Rapport de l’Archiviste de la province de Québec pour 1953–1954 et 1954–1955 by Antoine Roy (review)

REVIEWS OF BOOKS 369 surveyof earlysettlement and landholdings on the Ile d'Orl•answhichwas begun bythesimilar survey oftheneighbouring parish of Sainte-Famille in the archival reportof 1949-50and 1950-1 (pp. 147-260). This materialis of interest bothtothegenealogist andtheeconomic historian, particularly the student oftheseigneurial system. Theusefulness ofthereport isenhanced bytheinclusion ofcomprehensive indexes of persons andplaces. M. H. LONG Edmonton, Alberta Rapport del'Archiviste dela province de Qudbec pour1953-1954 et 19541955 .Nos.34-35.ByANTOXNE ROY. Quebec: Imprimeur de SaMa]est•la Reine.[1956.]Pp.vi, 569. T•s double-volume report of theQuebec Archives contains a mixed bagin whichpetitehistoire dominates with onenotable exception. M. L•on Roy continues his studyof the farmsof the Ile d'Orl•ans with a list of thoseof Saint-Pierre. A. R. Kelley's "Church and StatePapers for the Years1787to 1791"isa compilation of documents relating to theestablishment of Anglican churches in the Old Provinceof Quebec,drawn from the archivesof the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in ForeignPartsand from the PublicArchives of Canada. M. Jean-Jacques Lefebvre hascollected fromthe Judicial Archives ofMontreal documents dealing withtheGrants ofLongueuil, oneof the mostdistinguished seigneurial families.P•re Archange Godbout offers thesecond insraiment of hisgenealogical andbiobibliographical study of Canadian families, "NosAnc•tres au XVI•Ie si•cle."And finallyFernand Ouellet hasbegunthepublication of the 217 lettersof Papineau to hiswife in the Papineau-Bourassa Collection with some250 pagesof letterswritten from 1820 to 1839. Whilethe Anglican records shedconsiderable light on Canadian society andthe relations betweenEnglishand Frenchat an interesting period,the Papineau letters wfilbeofthegreatest interest tohistorians. Theyarelongand detailed, andamidtheminutiae of familyrelationships theycontain a play-byplayrecord , withsome gaps, of Papineau's parliamentary struggle against the governors andExecutive Council whichculminated in the Rebellion of 1837 (whichPapineaumakesclearhe neverenvisaged), and of his subsequent activities in exile in the United States and France. These latter letters are o{ maiorinterest, givinga full account of Papineau's efforts to obtainAmerican or Frenchintervention in Canada,and of his relationswith the English Reformers. Papineau's attractive personality isreflected in theseletters, whose publication should prompt thelong overdue writing ofathorough study ofone of themostsignificant figures in Canadian politicalhistory. The volumeis produced in the usualhandsome style.The indexwould bemore useful if it werenotlargely confined toproper names. MASON WADE TheUniversity ofRochester ...