The sous-fonds comprises genealogical materials related to Margaret’s family and materials created by or about her life. They have been arranged into two series received with the December 2016 donation. Personal Papers (1902-1987) and Family History ([1868]-1978).

Jno. O. Westwood, Walton Manor Change of appointment time.

Railway Government Publication item 38.

Railway Government Publication item 43.

Group photo of fire brigade and others under arch made with ladders. -- Banner reads "God Save the Queen." -- Fire hall is the second building from the right.

5 Mar. 1869 DAVEY, Alice C. to TRUTCH, Charlotte H.
25 May 1869 DAVEY, Alice C. to TRUTCH, Charlotte H.
27 May 1869 ASHLEY, Sarah E. to TRUTCH, Charlotte H.
23 Sept. 1869 TRUTCH, Julia H. to TRUTCH, Charlotte H.

File consists of two documents: Bill of Sale and Affidavit of Attesting Witness regarding a bill of sale by way of settlement of house and household furnishings.

File consists of eleven documents: Commissions to A.H. Richardson, Esq.; Affidavit of A. Richards; Notice of Examination Under Commission; Plaintiff's Answers to Defendant's Interrogatories; Affidavit answering Interrogatories; Affidavit of Anderson and Bishop in Support of Order for Interrogatories; Affidavit of Dodgson; Affidavit of Anderson in Order for Discovery; Rule to Discontinue; Particulars of Demand; and Order.

Action is brought about by the Plaintiff to recover money owed to him be the Defendant and for a breach of contract between them regarding the purchase of cattle from Oregon. Plaintiff claims that he had settled his accounts with the Defendant which were recorded in a ledger of some sort and he asks that those records be admissible in his case. Judge rules that this action be discontinued.

File consists of two documents: Affidavit to Hold to Bail; and Order to Hold to Bail. Plaintiff claims $160 owed to him by the Defendant. The Defendant is about to leave the jurisdiction of the court and the Plaintiff asks that he be apprehended.

File consists of one document: Discoveries of Witnesses on behalf of the Plaintiffs regarding a Saw Mill Company and Erickson and Company and their land claims and trespassing disputes.

File consists of five documents: Writ of Summons; Affidavit of Service; Judgment by Default; Sheriff's Notice, Affidavit of Mills and Stephens. Plaintiff claims $1,000 principal due to them as payees on a promissory note. Defendants are owners of the schooner, the "Nanaimo Packet."

[Coat of arms] BRITISH COLUMBIA. ANNO TRICESIMO SECUNDO. VICTORIÆ REGINÆ . NO. 13. AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE LAW OF PARTNERSHIP. [10TH MARCH, 1869]. Victoria, B.C.: Printed at the Government Printing Office.

[Coat of arms] BRITISH COLUMBIA. ANNO TRICESIMO SECUNDO. VICTORIÆ REGINÆ . NO. 26. AN ORDINANCE TO ENLARGE AND AMEND THE “VICTORIA MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE, 1867.” [15TH MARCH, 1869]. Victoria, B.C.: Printed at the Government Printing Office.

Instructions of Joseph Howe, Secretary of State for Canada, to Lieutenant Governor William McDougall. Howe repeats his verbal instruction s on how McDougall must conduct himself, of the need to reassure the Red River residents, and on the principles of the temporary government established by Canada.

Railway Government Publication item 41.

[Coat of arms] BRITISH COLUMBIA. ANNO TRICESIMO SECUNDO. VICTORIÆ REGINÆ . NO. 5. AN ORDINANCE RESPECTING THE APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONERS TO TAKE AFFIDAVITS AND BAIL, AND FOR MAKING OF STATUTORY DECLARATIONS. [24TH FEBRUARY, 1869]. Victoria, B.C.: Printed at the Government Printing Office.

[Coat of arms] BRITISH COLUMBIA. ANNO TRICESIMO SECUNDO. VICTORIÆ REGINÆ . NO. 9. AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE FENCING OF LAND IN BRITISH COLUMBIA. [1ST MARCH, 1869]. Victoria, B.C.: Printed at the Government Printing Office.

[Coat of arms] BRITISH COLUMBIA. ANNO TRICESIMO SECUNDO. VICTORIÆ REGINÆ . NO. 23. AN ORDINANCE RESPECTING THE PROPERTY OF RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS IN THE COLONY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. [15TH MARCH, 1869]. Victoria, B.C.: Printed at the Government Printing Office.

1869. COLONIAL ESTIMATES, BRITISH COLUMBIA. A.&B. Victoria, B.C.: Printed at the Government Printing Office.

Legal copies on blue, folio paper of documents relating to the beginnings of the Red River uprising.

(a) Oct . 11-22, 1869 - A "memorandum of facts and circumstances connected with the active opposition by the French halfbreeds in this settlement to the prosecution of the Government surveys." This is a day-by-day chronicle of events certified and signed by "J.S." at Fort Garry.

(b) 22 Oct. 1869 - Deposition of Walton Hyman, Tanner of St . Norbert, before William Cowan, J.P. at Fort Garry, on the movements of armed parties in the area . This report is corroborated and some of the armed men are identified by Mr . Lyons, Merchant of St. Norbert.

(c) 15 Oct. 1869 - Letter of William Cowan to Col. Dennis reporting his failure and that of Governor MacTavish in overcoming the resistance of "the French settlers " to the land surveys.

Report of Joseph A.N. Provencher at Fort Pembina to William McDougall, Lieutenant Governor Designate, on his trip to Sale River to meet the Métis leaders and to explain the transfer of power from the Hudson's Bay Company to Canada. His trip is described. He reports the complaints he heard and the position of the Métis "President" (John Bruce).

Wesleyan Methodist Hymn Book: Comprising the collection by the Rev. John Wesley that belonged to Matthew Shepherd with a note that explains the significance of the item.

File consists of 2 documents: Affidavit of H.P. Walker for Execution of Registration under the Bill of Sale Act; Copy of Bill of Sale. Marvin and Wright advanced $3,000 to Brown and Adair for the purchase of a stern wheel steam vessel the "Victoria", built by Marvin and Wright.

Document signed in Mary 1869 by Seymour under the seal of the Colony of British Columbia and by Philip Hankin, Secretary one month before Seymour’s death of the HMS Sparrowhawk.

File consists of two documents: Bill of Sale and Affidavit of Attesting Witness wherein, in consideration of the sum of $735, A. Sam grants and conveys one house and cellar in Barkerville.

File consists of three documents: Writ of Summons; Affidavit of Service; and Praecipe for Writ of Summons. Plaintiff claims $8,100 for debt and $50 for costs as the amount due on an unpaid promissory note.

File consists of five documents: Subpoenas; Summons; and Notice to Produce. Defendant is summoned to appear in court and produce the Minute Book and Share and Cash Book of the Baynes Sound Coal Co. and any other matters in relation to the case.

File consists of two documents: writ of summons; and affidavit of A.E.B. Davie. Plaintiff claims $2,397.79 for debt and $7.50 for costs for the amount due for repairs of the vessel Byzantium as per agreement and for goods sold and delivered.

Page of etchings from the Illustrated London News, including a depiction of St. Andrew's Church, Victoria, British Columbia.

Railway Government Publication item 44.

Railway Government Publication item 45.

[Coat of arms] BRITISH COLUMBIA. ANNO TRICESIMO SECUNDO. VICTORIÆ REGINÆ . NO. 2. AN ORDINANCE FOR PROMOTING THE PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE COLONY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. [23RD FEBRUARY, 1869]. Victoria, B.C.: Printed at the Government Printing Office.

[Coat of arms] BRITISH COLUMBIA. ANNO TRICESIMO SECUNDO. VICTORIÆ REGINÆ . NO. 4. AN ORDINANCE TO ENABLE “THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE COAL MINING COMPANY, LIMITED,” TO CHANGE THEIR REGISTERED OFFICE FROM THE CITY OF NEW WESTMINSTER TO THE CITY OF VICTORIA. [24TH FEBRUARY, 1869]. Victoria, B.C.: Printed at the Government Printing Office.

[Coat of arms] BRITISH COLUMBIA. ANNO TRICESIMO SECUNDO. VICTORIÆ REGINÆ . NO. 8. AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE THE SUPREME COURTS OF JUSTICE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. [1ST MARCH, 1869]. Victoria, B.C.: Printed at the Government Printing Office.

[Coat of arms] BRITISH COLUMBIA. ANNO TRICESIMO SECUNDO. VICTORLÆ REGINÆ. NO. 16. AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT, AND CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA. [9TH MARCH, 1869.] … ASSENTED TO, ON BEHALF HER MAJESTY, THIS 9TH DAY OF MARCH, 1869. FREDERICK SEYMOUR, GOVERNOR.

[Coat of arms] BRITISH COLUMBIA. ANNO TRICESIMO SECUNDO. VICTORIÆ REGINÆ . NO. 17. AN ORDINANCE RESPECTING THE PRACTISE OF SURGERY, AND FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE STUDY OF ANATOMY. [11TH MARCH, 1869]. Victoria, B.C.: Printed at the Government Printing Office.

[Coat of arms] BRITISH COLUMBIA. ANNO TRICESIMO SECUNDO. VICTORIÆ REGINÆ . NO. 25. AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND “THE COUNTY COURT ORDINANCE, 1867.” [15TH MARCH, 1869]. Victoria, B.C.: Printed at the Government Printing Office.

File consists of 1 document: Special Jury List.

File consists of 2 documents: Bill of Sale; Affidavit of G.A. Walkem. Regarding a mortgage in a conveyance of lot 24 in the town of Barkerville and the buildings thereon erected.

Quarles was indebted to numerous creditors for various amounts. Includes declaration of proofs debt by J. Braverman; proofs of debt of J. Sehl, J. Ash (with exhibit “A,” invoice), H. Schults, and R. Fawcett; statement of accounts; promissory note; and affidavits of J. Nicholson and J. Loewe.

File consists of two documents: affidavit of W. Muuray; and order. Defendant is indebted to the Plaintiff for $109 for goods sold and delivered. The Plaintiff is concerned that the Defendant is about to leave the colony and asks that he be apprehended.

File consists of two documents: Affidavits of J. Bigue wherein Plaintiff claims that P. Arees, at the time of his death, was indebted to him for $2,310.05. Mr. Woods is the acting esquire of the estate.

File consists of ten documents: Order for the Examination of J. Ramsay; Examination of J. Ramsay; Commission; Notice of Demand of Special Jury to Sheriff; Affidavit of J.C . Davie; Affidavit of A.E.B. Davie; Evidence of C. Lawson; Examination of C. Lawson; Order for the Examination of C. Houston; and Commission for Examination of Witnesses out of the Jurisdiction of San Francisco.

Action is being brought to recover damages occasioned by the loss of the barge "Rosalia" from the alleged negligence in the towing of the named vessel.

File consists of one document: In the Estate of G. Mitchele, deceased Receipt received from R. Woods, administrator of the estate, $30, the amount due for the burial of the deceased

Florence Nightingale, 35 South Street, Park Lane, London W. to Mary Mohl. Acceptance of white cat. Discusses at length Sir John Lawrence, his government and improvement of sanitary conditions in India. Statement she wrote Notes on pauperism which was published in Fraser's magazine, March 1869 [v.79, p.281-290].