Some Aspects of Civil Litigation in Lower Canada, 1785-1825: Towards the Use of Court Records for Canadian Social History

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Title
Some Aspects of Civil Litigation in Lower Canada, 1785-1825: Towards the Use of Court Records for Canadian Social History
Abstract
An analysis of the evolution of civil litigation in Lower Canada according to its nature and to the ethnicity of the litigants. According to the author, the data on the ethnicity of litigants confirms the social separation of English and French in Lower Canada. It also suggests that the majority of contacts between the two groups were made in the context of economic relationships, mostly of the marketplace variety, with the seigneurial regime providing a second area of contact.
Publication
Canadian Historical Review
Volume
Vol. 70
Issue
no. 3
Pages
337-365
Date
September 1989
Language
en
Citation
Kolish, Evelyn. “Some Aspects of Civil Litigation in Lower Canada, 1785-1825: Towards the Use of Court Records for Canadian Social History.” Canadian Historical Review Vol. 70, no. 3 (September 1989): 337–365.
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