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The Catholic Missions in Canada 1721, Mathieu Benoit Collet + Abbe Ivanhoe Caron
The Catholic Missions in Canada 1721, Mathieu Benoit Collet + Abbe Ivanhoe Caron
The Catholic Missions in Canada 1721, Mathieu Benoit Collet + Abbe Ivanhoe Caron
The Catholic Missions in Canada 1721, Mathieu Benoit Collet + Abbe Ivanhoe Caron
The Catholic Missions in Canada 1721, Mathieu Benoit Collet + Abbe Ivanhoe Caron
The Catholic Missions in Canada 1721, Mathieu Benoit Collet + Abbe Ivanhoe Caron
The Catholic Missions in Canada 1721, Mathieu Benoit Collet + Abbe Ivanhoe Caron
The Catholic Missions in Canada 1721, Mathieu Benoit Collet + Abbe Ivanhoe Caron
The Catholic Missions in Canada 1721, Mathieu Benoit Collet + Abbe Ivanhoe Caron

The Catholic Missions in Canada 1721, Mathieu Benoit Collet + Abbe Ivanhoe Caron

$ 12.67

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  • Condition: This is a paperback book. The binding is solid. There is some shelf wear to the covers, including along the spine and some soiling of the light colored back cover. (See photo #9.) There are no vertical creases in the spine. There is slight spotting of the page edges. There is also one pale colored stain to the upper page edges. (See photos #7 and 8.) This book is not ex-library nor ex-libris. There is no writing, or highlighting, or underlining, in the book. There is very slight spotting of a few of the interior pages. This book has a slightly musty smell. Please see photos. Sold as is.

    Description

    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.
    Attention US Buyers:  I will ship this by USPS Media Mail or by USPS Priority Mail, your choice.  Please note that if you have a Military Mail address (e.g. APO), I must ask that you choose USPS Priority Mail as it is my understanding that USPS Media Mail is not reliable to Military Mail addresses.
    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.