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This series contains copies of British Columbia Executive Council minutes from 10 January 1865 to 7 July 1871.

British Columbia: Entry Books of Correspondence, 1 July 1858 - 11 August 1871 (C.O. 398, Vols. 1 - 7). Unit consists of letter-book copies of despatches to the governors of British Columbia from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, along with copies of letters from the Colonial Secretary to other departments of the British Government and to individuals, on matters relating to British Columbia. Indexes to correspondence appear at the end of each volume. A series of duplicate original despatches (hardcopy) is catalogued as C/AB/10.2/1. This series of duplicate original despatches often includes copies of enclosures, which are absent from letter-books which comprise this unit.

This series contains two volumes of letterbooks from the governor of British Columbia. The first volume contains a miscellaneous letterbook from 1 September 1869 - 17 July 1871. It includes local correspondence outward, including letters to Senior Naval Officer, Esquimalt. The second volume contains a Dominion Despatch Book from 28 Jan. 1871 - 13 July 1871. It contains correspondence regarding Confederation with Governor-General Lord Lisgar.

Entry Books, series 2, British Columbia: Commissions, Instructions to Governors, Petitions, Grants, Orders-in-Council, Warrants, Letters, etc. 2 Sept 1858 - 14 Feb 1871. (C.O. 381/18). Index on p. 494.

This series consists of several letters and petitions from various First Nations to Governor Musgrave requesting Reserves be formally set aside and surveyed to protect their village sites and cultivated fields from being stolen by settlers. The information on the petitions was recorded by Revered P. Durien in 1870, who then sent them to the Governor. Each petition records each Chief's name and mark.

Each petition includes annotations and comments added by the Governor and other government representatives, as well as draft responses approving the survey of Reserves.

The petitions relate to the following First Nations and village sites in the Fraser Canyon and Harrison River areas: Fort Yale, Tsenes, Tsiam, Stectelen, Showamel, Twaous, Fort Yale, Choualp, Katlatle, Skokem, Skazir, Boston Bar, Spuzzum, Fort Hope, Burrard Inlet, Shely and Larawe [all names have been transcribed exactly from the records].