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Blanshard to Earl Grey
This document, written in 1850, describes a very different situation at Fort Rupert then that of the previous source pertaining to this location. Richard Blanshard, Governor of Vancouver Island, sends a dispatch to London, notifying them of the death…
Letter from the Church Missionary House to an MP
This handwritten letter is written by the Church Missionary House to an MP regarding recent missionary work in Vancouver Island. It discusses the good work of missionaries in the area and suggests that missionaries could use this place as a base for…
Image of Chinese immigrants at the San Francisco Custom house
This image is from the front of Harper’s Weekly, a popular magazine during the 19th century. The picture depicts a line of Chinese immigrants getting off a boat at San Francisco and waiting in a room. The room is identified as the custom house. The…
Newspaper Article; Chinese man murdered
This six-line article in Daily Alta reports a Chinese man (Len Jung) was stabbed and robbed by three men. They stole $450 from the labourer. Attacks like these were common for Chinese immigrants. This can be seen through not only searching “Chinese”…