File consists of one document: certificate regarding land conveyances.

File consists of three documents: correspondence; conditional bull of sale; list of inventory; chattel mortgage indenture. Documents to secure the sum of $2,200.

File consists of one document: Defendant's Bill of Costs

Judgment.

-Plaintiff is claiming money payable to him by the Defendant for money lent by the Plaintiff to the Defendant and for money paid by the Plaintiff for the Defendant at his request, and the Plaintiff claims $100. On the other hand, the Defendant claims that he is not indebted to the Plaintiff, but that the Plaintiff is indebted to him for an amount equal to the Plaintiff's claim plus interest.

File consists of one document: an indenture regarding the co-partnership between the parties to carry on business under the name of Kwong Lee and Company to purchase several portions of real estate with the partnership funds.

Subseries consists of court documents relating to civil cases in British Columbia between 1864 and 1903. The cases comprise a variety of document types, including: judge’s orders; affidavits; writs of summons; correspondence; bills of costs; jury lists; judgments; notices; statements of account; motions; bonds; speakers’ certificates; indentures; agreements; receipts of sale; complaints; notices of intention; mortgages; requests; wills; and subpoenas. As a whole, they are indicative of the development of civil and criminal law in the region at the time, closely reflecting British standards and precedence. Differences did develop, however, as circumstances required.

It is important to note that the time period represented in these cases includes years before and after the colonies were converged on August 6th, 1866. Before the unification, the Colony of Vancouver Island and the Colony of British Columbia were separate entities in which civil suits at the local level were a vital part of the decentralized colonial government. Initially, the mainland was governed from New Westminster, but once they were merged into the new Colony of British Columbia, governance took place in Victoria on Vancouver Island.

No. of Plaint – 703

36 Summons; Invoice for £1.7.5

• Richards is summoned to appear in court to answer the Plaintiff for the total amount of £1.10.3. The amount is due for various goods sold to the Defendant by the Plaintiff.

File consists of one document: court order. Case regards an order that the Plaintiff be at liberty to issue Writ of Capias endorsed to hold him to bail for $290.50.

No. of Plaint – 724

Summons; Invoice for £3.7.8

• Cochrane is summoned to appear in court to answer the Plaintiff for the total amount of £3.13. The amount is due for various goods and services sold to the Defendant by the Plaintiff.

No. of Plaint – 701

Summons; Invoice for £2.4.9; Judgment Confessed

• Stokes is summoned to appear in court to answer the Plaintiff for the total amount of £2.8.9. The amount is due for various goods sold to the Defendant by the Plaintiff.

No. of Plaint – 700

Summons; Invoice for £1.7.7; Judgment Confessed

• Moses is summoned to appear in court to answer the Plaintiff for the total amount of £1.10.5. The amount is due for various goods sold by the Plaintiff, a butcher to the Defendant.

File consists of 1 document: Exhibit "A" - Night Message Direct Wire (Telegram). Defendants were travelling as passengers on the steamer "Umatilla". The wire explains that a writ has been issued by the Plaintiff against the Defendants and they are to be attended to at the arrival of the steamer and serviced with this telegram.

(2) Notice; (3) Correspondences; (3) Affidavit of T.C. Nuttall; Costs; (3) Order; Affidavit of W.M. Ehner; Costs of Defendant; Summons; Affidavit of W. Wilson; Bill of Costs; Bills of Costs taxed under reference.

-Cohen had a fire at this business for which he was insured and covered by the Phoenix Fire Assurance Company. The two aprties appear to be disputing over their costs and extent of coverage.

File consists of two documents: Costs of Judgment; Judgment regarding an insurance policy made by the Defendants after setting forth that the Plaintiff had paid $60 to the Company for insurance from loss or damage by fire to the amount of $3,000 which they were not intending to honor when the Plaintiffs property suffered water damage.

File consists of one document: judges order. Case regards the order that the plaintiff be allowed to hold the defendant for $500.

File consists of 1 document: Affidavit of H.B. Ella and J. Cooper. Plaintiff was a member of the Pilot Board of British Columbia. Defendant Gardiner has accused him of accepting bribes as a member of the said board in order to "induce him" to prevent persons from being licensed as pilots. Plaintiff is claiming $10,000 for damage of character. The Defendant is about to leave B.C. and Plaintiff asks that he be apprehended.

No. of Plaint – 309

Summons; Judgment Confessed

• Copland had recovered a judgment against Simpson for £2.1.8 which remains unsatisfied. If the debt remains unsatisfied, Simpson may be committed to the common gaol.

No. of Plaint – 715

Summons; Invoice for £5.8.4

• Chambers is summoned to appear in court to answer the Plaintiff for the total amount of £5.16.4. The amount is due for various goods sold to the Defendant by the Plaintiff.

No. of Plaint – 851

Summons; Invoice for £6.3

• Allott is summoned to appear in court to answer the Plaintiff for the total amount of £6.12.4. The amount is due for 42 ½ days work done by the Plaintiff for the Defendant.

File consists of three documents: Deed of Assignment; Affidavit of Austin; Affidavit of Couch. Couch executed an assignment to Austin as Trustee of all of his estate and its effects. Austin was also nominated a Trustee on behalf of the majority of the creditors of Couch. However, Couch would like to leave the colony and many of his accounts are unclear. Austin asks that he does not leave until matters are settled

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 one document: masters report.

No. of Plaint - 936

Summons; Invoice for £3.8.9

• Carey is summoned to appear in court to answer the Plaintiff for the total amount of £4.10.5. The amount is due for painting and repairing a house by the Plaintiff for the Defendant.

No. of Plaint – 656

Summons

• the Plaintiff had previously obtained a judgment against the Defendant for £44.6.11 which remains unsatisfied. The Summons states that if the Defendant does not appear in obedience to this summons, he may be committed to the common gaol.

File consists of four documents: writ of summons; affidavit of service; bill of costs; and judgment by default. Case regards the Plaintiff's claim of $25.19 owed to him as payee on an unpaid promissory note.

File consists of three documents: (2) Summary Suits; Promise to Pay. Bunster confessed the action and that the Plaintiff has suffered $250 damages

File consists of two documents: affidavit of W. Culverwell to hold to bail; and order to hold to bail. Defendants indebted to the Plaintiff for $366 due on a Bill of Exchange. The Plaintiff is concerned that several of the Defendants are intending to leave Vancouver Island unless apprehended.

File consists of two documents: affidavit to hold to bail; and order to hold to bail. Defendant is indebted to Plaintiff for $761.92 for principal money and interest due to him as payee on several promissory notes.

File consists of nine documents: correspondence; affidavit of Culverwell; writ; affidavit of service; bill of costs; notice to attend; affidavit of R. Bishop; statement of account; and judgment by default. Case regards the Plaintiff's claim that $250 is owed to him as payee on a promissory note.

File consists of fourteen documents: particulars of demand; correspondence; summons; affidavit of H.B. Aickman; issue; appointment to examine; witnesses oath; commissioners oath; record; claim; affidavit of R. Bishop; and affidavit of J.M. McCreight. Case regards the Defendant's entitlement to be paid a certain debt due to him from the B.C. Royal Mail Stage Company Ltd. The Defendant falsely presented to the Plaintiff that the said debt amounted to $702.58 and fraudulently induced the Plaintiff into an agreement in which he paid the Defendant $702.58 when, in reality, the Company owed the Defendant $348.13. The Plaintiff is claiming damages of $500.

No. of Plaint – 838

Summons; Invoice for £2.18.4

• Lemmiker is summoned to appear in court to answer the Plaintiff for the total amount of £3.2.4. The amount is due for value received from the Plaintiff by the Defendant.

File consists of four documents: Writ of Summons; Affidavit of Service; Judgment by Default; Bill of Costs. Plaintiff claims $161.65 principal and interest due to him as payee on a promissory note

File consists of six documents: judgment by default; bill of costs; writ; affidavit of service; appearance; and order to hold to bail. Case regards the Plaintiff's claim of $1,310.26 for debt and $17.50 for costs.

File consists of seven documents: Affidavit of W. Culverweli; Submission and Affidavit of Execution thereof; Affidavit of the Execution of the Award; Affidavit of Appointment of Umpire and Enlargement of Time; Affidavit of Drake; Bill of Costs; and Exhibit A. Culverwell is suing Monaghan over certain differences and disputes that have arisen between the said parties with
respect to a contract made between them for the supply and delivery of 500 cords of wood. Mr. Culverwell has
previously declared bankruptcy.

File consist of seven documents: writ of summons; affidavits of service; bill of costs; judgment by default; affidavit of W. Brooke; and application for an interpleader. Plaintiff claims $408.20 principal due to him as payee on a promissory note and $20 for costs.

File consists of six documents: affidavit of W. Culverwell; order substitution of service; writ of summons; affidavit of service; judgment by default; and bill of costs. Case regards the Plaintiff's claim of $47.25 principal due to him as payee on a promissory note with the Defendant.

File consists of 4 documents: Affidavit of J. Cox; Notice of Application for Payment Out; Affidavit of G. Potts; Affidavit of A. Belyea. Regarding the estate of M. Moss, deceased, and the monies that he owed to various parties. The case involved the schooner "Venture" and the schooner "Penelope", which appear to have belonged to the Defendant. The Plaintiffs had recovered a judgement against the Defendant for $12,305.63 and $101.90 for costs which remains unpaid.

No. of Plaint – 286

Summons; Invoice for £3.15

• Montgomery is summoned to appear in court to answer the Paintiff for the total amountof £4.40. The amount is due for ale rendered to the Defendant by the Plaintiff.

No. of Plaint – 336

Summons; Invoice for £1.15.11; Judgment Confessed

• Thomas is summoned to appear in court to answer the Plaintiff for the total amount of £1.18.7. The amount is due on a promissory note from Thomas to Cusheon for the sum of $15 for value received.

Summons; Invoice for £9.11

• Cusheon is summoned to appear in court to answer the Plaintiff for the total amount of £10.4.6. The amount is due as the balance on account for goods sold to the Defendant by the Plaintiff.

File consists of one document: answers to interrogatories. Case regarding stock in the Leathers Patent Stone Association, Defendant to invest money in the above named company, broke his agreement which had been made without condition for $5,000 worth of stock.

No. of Plaint – 698

Summons; Invoice for £0.14.3

• Glagow is summoned to appear in court to answer the Plaintiff for the total amount of £0.15.11. The amount is due for various meat products sold to the Defendant by the Plaintiff.

No of Paint – 289

Summons; Invoice for £2.3.9

• Golding is summoned to appear in court to answer the Plaintiff for the total amount of £2.7.9. The amount is due for various goods sold to the defendant by the Plaintiff.

No. of Plaint – 706

Summons; Judgment Confessed

• Williams is summoned to appear in court to answer the Plaintiff for the total amount of £3.1.2. The particulars for what the amount is due for are not indicated.

File consists of three documents: (2) Affidavit of Service; Judgment Roll; Bill of Costs. Plaintiff claims $3,000 for past wages due to him from the Defendant as hired servant and money due on accounts stated between them

No. of Plaint – 484

Summons; Invoice for $30

• Friedman is summoned to appear in court to answer the Plaintiff for the total amount of $31.35. The amount is due for goods sold and delivered by the Plaintiff to the Defendant.

File consists of three documents: receipt of goods purchased; declaration of bankruptcy; indenture by Ernest Miller to John Murray. Case regards monies to be received in lieu of Miller's declaration of bankruptcy.

File consists of four documents: Order to Hold to Bail; Affidavit of Defries; Consent to the Evidence; Depositions Taken by Consent. Plaintiff at liberty to hold the Defendant to bail for $300 for "wearing apparel", delivered and sold to the Defendant at this request. The Defendant is about to quit Vancouver Island and the Plaintiff asks that he be apprehended.