Understanding Colonial Handwriting Genealogy New

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Understanding  Colonial Handwriting
Harriet Stryker-Rodda
Handbook is in new  condition. Below is a description per the publisher.
In genealogical research it is all very well to      locate original records, but to read them correctly is another matter      altogether. Few people know this better than Harriet Stryker-Rodda who,      after years of experience searching through colonial records, has developed      a simple technique for reading colonial handwriting. In this handy little      book, Mrs. Stryker-Rodda presents examples of colonial letter forms and      script, showing the letter forms in the process of development and marking      the ways in which they differ from later letter forms. She also provides a      comparison of English and American handwriting and examples of name forms      and signatures all to bear out her central thesis, that the reader must find      meaning in a group of symbols without needing to see each letter of which      the whole is composed. This excellent guidebook is indispensable in dealing      with the problems of reading and interpretation.
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Up for sale is a hard to find book that documents the status of the Catholic Church in colonial Canada (New France) in the early part of the 18th Century.  It will be a valuable genealogical aid for persons researching their ancestors back to this time and era or for anyone interested in the religious community in New France.
Title:
The Catholic Church in Canada, 1721
Subtitle:
A Profile for Genealogy and Microhistory Based on a Proces-Verbal by Procureur General Collet.  Edited and With Annotations by Abbe Ivanhoe Caron.
Author and editor:  Procurer General Collet and Abbe Ivanhoe Caron  (This edition also has an Index to Personal Names by Ruth Ortego Berthelot.)
Originally published:  Rapport de l'Archiviste de la Province de Quebec, 1921
Republished by Polyanthos, Inc., copyright 1972, Cottonport, Louisiana 71327
Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 73-175198  (No ISBN found.)
Paperback:  8.5 inches tall by 5.5 inches wide.
Pages:  118 (This does not include the 29 page Index whose pages are not numbered)
Please see photos #4 and 5 for the Table of Contents.
IMPORTANT NOTE:  THE VAST MAJORITY OF THIS BOOK IS IN FRENCH.  ENGLISH IS RESTRICTED TO THE TITLE PAGE AND A THREE PAGE INTRODUCTION BY ABBE IVANHOE CARON ENTITLED:  "OFFICIAL REPORT OF ATTORNEY-GENERAL COLLET ON THE DISTRICT OF THE PARISHES OF NEW FRANCE"
The original author of this book was Mathieu Benoit Collet, who served as attorney general to the Conscil Superieur of Quebec from 1712 until his death in 1727.  Prior to coming to New France, he had been an attorney in the Parlement of Paris, King's Counsellor.  He was involved in many projects that improved the quality of life in Quebec.  Over a period of 4 months in 1721, Collet and court reporter Nicholas-Gaspard Boucault canvassed both sides of the St. Lawrence River, visiting and documenting several dozen communities, many of whom did not yet have priests.  The parishioners would present their views, complaints and requests which were all documented in official reports.  Collet and Boucault were highly praised for their work and were awarded 1200 livres and 300 livres, respectively, as a gratuity.  Based on their findings, a regulation was issued in September, 1721, and confirmed by the State Council in 1722, creating 82 parochial districts, each with boundaries.
Please see above for complete description of condition and for photos.  Sold as is.
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Attention International Buyers:  Unfortunately, it appears that international shipping from the US (via the USPS) has become unreliable, because of the pandemic.  Therefore, I have decided to remove the international shipping option.  You are still welcome to bid on this item, but will need to supply a shipping address in the US.  I'm sorry for the inconvenience.  Thank you for your understanding.