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The fonds consists of correspondence (E/B/P36) and papers (E/B/P36.9) pertaining to appointed positions of Joseph Despard Pemberton; a surveying notebook from 1851 to 1858 (MS-1978) containing sketches, instructions, notes and drafts of letters; miscellaneous papers relating to his household (E/C/P36.9); and correspondence to Pemberton regarding his investment in the ship Western Slope (J/G/W52M).

The fonds also includes an unprocessed accession (94-4448) consisting of miscellaneous receipts, invoices, envelopes and correspondence relating to J.D. Pemberton's personal life and career as a surveyor and public servant.

The series consists of a surveying notebook (cover labelled "Trigonometl. Memda."). It contains 51 pages of sketches, instructions, notes, drafts of letters, etc. covering Victoria, Esquimalt, Nanaimo and Metchosin districts.