18th November, 1760, relating to the forges and maintenance of bastards. 19th November 1760. All disputes as to property and all debts contracted in paper money before the Conquest to be unsettled till the King’s pleasure is known. The Superior of the Jesuits had ordered Père Roubaud to quit the mission of St. Francis. General Amherst approves of Burton stopping its effect. 7th August 1761. The stoves and bar iron to be disposed of. 5th April 1762. Burton asks that a deputy receiver of the King’s rights and demesne be appointed. People becoming clamourous to have the debts contracted in paper money settled. (Page 32) – SN: 021001
1762/05/01
St. Maurice Forges. Accounts of receipts and expenditure from September 1760, to 1 May 1762. (Page 81) – SN: 021002
1762/11/22
St. Maurice Forges. Accounts, returns, estimates of profits, &c. (in French and English) (Page 105) – SN: 021003
1762/12/10 – Bruyere, Secretary.
Expenses of the Government of Three-Rivers from 11th May to 10th December. 1762, paid from the sale of iron. (Pages 43 and 45) Returns. Quantity of grain (wheat, pease, barley and oats) harvested in the different parishes of the Government of Three Rivers in 1762 (Page 39) Number of christenings, mariages and burials from March, 1762 do January 1763. (Page 41) Bastard children in Three Rivers on the 23rd October 1763. (Page 42) – SN: 021004
1763/05/31 – Three Rivers – Governor Burton
The present state of the Government of Three Rivers : 1 Situation and extent. 2 .Natnre of the soil and climate ; its productions. 3. Rivers, lakes and harbours. 4. Extent of settlements, &c.; tenures; rents, services. 5. Number of priests licenced ; how supported. 6. Trade, its extent and nature. 7. Number of vessels employed. 8. Fisheries. 9. Woodlands, capable of producing masts, &c. 10. Fur trade. 11. Mines. 12. Nature, &c., of Civil Government. 13. Revenues for the support of the Government. 14. Forts and places of strength, 15. Lands fit for the produce of hemp. 16. Forges. Returns of Canadian inhabitants and of Indians ; christenings; acres granted and cultivated. Fiefs, list of and extent. (Page 1) – SN: 021005
1763/10/25 – Three Rivers – Col. Haldimand
List of papers delivered by Col. Burton, Governor of Three Rivers, to Col. Haldimand. (Page 37) – SN: 021006
1763/12/24 – Three Rivers – Jacob Rowe
Receipt for payment of contingencies from 3rd March to 24th December, 1763. (Amounts given but no details) (Page 50) – SN: 021007
1764/03/15 – St. Maurice Forges
Rations issued from 1st January to 15th March (1764), with names of workmen, &c. To whom issued (Page 104) – SN: 021008
1764/04/12 – Three Rivers
Oaths of allegiance, 14th March and 12th April, 1764, sworn before C. Gugy, Dy Judge Advocate. The names of those swearing are given. (Page 52) – SN: 021009
1764/04/12 – Three Rivers – L. N. Montizambert
Receipt of subsistence money for the Provincial Company raised at Three Rivers. (Page 55) – SN: 021010
1764/04/12 – Three Rivers – Governor Haldimand
Orders to Captain Montizambert, commanding the Volunteers. (Page 58) – SN: 021011
1764/04/12 – Three Rivers – Captain Montizambert
Receipt for pay of Canadian Volunteers. (Page 58) – SN: 021012
1764/04/12 – Three Rivers – Charles Pratte
Receipt of recruiting and maintenance of Canadian Volunteers. (Page 58) – SN: 021013
1764/06/14 – Three Rivers – Governor Haldimand
Account of all the paper money registered. (Page 51) – SN: 021014
1764/08/16 – Three Rivers – (C.) R. Gugy
Return of wood received from the different parishes from 24th October 1763 to 29th May 1764. (Page 59) – SN: 021015
1764/09/26 – Governor Burton
Certificate of expenses for contingencies for the Government of Three Rivers from 11th December 1762 to 10th March 1763. Charged by Col. Haldimand and given in detail. Certificate dated 26th September, 1764. (Page 47) – SN: 021016
1764/09/28 – Three Rivers – Col. Haldimand
Diary of his taking the command, &c., from 25th April, 1762, with remarks regarding the expenditure ; the products of the Forges, &c. (Page 35) – SN: 021017
1764/09/30 – Governor Haldimand
Account of moneys drawn by warrants for contingent expenses of Three Rivers Government as well as for working the forges, 26th October 1763, to 30 September 1764. (Page 76) – SN: 021018
1764/10/24 – C. Gugy
Account payments out of the money arising from the sale of iron from 25th October 1763, to 24th October 1764. (The receipts are chiefly for iron and stoves from the forges) (Page 60) – SN: 021019
1764/12/06 – Captain Montizambert
Roll of his Company of Canadian Volunteers (nominal return), with amount due from 25th May to 6th December 1764. (Page 77) – SN: 021020
1764/12/06 – Governor Haldimand
Account current with the paymaster. (Page 70) – SN: 021021
1764/12/06 – St. Maurice Forges (in French)
Statement (in French) of the wood necessary for repairing the different works at the forges and furnaces. (Page 96) – SN: 021022
1764/12/06 – St. Maurice Forges (in French)
Estimate of smelting 33,000 pounds of pig iron in a month. Cost is given in detail. (Pages 97, 98, 101 and 103) – SN: 021023
1764/12/06 – St. Maurice Forges (in French and English)
Estimate of smelting 100,000 lbs of pig into iron. (Page 99) – SN: 021024
B.021.2 – B.M , 21,681.
PAPERS RELATING TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THREE RIVERS AND THE IRON WORKS, 1760-1767
1762/07/08 – Colonel Haldimand
Iron in store at Three Rivers at this date. (Page 14) St. Maurice Forges. – SN: 021025
1762/11/22 – St. Maurice Forges
St. Maurice Forges. Continuation (from part 1) of accounts, returns &c. (Page 1) Accounts of the profits in 1762 on the iron made at Three Rivers under the direction of Col. Haldimand. (Page 3) – SN: 021026
1762/11/?? – St. Maurice Forges – Colonel Haldimand (in French)
Iron trade at Three Rivers under his direction. (Page 
– SN: 021027
1762/12/31 – St. Maurice Forges
Account of expenses not mentioned in the inspector’s account. (Page 4) – SN: 021028
1762/12/31 – St. Maurice Forges
Profit of the Forges from August to December, 1762 (Page 7) – SN: 021029
1763/03/10 – General Haldimand
Account current between him and Colonel Burton relative to the Forges at Saint-Maurice. (Page 5) – SN: 021029
1763/03/10
Expenses of government of Three Rivers. (Page 15) – SN: 021030
1763/10/22 – St. Maurice Forges (in French)
Produce of iron since the 30th of July and statement of charcoal, &c. (Page 16) – SN: 021031
1763/10/23 – Three Rivers – J. Bruyère
Account of the quantity of iron fit for sale at the Forge St. Maurice since september 1760. (Page 10) – SN: 021032
1763/10/25 – Col. Haldimand
Receipt for iron in stores at Three Rivers. (Page 18) – SN: 021033
1763/10/25 – Three Rivers – Col. Haldimand
Receipt for iron and stoves at Three Rivers. (Page 76) – SN: 021034
1763/12/06 – St. Maurice Forges (in French)
Statement of expenses and product of the Forges. (Page 25) – SN: 021035
1764/05/31 – St. Maurice Forges
Expenses of the Forges at St. Maurice from 25th October 1763 to date (Page 21) – SN: 021036
1764/06/01 – St. Maurice Forges
Expenses of the Forges from 22nd October 1763 to date. (Page 23) – SN: 021037
1764/07/04 – St. Maurice Forges (in French)
Statement of differents kinds of iron forged at date. (Page 26) – SN: 021038
1764/08/08 – Montreal – J. Bruyère to C. Gugy
Respecting the difference in iron delivered from the store at Three Rivers (in French) Declarations and affidavits on the same subject. (Pages 28 and 29) – SN: 021039
1764/08/31 – Three Rivers – W. Davidson
Receipt for amount paid for taking charge of batteaux, stores, and issuing wood to the garrison. (Page 31) – SN: 021040
1764/08/31 – St. Maurice Forges
Expenses of the Forges from 1st June to date. (Page 32) – SN: 021041
1764/09/01 – St. Maurice Forges
Salaries and wages to the people on the establishment. (Page 30) – SN: 021042
1764/09/01 – Three Rivers – Col. Haldimand
Order to pay amount of expenses of maintaining the Forges at Three Rivers. (Page 38) – SN: 021043
1764/09/01 – St. Maurice Forges (in French)
Payments for the expenses of smelting cannon and making iron. (Page 35) – SN: 021044
No date – St. Maurice Forges
Return of iron and stoves in store at Three Rivers (two receipts) – SN: 021045
1764/09/20 – Couveat to St. Maurice Forge Coy. (in French)
Couveat to St. Maurice Forge Coy. (in French). Reasons why the forges at St. Maurice should be retained for Hrs Majesy’s service. (Page 41) – SN: 021046
1764/09/22 – St. Maurice Forges
Account of the produce of the forges from November 1760 to date. (Page 43) – SN: 021047
No date – St. Maurice Forges (in French)
Statement of expenses necessary to re-establish the Forges. (Page 45) – SN: 021048
No date – St. Maurice Forges (in French)
Statement of expenses for making a. given quantity of iron. (Page 46) – SN: 021049
1764/09/25 – Three Rivers – St. Maurice Forges (in French)
Produce of forges in 1763 and 1764 whilst under the charge of Col. Haldimand. (Page 48) – SN: 021050
1764/09/28 – St Maurice Forges (in French)
Inventory of machinery, &c., at the Forges. (Page 50) – SN: 021051
1764/09/29 – St. Maurice Forges
Amount of money received from the sale of iron and stoves (two accounts, with summery.) (Page 53) – SN: 021052
1764/09/30 – St. Maurice Forges
Expenses of the forges from the ls~ to 30th September 1764 for reducing to bars of iron some remaining cast iron. (Page 52) – SN: 021053
1764/10/01 – St. Maurice Forges (in French)
Account of wages due workmen from 1st September to date. (Page 56) – SN: 021054
1764/10/01 – St. Maurice Forges (in French)
Statement of extraordinary expenses for converting cannons, &c., into iron. (Page 58) – SN: 021055
No date – St. Maurice Forges
Account of tho produce of the forges from 1760 to 1764. (Page 59) – SN: 021056
No date – St. Maurice Forges (in French)
Statement of iron remaining to be sold after settling with Colonel Burton. (Page 61) – SN: 021057
No date – St. Maurice Forges (in French)
Iron made at the Forges in 1762, under the management of Col. Haldimand, and of the castings. (Page 62) – SN: 021058
No date – St. Maurice Forges (in French)
Iron sold in 1162, to M. la Bruyere de Boucherville. (Page 63) – SN: 021059
No date – St. Maurice Forges (in French)
Report, unsigned, on the capabilities of the mines on the St. Maurice, and the necessity of preserving the timber, &c. (Page 64) – SN: 021060
1765/03/01 – Col. Haldimand (in French)
Memoranda of letters, money matters, &c. (Page 96) – SN: 021061
1765/05/29 – St Maurice Forges
Return of iron and stoves sold or delivered by M: Praser, by order of Col. Haldimand. (Page – SN: 021062
1765/05/29 – Quebec – Jacques Terroux to Col. Haldimand (in French)
Account current with Col. Haldimand for merchandise delivered him and (or iron and stoves sold. (Page 70) – SN: 021063
1765/06/05 – New York – General Gage to Colonel Haldimand
Instructions how the accounts of the Forges are to be prepared and settled. during the time they were in charge of the military authorities. (Page 71) – SN: 021064
1765/06/16 – St. Maurice Forges (in French)
Statement of labourer’s employed. (Page 77) – SN: 021065
1765/06/18 – St. Maurice Forges
Amount of all the iron sold and expended from the 25th October 1763 to date. (Page 78) – SN: 021066
1765/06/18 – St. Maurice Forges
General account of all the iron in bars at the Forges from 25th Oct. 1763 to date (in English). (Page 81) – SN: 021067
No date.- (June 1765 ?) – St .Maurice Forges
Account of stoves and how disposed of, sold for ready cash at the Secretary’s office. (Page 83) – SN: 021068
1765/06/18 – St. Maurice Forges
Summary of amount of moneys received arising from the sale of iron and stoves from 25th Octr. 1763 to 18 June 1765. (Page 84) – SN: 021069
1765/06/18 (1765?) – St. Maurice Forges (in French)
Account of iron in bars and stoves sold for Colonel Haldimand. (Page 85) – SN: 021070
1765/06/20 – St. Maurice Forges (in French)
Statement of cost of maintaining the works, giving details of men employed, wages, &c., cost of charcoal, cartage of iron and other expenses. (Page 93) – SN: 021071
1765/06/27 – St. .Maurice Forges (in French)
Account of product of the Forges from 1760 to date, by whose orders and by whom the iron has been made, with certificates. (Two documents). (Pages 86 and 88) – SN: 021072
1765/06/27 – Three Rivers – Colonel Haldimand
Account of the moneys received by Colonel Haldimand, from warrants granted and sale of iron and stoves from 25th October 1763 to date. (Page 90) – SN: 021073
1765/06 (???) St. Maurice Forges (in French)
Account of the product of forges from 1760 to 1764. (Page 91) – SN: 021074
1765/07/05 – Quebec – Colonel Haldimand to General Gage (in French)
How he has disposed of the iron and stoves so as to satisfy Brigadier Burton. Will proceed to New York by way of Boston. The quantity of iron made under Burton’s management. Has transferred the command of Three Rivers to Captain Holmes. (Page 73) – SN: 021075
1765/04/05 – Quebec – Colonel Haldimand to General Burton (in French)
Has placed the iron and stoves in charge of Mr. Levesque to Burton’s order. Has cancelled a bargain that Burton may dispose of the iron, &c., as he thinks best. Expects to sail for New York immediately. (Page 75) – SN: 021076
1765/04/05 – St. Maurice Forges (in French)
Note of iron Bold out of store at Three Rivers ; disbursements and expenses. (Page 98) – SN: 021077
1765/04/05 – Quebec – F. Levesque & Co. to Colonel Haldimand (in French)
Receipt for iron and stoves stored on account of Colonel Haldimand. (Page 110) – SN: 021078
No date – St. Maurice Forges
Amount of iron made during Colonel Haldimand’s second residence at Three Rivers. (Page 111) – SN: 021079
No date (1765?) – St. Maurice Forges (in French)
Statements (2) of profits on manufacture of iron. (Page 112) – SN: 021080
No date (1765?) – St. Maurice Forges (in French)
Estimate of making into iron the remaining pig.·(Page 114) – SN: 021081
No date (1765?) – St. Maurice Forges (in French)
Errors in settlement of accounts. (Page 115) – SN: 021082
No date (1765?) – St. Maurice Forges (in French)
Present monthly expenses at the forges. (Page 119) – SN: 021083
No date (1765?) – St. Maurice Forges (in French)
Estimate of making iron. (Page 120) – SN: 021084
1765/07/06 – Three Rivers – Colonel Haldimand
Government in account current with Haldimand during his command as Military Governor, from 25th April 1762 to 6th July 1765. (Page 121) – SN: 021085
1765/07/22 – Three Rivers – Bruyere (in French)
Certain expenses paid on account of the Government (two accounts). (Page 117) – SN: 021086
1767/06/09 – Quebec – St. Maurice Forges
Lease of the mines, &c., for 16 years. to Christopher .Pelissier and others signed by Sir Guy Carleton, with inventory of buildings, tools, furnaces, &c., of the forges included in the lease. (Page 122) – SN: 021087