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Hudson's Bay Company File
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Letter from Thomas J. Farnham to Secretary of War, Washington (copy)

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.

Accounts and other financial records

The file contains miscellaneous financial accounts between J.M. Yale and the Hudson's Bay Company, 1826-1855; personal accounts, 1862 and 1867; a lease for land in Saanich, 1865; a cancelled indenture between Yale and his daughter Aurelia Manson, 1868; and an undated fragment of letter signed Ovid Allard.

Correspondence and other material

The file consists of letters to William Davis, a San Francisco businessman. The file contains two letters from George Abernethy (1847) of Oregon City regarding timber sales; one receipted invoice, Hudson's Bay Company, Honolulu (1847); one letter of thanks from James Alexander Forbes, Santa Clara (1846); one letter from James McKinlay, Montreal, Monterey, regarding transmission of money (1845).

Bill of lading and land receipt

The file consists of two items: a bill of lading for the steamer Beaver, under Captain William Brotchie, to ship goods from Fort Nisqually to Camosun, dated 20 June 1843 and a receipt from the Vancouver Island Colonial Surveyor for 98 acres of land in Cowichan district, 1858.

Nesbitt, James Knight, 1908-1981. Victoria; Collector.

Three letters: memorandum for Mr. Work, signed D. Finlayson, Fort Simpson, July 27, 1836, issuing instructions for ship Lama; letter (copy) to John Work from James Douglas, Fort Tako, July 13, 1840, re ship Vancouver; letter (copy) to Captain Duncan from John McLoughlin, Fort Vancouver, March 28, 1844, with instructions for the ship Beaver.

Sent anonymously to Mr. Nesbitt, who presented them to the archives, 1978.

Nesbitt, James Knight, 1908-1981