Finding Aid for Series RG 53–1 Official Documents Section land patent books

How to view these records: Consult the table below to identify the patent book(s) that you require and consult the appropriate reel of self-service microfilm.

For patent books after June 1867, consult a reference archivist for information on how to access these records.

Volume Contents of Volume Date Microfilm A All Districts 1795; MS 5750 1797 – 1798 B All Districts 1795; MS 5750 1796 – 1797 C All Districts 1797 MS 5751 D All Districts 1793 – 1794; MS 5751 1797 – 1798 E 1798 – 1799 MS 5752 F Western District 1798 – 1799 MS 5753 G Midland District 1798 – 1799 MS 5753 H Eastern District 1798 – 1800 MS 5753 K Huron District 1800 – 1802 MS 5754 L London District 1800 – 1802 MS 5754 M Midland District 1800 – 1802 MS 5755 N 1800 – 1803 MS 5756 O Western District 1800 – 1808 MS 5757 P Johnstown District 1800 – 1802 MS 5758 Q Eastern District 1800 – 1803 MS 5759 R Town Lots 1800 – 1809 MS 5760 R–Z All Districts 1801 MS 5761 AN Home and Newcastle District 1812 – 1818 MS 5762 AO Newcastle District 1812 – 1818 MS 5763 BA Gore District 1819 – 1824 MS 5764 BB Newcastle District 1818 – 1824 MS 5764 BC Midland District 1818 – 1831 MS 5765 BD Johnstown District 1818 – 1823 MS 5765 BE Eastern District 1818 – 1840 MS 5766 BF Ottawa/ 1818 – 1829 MS 5766 BG Home District 1820 – 1823 MS 5766 BH Johnstown District 1821 – 1828 MS 5767 BI London District 1820 – 1824 MS 5767 BK London District 1823 – 1825 MS 5768 BL Home District 1823 – 1827 MS 5768 BM Bathurst District 1824 MS 5769 BN Bathurst District 1824 – 1826 MS 5769 BO Newcastle District 1824 – 1828 MS 5769 BP Gore District 1824 – 1830 MS 5770 BQ London District 1825 – 1831 MS 5770

Volume Contents of Volume Date Microfilm BR Western District 1826 – 1835 MS 5771 BS Bathurst District 1826 – 1831 MS 5771 BT Home District 1827 – 1830 MS 5772 BU London District 1828 – 1836 MS 5772 BV Newcastle District 1828 – 1833 MS 5773 BW Johnstown District 1828 – 1840 MS 5773 BX 1829 – 1840 MS 5773 BY Gore District 1830 – 1835 MS 5774 BZ Clergy Reserves 1830 – 1838 MS 5774 CA Crown Reserves 1831 – 1837 MS 5775 CB London District 1831 – 1835 MS 5775 CC Midland District 1831 – 1838 MS 5776 CD Home District 1833 – 1835 MS 5776 CE Home District 1831 – 1833 MS 5777 CF Clergy Reserves 1832 – 1840 MS 5777 CG Newcastle District 1833 – 1836 MS 5778 CH Gore District 1835 – 1840 MS 5778 CI Western District 1835 – 1836 MS 5779 CK Home District 1835 – 1836 MS 5779 CL London District 1835 – 1839 MS 5780 CO Clergy Reserves 1836 – 1851 MS 5780 CP Home District 1836 MS 5780 CQ Newcastle District 1836 – 1837 MS 5781 CR Western District 1836 MS 5781 CS Bathurst District 1836 – 1839 MS 5782 CT Western District 1836 – 1837 MS 5782 CU Home District 1836 – 1838 MS 5783 CV Western District 1837 – 1841 MS 5783 CW Newcastle District 1837 – 1840 MS 5784 CX Midland District 1838 – 1841 MS 5784 CY Home District 1838 – 1840 MS 5784 CZ Bathurst District 1839 – 1841 MS 5785 DA Crown Sales 1837 – 1840 MS 5785 DB Clergy Reserves 1838 – 1841 MS 5785 DC London District 1839 – 1841 MS 5786 DD Victoria District 1839 – 1841 MS 5786 DE Gore District 1840 – 1841 MS 5786 HA Home District 1802 – 1803 MS 5787 HB Home District 1803 – 1805 MS 5787 HC Home District 1805 – 1808 MS 5788 HD Home District 1808 – Feb. 1809 MS 5788 HD Home District (cont.) Feb. 1809 – 1811 MS 5789 HE Home District 1812 – Mar. 1819 MS 5789 HE Home District (cont.) Mar. 1819 – 1820 MS 5790 LA London District 1804 – 1812 MS 5790 LB London District 1812 – 1820 MS 5791 MB London District 1812 – 1820 MS 5791 MC Midland District 1804 MS 5792

Volume Contents of Volume Date Microfilm MD Midland District 1804 – 1809 MS 5793 ME Midland District 1809 – Feb. 1812 MS 5793 ME Midland District (cont.) Feb. 1812 – 1818 MS 5794 NA 1804 – 1812 MS 5794 NB Niagara District 1812 – 1831 MS 5795 OA Western District 1808 – 1826 MS 5795 PC Johnstown District 1802 – 1803 MS 5796 PD Johnstown District 1803 – Apr. 1804 MS 5796 PD Johnstown District (cont.) May 1804 – 1805 MS 5797 PE Johnstown District 1805 – 1809 MS 5797 PF Johnstown District 1809 – 1818 MS 5798 QD Eastern District 1803 – Sept. 1803 MS 5798 QD Eastern District (cont.) Oct. 1803 – 1804 MS 5799 QE Eastern District 1804 – 1807 MS 5799 QF Eastern District 1807 – 1817 MS 5800 RA Town Lots 1809 – 1827 MS 5801 BII,D-X,F Special Patents 1798 – 1967 MS 6600 D Special Patents 1818 – 1841 MS 6600 D Special Patents (cont.) 1842 – 1858 MS 6601 E Special Patents 1828 – 1838 MS 6602 AA Land Patents Mar. 1841 MS 8573 AB Land Patents May 1841 – Jun. 1842 MS 8573 AC Land Patents Jul. 1841 – May 1843 MS 8573 AD Land Patents May 1843 – Sept. 1844 MS 8574 AE Crown Land Sales Jun. 1841 – Nov. 1842 MS 8574 AF Clergy Reserves Apr. 1841 – Dec. 1841 MS 8574 AI School Lands Jan. 1842 – Jun. 1854 MS 8575 AK Clergy Reserves Jan. 1842 – Nov. 1844 MS 8575 AP Crown Land Sales Nov. 1842 – Sept. 1843 MS 8575 AR Crown Land Sales Sept. 1843 – May 1844 MS 8576 AT Crown Land Sales May 1844 – Oct. 1844 MS 8576 AU Land Patents Sept. 1844 – Oct. 1845 MS 8576 AW Crown Land Sales Oct. 1844 – Jun. 1845 MS 8577 AY Clergy Reserves Nov. 1844 – Aug. 1846 MS 8577 AZ Crown Land Sales Jun. 1845 – Sept. 1845 MS 8577 BA Land Patents Oct. 1845 – Jan. 1847 MS 8578 BC Crown Land Sales Sept. 1845 – Mar. 1846 MS 8578 BD Crown Land Sales Mar. 1846 – Oct. 1846 MS 8578 BI Clergy Reserves Aug. 1846 – Aug. 1847 MS 8579 BK Crown Land Sales Oct. 1846 – Mar. 1847 MS 8579 BL Land Patents Jan. 1847 – Sept. 1847 MS 8579 BM Crown Land Sales Mar. 1847 – Sept. 1847 MS 8580 BN Clergy Reserves Aug. 1847 – Nov. 1848 MS 8580 BO Land Patents Mar. 1847 – Dec. 1847 MS 8580 BP Crown Land Sales Sept. 1847 – Jun. 1848 MS 8581 BQ Land Patents Nov. 1847 – Jan. 1848 MS 8581 BR Land Patents Jun. 1848 – Feb. 1849 MS 8581 BU Land Patents Apr. 1848 – Sept. 1849 MS 8582

Volume Contents of Volume Date Microfilm BV Land Patents Apr. 1848 – Jun. 1848 MS 8582 BW Land Patents Jun. 1848 – Dec. 1848 MS 8582 BX Clergy Reserves Nov. 1848 – Mar. 1850 MS 8583 BY Land Patents Feb. 1849 – Nov. 1850 MS 8583 BZ Land Patents Jan. 1849 – Dec. 1949 MS 8583 CC Land Patents Dec. 1849 – Mar. 1851 MS 8584 CD Clergy Reserves Mar. 1850 – Mar. 1851 MS 8584 CG Land Patents Mar. 1851 – May 1852 MS 8584 CN Crown Land Sales Nov. 1850 – Apr. 1851 MS 8585 CQ Clergy Reserves Apr. 1851 – Feb. 1852 MS 8585 CR Crown Land Sales Apr. 1851 – Nov. 1851 MS 8585 CX Crown Land Sales Nov. 1851 – Mar. 1852 MS 8586 DA Clergy Reserves Feb. 1852 – Oct. 1852 MS 8586 DB Crown Land Sales Mar. 1852 – Dec. 1852 MS 8586 DC Land Patents May 1852 – Apr. 1853 MS 8587 DD Clergy Reserves Oct. 1852 – Jun. 1853 MS 8587 DE Crown Land Sales Dec. 1852 – Jul. 1854 MS 8587 DH Land Patents Apr. 1853 – Apr. 1854 MS 8588 DI Crown Land Sales Sept. 1840 – Jan. 1841 MS 8588 DK Clergy Reserves Jun. 1853 – Nov. 1853 MS 8588 DO Clergy Reserves Dec. 1853 – Apr. 1854 MS 8588 DP Clergy Reserves Mar. 1854 – Jun. 1854 MS 8589 DQ Land Patents Apr. 1854 – May 1854 MS 8589 DR Land Patents May 1854 MS 8589 DT Land Patents May 1854 – Dec. 1854 MS 8589 DU School Land Sales Jun. 1854 – Dec. 1854 MS 8590 DY Clergy Reserves Jun. 1854 – Sept. 1854 MS 8590 DZ Crown Land Sales Jun. 1854 – Dec. 1854 MS 8590 EA Clergy Reserves Sept. 1854 MS 8591 EB Clergy Reserves Oct. 1854 – Dec. 1854 MS 8591 ED Crown Land Sales Dec. 1854 – Mar. 1855 MS 8591 EG Land Patents Dec. 1854 – Feb. 1855 MS 8591 EH School Land Sales Jan. 1855 – Apr. 1856 MS 8591 EI Land Patents Feb. 1855 – Jan. 1856 MS 8591 EK Crown Land Sales Mar. 1855 – May 1855 MS 8592 EM Crown Land Sales May 1855 – Jun. 1855 MS 8592 EN Crown Land Sales Jun. 1855 – Jan. 1856 MS 8592 EP Land Patents Jan. 1856 – Aug. 1856 MS 8592 EQ Crown Land Sales Jan. 1856 MS 8593 ER Crown Land Sales Feb. 1856 – Mar. 1856 MS 8593 ES Crown Land Sales Jan. 1856 – Apr. 1856 MS 8594 ET Land Patents Aug. 1856 – May 1857 MS 8594 EU School Land Sales Apr. 1856 – Jun. 1857 MS 8594 EV Crown Land Sales Mar. 1856 – May 1856 MS 8594 EW Crown Land Sales Apr. 1856 – May 1856 MS 8595 EX Crown Land Sales May 1856 – Jul. 1856 MS 8595 EY Crown Land Sales Jun. 1856 – Aug. 1856 MS 8595 EZ Crown Land Sales Aug. 1856 – Sept. 1856 MS 8595

Volume Contents of Volume Date Microfilm FA Crown Land Sales Jul. 1856 – Sept. 1856 MS 8596 FE Crown Land Sales Oct. 1856 MS 8596 FF Crown Land Sales Oct. 1856 – Dec. 1856 MS 8596 FI Crown Land Sales Dec. 1856 – Mar. 1857 MS 8596 FK Crown Land Sales Feb. 1857 – Apr. 1857 MS 8597 FM Crown Land Sales Apr. 1857 – Jun. 1857 MS 8597 FN Blank Volume FR Blank Volume FV Crown Land Sales Jul. 1857 – Aug. 1857 MS 8597 FW School Land Sales Jun. 1857 – Sept. 1857 MS 8597 FY Land Patents Jul. 1857 – Jan. 1858 MS 8598 FZ Crown Land Sales Aug. 1857 – Sept. 1857 MS 8598 GC School Land Sales Sept. 1857 – Nov. 1857 MS 8598 GD Crown Land Sales Sept. 1857 – Oct. 1857 MS 8598 GE School Land Sales Oct. 1857 – Dec. 1857 MS 8598 GF Crown Land Sales Nov. 1857 – Dec. 1857 MS 8598 GG Land Patents Nov. 1857 – Apr. 1859 MS 8599 GM Land Patents Jan. 1858 – Sept. 1858 MS 8599 GN Crown Land Sales Dec. 1857 – Mar. 1858 MS 8599 GP Crown Land Sales Mar. 1858 – May 1858 MS 8600 GQ Crown Land Sales May 1858 – Jul. 1858 MS 8600 GU Crown Land Sales Jul. 1858 – Sept. 1858 MS 8600 GV School Land Sales Aug. 1858 – Feb. 1860 MS 8601 GW Crown Land Sales Sept. 1858 – Nov. 1858 MS 8601 GX Crown Land Sales Nov. 1858 – Feb. 1859 MS 8601 GZ Crown Land Sales Feb. 1859 – May 1859 MS 8602 HB Land Patents Apr. 1859 – Jan. 1862 MS 8602 HC Crown Land Sales May 1859 – Sept. 1859 MS 8602 HD Crown Land Sales Oct. 1859 – Dec. 1859 MS 8602 HF Crown Land Sales Dec. 1859 – Mar. 1860 MS 8603 HI School Land Sales Jan. 1860 – Oct.1860 MS 8603 HK Crown Land Sales Mar. 1860 – Jun. 1860 MS 8603 HM Land Patents May 1868 – Jan. 1863 MS 8604 HN Crown Land Sales May 1860 – Jul. 1860 MS 8604 HO Crown Land Free Grants Apr. 1861 – Mar. 1865 MS 8604 HP Crown Land Sales Jul. 1860 – Oct. 1860 MS 8604 HQ Land Patents Aug. 1860 – Oct. 1860 MS 8605 HU School Land Sales Oct. 1860 – Sept. 1861 MS 8605 HV Crown Land Sales Oct. 1860 – Dec. 1860 MS 8605 HW Crown Land Sales Dec. 1860 – Mar. 1861 MS 8605 HY Crown Land Sales Jan. 1861 – Jun. 1861 MS 8606 HZ Crown Land Sales Apr. 1861 – Sept. 1861 MS 8606 IC Crown Land Sales Jun. 1861 – Oct. 1861 MS 8606 ID School Land Sales Sept. 1861 – Jan. 1862 MS 8607 IE Crown Land Sales Sept. 1861 – Oct. 1861 MS 8607 IG School Land Sales Nov. 1861 – Apr. 1862 MS 8607 IH Crown Land Sales Oct. 1861 – Dec. 1861 MS 8607 IL Crown Land Sales Dec. 1861 – Mar. 1862 MS 8607

Volume Contents of Volume Date Microfilm IM Crown Land Sales Jan. 1862 – Mar. 1862 MS 8608 IS Crown Land Sales Mar. 1862 – May 1862 MS 8608 IT Crown Land Sales Mar. 1862 – May 1862 MS 8608 IU School Land Sales Apr. 1862 – Jul. 1862 MS 8608 IW Crown Land Sales May 1862 – Jun. 1862 MS 8609 IX Crown Land Sales May 1862 – Jun. 1862 MS 8609 IZ Crown Land Sales Jun. 1862 – Aug. 1862 MS 8609 JA Crown Land Sales Jul. 1862 – Aug. 1862 MS 8609 JB Crown Land Sales Aug. 1862 – Oct. 1862 MS 8610 JC Crown Land Sales Aug. 1862 – Nov. 1862 MS 8610 JD School Land Sales Jul. 1862 – Oct. 1862 MS 8610 JF Crown Land Sales Oct. 1862 – Feb. 1863 MS 8610 JG Crown Land Sales Oct. 1862 – Dec. 1862 MS 8611 JH Crown Land Sales Dec. 1862 – Feb. 1863 MS 8611 JI Crown Land Sales Dec. 1862 – Mar. 1863 MS 8611 JJ Land Patents Jan. 1863 – Sept. 1864 MS 8611 JK Crown Land Sales Feb. 1863 – May 1863 MS 8612 JL School Land Sales Feb. 1863 – Jun. 1863 MS 8612 JM Crown Land Sales Apr. 1863 – Jul. 1863 MS 8612 JP Crown Land Sales May 1863 – Sept. 1863 MS 8612 JQ School Land Sales Jul. 1863 – Nov. 1863 MS 8613 JR Crown Land Sales Jul. 1863 – Nov. 1863 MS 8613 JT Crown Land Sales Sept. 1863 – Dec. 1863 MS 8613 JX School Land Sales Nov. 1863 – Mar. 1864 MS 8613 JY Crown Land Sales Nov. 1863 – Feb. 1864 MS 8614 KB Crown Land Sales Dec. 1863 – Apr. 1864 MS 8614 KC Crown Land Sales Feb. 1864 – May 1864 MS 8614 KD Crown Land Sales May 1864 – Jul. 1864 MS 8614 KE School Land Sales Mar. 1864 – Aug. 1864 MS 8615 KF Crown Land Sales May 1864 – Sept. 1864 MS 8615 KJ Crown Land Sales Aug. 1864 – Nov. 1864 MS 8615 KK Crown Land Sales Sept. 1864 – Jan. 1865 MS 8616 KH School Land Sales Aug. 1864 – Jan. 1865 MS 8616 KL Crown Land Sales Nov. 1864 – Mar. 1865 MS 8616 KN Land Patents Sept. 1864 – Jun. 1866 MS 8616 KO School Land Sales Jan. 1865 – Jul. 1865 MS 8616 KR Crown Land Sales Feb. 1865 – May 1865 MS 8617 KV Crown Land Sales Mar. 1865 – Jun. 1865 MS 8617 LA Crown Land Sales Jun. 1865 – Aug. 1865 MS 8617 LB School Land Sales Jul. 1865 – Jun. 1866 MS 8617 LC Crown Land Sales Jul. 1865 – Mar. 1866 MS 8618 LD Crown Leases Oct. 1864 – May 1866 MS 8618 LF Crown Land Sales Sept. 1865 – Aug. 1866 MS 8618 LG Crown Land Sales Dec. 1865 – Feb. 1866 MS 8618 LH School Land Sales Jan. 1866 – Sept. 1866 MS 8618 LJ Land Patents Mar. 1866 – Jun. 1867 MS 8619 LL Crown Land Sales Mar. 1866 – Jun. 1866 MS 8619 LM Crown Land Sales Mar. 1865 – Jun. 1866 MS 8619

Volume Contents of Volume Date Microfilm LN Crown Land Grants Mar. 1866 – Sept. 1866 MS 8619 LQ Crown Land Sales Jun. 1866 – Aug. 1866 MS 8619 LR Crown Land Sales Jul. 1866 – Aug. 1866 MS 8620 LU School Land Sales Aug. 1866 – Mar. 1867 MS 8620 LV Crown Land Sales Aug. 1866 – Nov. 1866 MS 8620 LW Crown Land Sales Aug. 1866 – Nov. 1866 MS 8620 LY Land Patents Oct. 1866 – Jun. 1867 MS 8621 LZ Crown Land Sales Sept. 1866 – Jun. 1867 MS 8621 MC Land Patents Oct. 1866 – May 1867 MS 8622 ME Crown Land Sales Nov. 1866 – Jun. 1867 MS 8622 MF Crown Land Sales Dec. 1866 – May 1867 MS 8622 MG Crown Land Sales Dec. 1866 – Jun. 1867 MS 8622 MJ Crown Land Sales Feb. 1867 – Jun. 1867 MS 8623 MK School Land Sales Mar. 1867 – Jun. 1867 MS 8623 MM Crown Land Sales Jun. 1867 MS 8623