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Correspondence outward (letterpress books) to customers re orders, bills, etc., Jul 29, 1885 - Jan 21, 1888; to H.B.C. Victoria, Vancouver, Nelson, Vernon, Barkerville, 1883-1887, 1896, Dec 1897 - Jan 1899, Jan 1899 - March 1904; to H.B.C. Commissioner, Victoria, 1893-1898. Account book, 1881-1883, of Jules (an Indian) and of James Nichols. Hiring contracts, Kamloops, 1889-1893, and Stuarts Lake, 1890. Account book, 1891. Way bills, 1866-1896, 1868-1869, 1896-1898.

Diary of John Forin, Belleville, Ont., 1897. Diaries of John Andrew Forin, 1882-1940; diplomas, appointments, personal documents, etc., 1875-1942; transcript of 1885 diary which describes service during Riel Rebellion copied from original at Queen's Own Rifles Museum in Calgary. Certificates, diplomas, etc., of Peter McLaren Forin, 1885-1914. John Forin, an architect, lived in Belleville, Ontario. His son, John Andrew Forin, was born in Belleville, Ontario on July 20, 1861. He went to high school in Belleville and then attended Albert University and Osgoode Hall. He was called to the Ontario bar in 1885 and practiced law in Belleville until 1889. He was a member of the volunteer militia and served with the Queen's Own Rifles during the Northwest Rebellion of 1885. He moved to British Columbia where he was admitted to the bar in 1890. From 1891 to 1895 he practiced law in New Westminster. In 1896, he was appointed County Court judge for the Kootenay/West Kootenay District. He served as a judge until 1928 when he retired from the bench. He then moved to Vancouver where he lived on Granville St. in a home known as "The Bunkers". He died on September 14, 1957. John Andrew Forin married Mary Dunn in 1896. Mary Dunn was born in Kincardine, Ontario and lived in Vancouver. She moved with her husband, first to Rossland, then to Nelson, BC, and finally to Vancouver. The couple had two sons and three daughters, Isabel, Jean, Mollie, Douglas and Peter. Mary Forin died in 1955. Peter McLaren Forin, brother of John Andrew, attended the University of Toronto. He graduated in 1891 and then clerked with John Andrew Forin in New Westminster. He was admitted to the bar in British Columbia in 1895. He was also active in the volunteer militia and served in several companies including: the 15th Battalion Argyle Light Infantry (1884-1885), Queen's Own Rifles of Canada (1886-1888), 5th Regiment Canadian Artillery (1896) and the 34th Battery C. F. A. (ca 1914). He returned to Ontario where he was entered on the Solicitors' Roll in 1908. He died on April 19, 1915. Records include diaries of John Andrew Forin, 1882-1940, diplomas, appointments, personal documents, etc. , 1875-1942, and a transcript of an 1885 diary which describes service during the Riel Rebellion. The original diary is included on microfilm [A00878]. There is one diary of John Forin 1897, John Andrew's father. Also includes certificates, diplomas, etc. , of Peter McLaren Forin, 1885-1914.

This series contains a register of auction sales of lots at Esquimalt, Hastings, Lulu Island, New Denver, Nelson, New Westminster, Vancouver, and Victoria. The register shows the name of the purchaser, a legal description, the amount paid and the terms of payment.

Orders. Organized by case. Includes divorce orders.

• William Alfred Galliher was a barrister, judge and Member of Parliament (MP). He had interests in mining development, mineral claims and real estate.

The records include correspondence, legal documents, papers of clients, financial records, account book relating to Galliher's law practice in Nelson and Vancouver. Also, correspondence relating to mining development and mineral claims in Kootenay district with Robert Garvin McLeod (mine owner) and others; re sale of lots in the towns of Nelson, Erie, Three Forks, Comaplix, and Kaslo; re breweries, hotels, grocers, a furniture store, and other businesses in Nelson; relating to land sales of the Columbia and Kootenay Railway Company, and the Similkameen Valley Coal and Development Company; with W.H. Keary, Mayor of New Westminster, re sale of town lots; correspondence with Sir Wilfrid Laurier re Galliher's appointment as a judge for the British Columbia Court of Appeal, 1908-1909.

• The following maps have been transferred out of this series: Removed from box 1 file 7 : 20461 Removed from box 1 file 7 : 20462 Removed from box 1 file 7 : 20463 Removed from box 1 file 7 : 20464 Removed from box 1 file 7 : 20465 Removed from box 2 file 8 : 20457 Removed from box 4 file 4 : 20459 Removed from box 5 file 7 : 20458 Removed from box 6 file 2 : 20466 Removed from box 6 file 2 : 20467 Removed from box 6 file 2 : 20468 Removed from box 6 file 2 : 20469 Removed from box 6 file 2 : 20470 Removed from box 6 file 7 : 20460

Probate/estate files.

Orders and judgements.

Series consists of one Revelstoke County Court record book for cases heard in Donald, Nelson, and Revelstoke under the Speedy Trials Act in 1892-1893. Record books may include the following information: names of witnesses, lists of exhibits, judgment rendered, times of activities, name of judge, name of solicitors, and date of activities.

Criminal case files, 1892-1904; 1906-1915; 1924-1949; 1961.

This series consists of records related to land use, management and alienation in the Nelson, Revelstoke and Kootenay land districts. The records date from 1892-1980. Records include certificates of purchase and various land registers.

There are two survey systems used in the land registers: the district lot system and the township section system. Registers may also be arranged by plan number. The registers record the alienation of land from the Crown by purchase, pre-emption, lease, mineral claims, timber use, etc. Information may include the name of the purchaser, dates and numbers of certificates issued (including Crown Grants), dates and amounts of payments, and reference numbers to correspondence files and field books.

The series also includes several paper subject files and correspondence files with settlers discussing the pre-emption, lease and purchase of specific parcels of land with Government Agents in Nelson, Kaslo and Revelstoke. Most of these files have "O" file numbers assigned to them.

Criminal case files, 1892-1904; 1910; 1915; 1921-1949.