This series consists of assorted correspondence in and correspondence out from the Colonial Secretary or are related to the general administration of the colonial government with no known creator. The records date from approximately 1858 to early 1871. The majority of the records were created or received by the Colonial Secretary of the Colony of British Columbia, but the series also includes a few records of the Colonial Secretary of the Colony of Vancouver Island.
The majority of the records are correspondence and memoranda with other government officials such as the Attorney General, Court Registrar, Audit Office and Lands and Works Department. Records regard subjects such as: pre-emptions, court procedures, the expected influx of miners from San Francisco, and expenditures.
British Columbia (Colony). Colonial Secretary