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Events from the year 1731 in Canada.
Pennsylvania lieutenant governor forwards 1718 study of French trade routes and "their Indians" and means to "prevent the designs of the French" [5]
Pennsylvania lieutenant governor says his province and New York worry French are co-opting their frontiers and Indigenous people on them [6]
New York vulnerable to French, who have fort at Crown Point, priests, and "people that runn amongst the Indians and are much like them" [7]
New Hampshire survey finds "no Indians" in N.H. and some in eastern Massachusetts, and "extreamly numerous" French in Canada and Cape Breton [8]
How Newfoundland fits into trade network of Middle Atlantic colonies, Indigenous people, Britain, Spain, Portugal and West Indies [9]
Board of Trade advised that Newfoundland justice of the peace and fishing admiral have distinctly different powers, with former superior to latter [10]
"The ignorant people are possess'd" - Clout of fishing admirals and others makes enforcement formidable for Newfoundland governor and justices [11]
"The fear we are in" - Newfoundland justices of the peace characterize Irish Catholics and transported felons as especially dangerous [12]
Nova Scotia has few English (besides military), no Blacks and about 800 Acadian families, who "are increas'd near one half" in 10 years [13]
To avoid settlement delay, Nova Scotia leadership suggests simultaneous survey of forests reserved for Navy and land to be open to settlers [14]
Nova Scotia acknowledges dependence on French currency and Boston paper money, and limited food resources with settlers expected [15]
Nova Scotians claiming land that is unworked must show why it should not be disposed of for benefit of Crown and "fresh settlers" [16]
"Ungovernable people" - Lieutenant governor distrusts holders of old French land grants, and thinks Acadian justices would inform on rest of Acadians [17]
Nova Scotia Council agrees unanimously that Boston company should be allowed to mine coal at site near Cape Chignecto [18]
Preponderant New England property owners prevent proper settlement in Canso, and thus schooners prevail over in-shore fishing [19]
Canso fishery also varies from Newfoundland's because no inhabitants are involved (except in salt curing) and no servants nor soldiers fish [20]
Prompted by 1731 Nova Scotia letter, Board of Trade notes "complaints of the very bad manner in which the Canso fish is cured" [21]
Armstrong informs Council of his instructions "forbiding laying any Duty on Negroes or ffelons [sic] imported into this province [22]
Surveyor of His Majesty's Woods in Maine finds "gentry" have "stragling manner of settlement" that provokes "insults of the Indians" [23]
Dunbar warns "Indian deeds" imply "ye Indians have a right to dispose of all ye rest of ye lands" (while they say lands are inalienable) [24]
Decision coming on Massachusetts claim to Nova Scotia land west of Penobscot River, but Dunbar should still add settlements east of there [25]
Tract of land between Kennebec and St. Croix rivers determined to be under government of Massachusetts, and settler land claims there valid [26]
Events from the year 1710 in Canada.
Events from the year 1720 in Canada.
Events from the year 1721 in Canada.
Events from the year 1722 in Canada.
Events from the year 1725 in Canada.
Events from the year 1726 in Canada.
Events from the year 1728 in Canada.
Events from the year 1729 in Canada.
Events from the year 1730 in Canada.
Events from the year 1732 in Canada.
Events from the year 1733 in Canada.
Events from the year 1734 in Canada.
Events from the year 1735 in Canada.
Events from the year 1737 in Canada.
Events from the year 1738 in Canada.
Events from the year 1736 in Canada.
Events from the year 1739 in Canada.
Events from the year 1723 in Canada.
Events from the year 1724 in Canada.
Events from the year 1727 in Canada.
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