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Hamilton Moffatt fonds

  • PR-1671
  • Fonds
  • 1857-1867

The fonds consists of Hamilton Moffatt's letter book, pertaining to his activities at various forts including Fort Rupert, Fort Simpson and Fort Kamloops.

Moffatt, Hamilton

John Dundas Nicholls fonds

  • PR-1530
  • Fonds
  • 1862-1867

The fonds consists of Nicholls' logbooks from the HMS Tribune, Victory and Lord Clyde.

Nicholls, John Dundas, d. 1884

Assorted petitions

  • GR-4192
  • Series
  • 1867-[19--?]

This series consists of a collection of petitions submitted to representatives of the government of British Columbia from citizens. The series includes the following petitions

  1. Petition to retain the New Westminster Assay Office, 16 October 1867
  2. Petition to improve the steep grade of the Clinton-Alkali Lake Waggon Road from the residents of Dog Creek and Canoe Creek to the Provincial Secretary
  3. Petition to fill the vacant position of Cariboo Gold Commissioner to the Premier [1875?]

British Columbia. Office of the Premier

Bench book

  • GR-2035
  • Series
  • 1865-1867

Bench book of criminal cases heard by Judge Joseph Needham, Nov 23, 1865 - Feb 2, 1867. 1 bound volume.

Vancouver Island. Supreme Court

Edward Whymper fonds

  • PR-1687
  • Fonds
  • 1867

The fonds consists of notes, memoranda and correspondence of Edward Whymper.

Whymper, Edward, 1840-1911

Fort Vancouver fonds

  • PR-1682
  • Fonds
  • 1832-1858; 1866-1867

The fonds consists of accounts, correspondence, fur returns, a register of marriage licences and a letter book created by various Fort Vancouver Hudson's Bay Company officials between 1832 and 1858. Most of the correspondence consists of both originals and copies of letters outward written by Chief Factor John McLoughlin and Chief Traders James Douglas and Peter Skene Ogden however there are also letters sent by company clerk Dugald Mactavish. The letter book also includes private correspondence of James Douglas, 1866-1877.

Hudson's Bay Company. Fort Vancouver

John Buttle fonds

  • PR-1444
  • Fonds
  • 1864-1867

The fonds consists of Buttle's exploration diary and notebooks, including one of Indian vocabulary.

Buttle, John J.T., 1838-1908

Puget Sound Agricultural Company fonds

  • PR-1500
  • Fonds
  • 1839-1867

The fonds consists of various papers related to the activities of the Puget Sound Agricultural Company including a prospectus, correspondence and agreements.

Puget Sound Agricultural Company

Bill of sale register

  • GR-3252
  • Series
  • 1863-1867

Bill of sale register (indexed), nos. 1-107 for bills of sale, chattel mortgages, assignment of contract, transfer of estate, etc. Includes businesses and individuals for Vancouver Island and mainland.

British Columbia. Supreme Court

Cash records for the Quesnel post office

  • GR-3765
  • Series
  • 1867

The series consists of 8 balance sheets covering the period May to December 1867 for the post office at Quesnelmouth, later known as Quesnel. The forms were signed by Frank Trevor, the local postmaster, and were forwarded for examination to A.T. Bushby, who was at that time acting postmaster in New Westminster. The forms show a variety of post office expenses, including stamps, registered letters, and newspapers.

The records were originally found in an accession of assorted colonial-era Cariboo records, including pre-emptions, gold commissioner files, partnership agreements and voters lists. The records were removed from this accession and later re-accessioned.

British Columbia (Colony). Post Office Dept.

District of Assiniboia fonds

  • PR-1922
  • Fonds
  • 1866-1868

The fonds consists of correspondence and petitions of the District of Assiniboia.

Assiniboia (District : 1811-1870)

Legislative Council records

  • GR-1531
  • Series
  • 1864-1868

This series contains messages to the Governor conveying resolutions of the Legislative Council.

British Columbia. Legislative Council

John Calder fonds

  • PR-1364
  • Fonds
  • 1866-1868

The fonds consists of an account book of John Calder's business in partnership with George C. Keays.

Calder, John

Stamp's Mill fonds

  • PR-0259
  • Fonds
  • 1865-1868

The fonds consists of official and private correspondence, memos and indentures regarding the erection of sawmills in Burrard Inlet.

Stamp's Mill

Thomas Westgarth fonds

  • PR-1467
  • Fonds
  • 1865-1868

The fonds consists of Westgarth's inspection notebook.

Westgarth, Thomas, d. 1900

Correspondence

  • GR-1310
  • Series
  • 1867-1868

This series contains correspondence between Messrs. Wm. Cochrane, H.M. Ball, W.R. Spalding, John Bowron, and Acting Postmaster General A.T. Bushby, concerning the establishment and operation of postal services between New Westminster and the Cariboo. The series also contains mail contracts drawn up between Bushby and Peter O'Toole and Stipendiary Magistrate Chartres Brew and H.R.H. Adamson.

British Columbia (Colony). Post Office Dept.

Stephen Tingley fonds

  • PR-0730
  • Fonds
  • 1868

The fonds consists of a diary of Stephen Tingley's travel through the interior of B.C. and from Victoria to Oregon and California. [Also available on microfilm.]

Tingley, Stephen, 1839-1915

Treasury ledgers

  • GR-3055
  • Series
  • 1858-1868

This series consists of ledger books likely created by the colony of BC Treasury from 1858-1868. Ledger books are financial records in which each transaction is entered under a particular account or subject as a debit or a credit. The information may have been copied from a related daybook or journal before being sorted and copied into the ledger. Accounts can include anything that is a source of government income or expenditure, such as: salaries, rent, licences, postage, lighthouses, military, mining fees, roads, etc. Account names may be indexed.

Information may be entered under the following headings: date, related journal page, description of the transaction, and the amount. Debit transactions are recorded on the left side of a folio and credits on the right side.

British Columbia (Colony). Treasury Dept.

Bills and other material

  • GR-0556
  • Series
  • 1867-1868

This series consists of bills, draft ordinances, orders of the day and other working papers for the Legislative Council of the colony of British Columbia.

British Columbia. Legislative Council

Cariboo Gold Commissioner correspondence inward

  • GR-0762
  • Series
  • 1860-1868

This series consists of correspondence inward of the Cariboo Gold Commissioner regarding mining leases, indentures, partnerships and leaves of absence, mainly dated 1864. Records are filed alphabetically by the name of the individual or the company.

British Columbia. Gold Commissioner (Cariboo)

Financial returns and accounts

  • GR-0982
  • Series
  • 1861-1868

This series consists of Department of Lands financial returns and accounts. Includes financial register of land transactions and land fees, values of property registered and office and miscellaneous expenditures.

British Columbia (Colony). Lands and Works Dept.

Cariboo Gold Commissioner correspondence and indentures

  • GR-0262
  • Series
  • 1863-1868

The series consists of records created by the Cariboo Gold Commissioner between 1863 and 1868. It contains correspondence and indentures re mining companies and notes re court cases.

British Columbia. Gold Commissioner (Cariboo)

William Winnard fonds

  • PR-1562
  • Fonds
  • 1849-1868

The fonds consists of correspondence and financial records of William Winnard.

Winnard, William, d. 1868

Deans family fonds

  • PR-1540
  • Fonds
  • 1853-1868

The fonds consists of letters from Annie Deans to her family in England.

Deans (family)

Gaoler's memorandum book

  • GR-2953
  • Series
  • 1865-1868

Gaoler's memorandum book recording rules, punishments, medical treatment, and noting other changes in the daily routine.

Victoria Gaol

Bayliff family fonds

  • PR-1095
  • Fonds
  • 1845-1968 [Microfilmed 1981]

The fonds consists of correspondence, ranch diaries (Chilancoh Ranch), business records and personal records including diaries kept by T.L. Bayliff, G.T.L Bayliff and Hugh Peel Lane Bayliff.

Bayliff (family)

Miscellaneous colonial treasury financial records

  • GR-4169
  • Series
  • 1858-1868

This series consists of 42 volumes of financial records and one file of correspondence likely created by the colony of BC Treasury from 1858-1872. The majority of records are waste books, journals, ledgers and cash books. However they may not be labelled clearly as such. Other types of records include day books, blotters, bill books, toll books, debenture registers, notebooks, payment slips, revenue books and other account books. The titles of each volume in the file list are transcribed directly from the cover of the volume. Title information in [square brackets] is estimated or inferred by the archivist. The records document the financial transactions and balances of the colonial government in all aspects of its operations and functions.

Waste books are rough account book in which transactions are recorded as they occur. Waste book entries are often transferred to day books prior to summary in journals and ledgers. These transactions are entered chronologically by date and are arranged under various accounts. The accounts may be the type of expense, or the name of the office in which the transaction relates to. Information may be entered under the following headings: date, related journal page, amount and total. Only some books include a description of individual services or items of a transaction.

Journals are a type of financial record used in double entry book keeping to separate transactions into debits or credits. They are an intermediary record used to reorganize the chronological entries in rough day books or waste books into specific accounts, before they are ultimately copied into a ledger book. Information may be entered under the following headings: amount, associated ledger folio number, associated waste book page, date, a description of the transaction, and if the transaction was a debit or credit. The end of each year includes a sheet summarizing the balances for various accounts.

Ledger books are financial records in which each transaction is entered under a particular account or subject as a debit or a credit. The information may have been copied from a related daybook or journal before being sorted and copied into the ledger. Accounts can include anything that is a source of government income or expenditure. Account names may be indexed. Information may be entered under the following headings: date, related journal page, description of the transaction, and the amount. Debit transactions are recorded on the left side of a folio and credits on the right side.

Cash books list receipts and payments in date order and are used to determine total assets at any given time. Information may be entered under the following headings: date of receipt or payment, number of voucher; name of the person or department making or receiving the payment; reason for payment or receipt; amount received or paid; the heading under which the entry was recorded in the related waste book; and the waste book page number. Cash books may be referred to as collectorate books or records of receipts and payments.

British Columbia (Colony). Treasury Dept.

Records relating to New Westminster lands and works

  • GR-1174
  • Series
  • 1861-1868

This series contains miscellaneous memoranda from the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works relating to New Westminster streets and bridges, lands pre-empted, sold and leased, bills for drafting supplies, lists of tools at Douglas, B.C., and list of books ordered by the Chief Commissioner.

British Columbia. Colonial Secretary

Albion Bed Rock Flume Company fonds

  • PR-1040
  • Fonds
  • 1864-1868

The fonds consists of minutes of meetings of the Directors, a ledger and an agreement of the Albion Bed Rock Flume Company.

Albion Bed Rock Flume Company

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