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The file consists of 2 photostat copies of 9 pages of Menzies' journal of Vancouver's voyage, 1790-1794. The pages cover the date range between April 1792 to August 1792 and are the portions that deal with Vancouver Island. C.F. Newcombe used roughly the same portion for his publication, "Menzies' Journal of Vancouver's Voyage."

The file consists of a letter written by Sir Joseph Banks addressed to Archibald Menzies which includes instructions on examination of soil and vegetation during the expedition with Vancouver.

The file consists of two letters written to his brother, James, and his mother, written on the eve before his departure for the Northwest Coast. The letter is written from H.M.S. Discovery, at Falmouth, on March 31, 1791.

File consists of collected correspondence written by Archibald Menzies and addressed to Sir Joseph Banks, dated between 1784 and 1796. Additionally there are letters and notes written by Menzies and addressed to W.J. Hooker and John Smith.

The file consists of two letters written by Thomas New, on board the ship Daedalus, to his sister, Rebecca Coxen in Kent. The first letter is dated September 16, 1792, on board the Daedalus at Friendly Cove, Nootka Sound. The second letter is dated December 16, 1793, on board the Daedalus at sea. The Daedalus formed part of the Vancouver Expedition.

The first letter, from Nootka Sound, recounts a story of a Spanish boy found murdered on shore, surveying land, and encounters with Indigenous people. The second letter is incomplete, but appears to discuss sailing to Australia, including Sydney, Port Jacks, Lord Howe Island. The letter discusses taking convicts onboard from Australia as well as an Aboriginal man.

The file consists of a certificate appointing Menzies as surgeon for sea voyage, a diploma, and a will.

The file consists of an original journal kept by Thomas Lowe during his trip from Fort Vancouver to York Factory in spring 1847. The party set out on March 24 and arrived in York Factory on 30 June. Lowe departed York Factory to return to Fort Vancouver in July 1847, arriving on November 20, 1847.

A transcript of the diary has been made and is housed in a separate file folder with the call number A/B/20.4/L95A.

The file consists of a notebook written by Thomas Lowe in 1848 detailing his trip from Fort Vancouver to York Factory and back again. The expedition departed Fort Vancouver on March 24, 1848 and arrived back in November 1848.

The diary also includes a loose bundle of papers at the back that appear to cover the period September to November. These appear to have been Lowe's original working copy of the journal, as some of the earlier entries appear to have been copied into the larger notebook. Entries in the bound notebook end on September 10, and it is possible that Lowe never copied the remaining months into the leather-bound book.

The file consists of several sheets of paper stapled together. They appear to have been removed from a bound volume. The journal documents Lowe's voyage from Fort Vancouver to Walla Walla, Washington between August and September 1849. Lowe subsequently made a note at the end dated San Francisco, 22 March 1853.

The file consists of one bound journal written documenting Lowe's voyage on the "Vancouver" and "Cowlitz" to present-day Hawaii and Fort Tako between October 1841 and April 1842. Lowe writes quite detailed daily entries. He appears to have kept rough notes and copied them into the diary at a later date; some of these notes appear to have been misplaced in March 1842 and Lowe was forced to write some of his entries from memory.

At the end of the journal, Lowe includes an abstract detailing the dates on which he passed significant geographic landmarks, including the Equator and Cape Horn.

The file consists of three documents created at Fort Alexandria in 1831, 1832 and 1841. The first is a "list of Indian credits" dated February 12, 1831 which is a compiled list of names in alphabetical order with the number of skins credited to each. Names of Indigenous people associated with either the Fort George or the Chilcotin establishment are further marked. The second document is an indent for Post of Alexandria and the Chilcotins outfit, 1832. It appears to be an inventory of equipment and supplies for both. The third document is a list of articles wanted for summer of 1841.

The item consists of a letter written by Donald McLean at Fort Babine to Charles Favel at Babine portage dated Oct. 27, 1847. The letter is in regard to the transportation of salmon by canoe.

The file consists of two inventories of equipment and sundry articles at Fort Babine, made in 1831 and 1842.

The file consists of ten lists of goods, articles and supplies forwarded to Fort Babine, 1843-1844.

The file consists of private orders of sundry articles for the men working at the post, 1833-1834 and 1838.

The file consists of eight outfit lists or requisitions for Babine Post, created between 1830 and 1845.

The file consists of two four page dockets. The first is titled "Tariff for Chilcotin" and is dated November 1, 1836. It contains a tariff of trading prices for Chilcotin Post. The second docket consists of a list of invoices of Hudson Bay Company goods delivered to James McIntosh at Chilcotin Post, including trading goods, medicines, stationary and stores. This outfit inventory is dated November 2, 1836 and is signed by Alexander Fisher at Fort Alexandria.

The file consists of an account book kept by Thomas Lowe in the Columbia Department between 1842 and 1850. The volume appears to be a ledger, but the ink has faded to such a degree that it is nearly completely illegible.

The series consists of a partial letterbook of outward correspondence kept by Archibald McDonald while stationed at Fort Colvile in 1834 as Chief Trader. The first 9 pages contains copies of letters, then there is a 14 page narrative or report by McDonald regarding the Colvile district.

The book also contains a 28 page handwritten partial copy of D.W. Harmon's journal from 1800, copyist and reason unknown.

The series consists of two letterbooks created by Archibald McDonald from April 1838 to August 1841 and from August 1841 to May 1842. The books contain McDonald's correspondence copies to Hudson's Bay Company officials and officers and relates to all aspects of the administration and operation of Fort Colvile.

The item is a single, torn page containing a packing account of furs, probably packed at Connolly's Lake (Fort Connolly) in 1828.

The item consists of an account book kept at Fort Dunvegan between 1848 and 1850. It contains the annual outfit inventories of stores and supplies; lists of sundries supplied to various forts, districts and expeditions; accounts with individuals and fur packing accounts.

The file consists a transcript copy of a letter from Thomas A. Farmham, dated January 4, 1840 at Oahu Sandwich Islands (Hawaii), to J.R. Poinsett, the Secretary of War in Washington. In it Farnham gives detailed information of the activities of the Hudson's Bay Company in Oregon Territory (present day Oregon and Washington). The letter is accompanied by a certificate issued by the Department of State on July 12, 1898, certifying that it is a true copy of a document from the files of the Department of State.

File contains 1 note regarding missing and returned items (undated) and two packing accounts (1821 and 1831).

Item consists of an inventory of supplies.

The file contains a handwritten copy of a 14 page report written by Captain Walter Colquohoun Grant, to James Douglas, Acting Governor at Fort Victoria. The report was written by Grant in his capacity of Hudson's Bay Company surveyor.

The files consists of a copy of a portion of Daniel Williams Harmon's journal. It covers the period 1807 to 1809, during which time Harmon left Sturgeon Lake Fort and Fort William to go to Fort Dunvegan.

File consists of one journal kept by John Tod while employed by the Hudson's Bay Company at Fort Kamloops between August 3, 1841 and December 19, 1843.

The item consists of a handwritten journal kept by James MacMillan and Archibald McDonald between 1827 and 1830. The journal describes the voyage from Fort Vancouver to the Fraser River and the establishment of Fort Langley

The series consists of a volume of letterbook copies of outward correspondence kept by Captain W.H. McNeill while based at Fort Nisqually 1841-1842. Most of the letters are to John McLoughlin or James Douglas at Fort Vancouver and detail the work being carried out at Fort Nisqually along with requests for food and equipment. Other letters are to Captain James Scarborough directing the activities of the schooner Cadboro and to James Yale at Fort Langley.

The book also contains five letters from 1845 written from Sitka, New Archangel and Fort Stikine. They are to Captain Humphreys of the steamer Beaver, John McLoughlin and John Work regarding McNeill's dispute with Humphreys over transport to Fort Stikine. There is also a letter to the HBC committee in London regarding activity on the coast.

The second half of the volume has been flipped upside down and used for the writing of lines, presumably by a child practicing writing.