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Mary Ballou’s letter to her son
Mary Ballou was one of many thousands of women who made the journey to the gold fields, travelling either with their husband or father or occasionally alone. On arrival in California Mary and her husband set up a boarding house at a mining camp but…
Lenihan's report on his visit to the Indian villages on the Lower Fraser from Yale to the Gulf of Georgia together with those on the Harrison River and at the head of Harrison Lake
This is a written report from James Lenihan, who was the Fraser Superintendent, serving the Lower Mainland area of British Columbia. The source has the feel of a merchant trip, with trade of gifts, sharing of tobacco and attempts by the indigenous…
Letter, Emma Crosby to Jessie Harris, June 23, 1926
The source is a written letter from Emma Crosby, a missionary from Vancouver, B.C., written to Jessie Harris of London. The letter discusses Crosby’s activities relating to the Church ‘seeing the kindergarten’ being educated, what her family has been…
Extract of a Letter from James Douglas Esquire to Archibald Barclay Esquire Secretary of the Hudson’s Bay Company
This is a letter addressed to Archibald Barclay Esquire - Secretary to the Governor and Committee, the London board of directors of Hudson’s Bay Company – from James Douglas Esquire – deputy to the chief factor of the Columbia Fur District of HBC.…
Chinese Envelope
This pink envelope was sent from China to California. The address states it is to Quong Fung Hi, of Downieville, California. Downieville was one of the major places for immigrants to live. It was not just a Chinese immigrant town, Mexicans and…
Correspondence and papers re: schools
A letter, with attached table of figures, from a secretary for the Vancouver Schools Board, to Vancouver City Alderman. The letter, in response to the Alderman’s request for information, details the enrolment history of Asian, predominantly Chinese,…
Letter to the Anglo-American Canning Company from Kwong On Wo & Co.
This is a handwritten letter, on printed Kwong On Wo & Co letterhead paper and penned in 1901, informing the Anglo-American Canning Company of charcoal prices. A certain care in the letters presentation is noticeable with formal addressing and…
Ship passenger list arriving into ports of Victoria and Vancouver
Documents recording the arriving steamships and passengers into the ports of Victoria and Vancouver in January 1925. Recorded for the purposes of controlling the arrival of potential migrants to Canada. The documents offer significant detail on both…
Hewahewa - Ali`i Letters - 1830.07.29 - to Chamberlain, Levi
The letter is a short note written from a Christian Hawaiian, to Levi Chamberlain. Chamberlain was a Christian Missionary teacher and accountant. Chamberlain completed three tours on foot of Oahu. He went to Hawaii with his wife Maria. It details was…
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…