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Only top-level descriptions Porter, James, 1981-1927 Cassiar Region (B.C.)
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Records from the Cassiar government agency

  • GR-3045
  • Series
  • 1872-1912

This series consists of records created by Government Agents in the Cassiar district from 1872-1912. These Government Agents may have been based in Laketon, Port Simpson (Fort Simpson), Telegraph Creek, Atlin, Hazleton, Prince Rupert, Teslin Lake, McDame Creek and Glenora.

The majority of the records relate to finances. Records include cash books from the Stikine River collectorate Cassiar collectorate and McDame Creek; and volumes recording reciepts and payments. Some volumes include additional information related to water records, mining bills of sale and trail accounts. There is also a letterpress volume of correspondence outward signed by James Porter and dated from Laketon and Telegraph Creek.

A note by James Porter on one of the volumes states "book of accounts from 1 Oct 1890 to 31 Dec 1897 was left in the Laketon office when I moved from there in March 1898 to establish the office at Telegraph Creek. Sometimes afterwards when I visited the old office intending to secure the book I could not find it. The place had been broken into and much of the stuff left there had removed or destroyed.”

British Columbia. Government Agent (Cassiar District)