File consists of three documents: Judgment by Default ; Affidavit of Service of Writ; and Exhibit. Plaintiff claims $105 due to him as payee on a promissory note plus $10 for costs

File consists of three documents: judgment by default; writ of summons; and affidavit of service. Plaintiff claims $200 principal due to him as payee on a promissory note plus $20 for costs.

File consists of 1 document: Affidavit of Harvinson Junior. Regarding the writ of fieri facias in the above names cause.

File consists of three documents: affidavit of Burkley; affidavit of Mssrs. Drake and Jackson; order of the court.

File consists of six documents: Defendant's Bill of Costs; Record; Jury List; Affidavit of W. Green; Incipitor of Judgment; and Plaintiff's Bill of Costs. The Defendant has taken the goods of the Plaintiff from him: 4 tierces of rum; 2 bales containing 50 pairs of
4 point blankets, etc. The Plaintiff claims a return of the goods or their value of $1,250.

File consists of two documents: plaintiff's bills of costs.

File consists of four documents: Envelope of R. Bishop; Affidavit of Bolton; correspondence between Bolton and Bishop; Writ of Summons - Plaintiff claims $ 150.22 principal due to him as payee on a promissory note

File contains: Bill of Complaint. The Plaintiff had left various goods in Lillooet to be forwarded to Lightening Creek on his behalf by a Mr. Thompson, who transferred them to Mr. Winchell on account of the Plaintiff. Mr. Winchel, however, in difficulties, signed over the goods to a Mr. Gillingham, who then advertised that Cain's goods were to be sold at auction. Plaintiff asks that they be restrained from selling his property.

No. of Plaint – 288

Summons; Invoice for £6.12.9

• Williams is summoned to appear in court to answer the Plaintiff for the total amount of£7.2.3. The amount is due for repairs on a cart done by the Plaintiffs.

File consists of 2 documents: Affidavit of J.C. Prevost; Bond on Appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada. The Defendant had previously brought about an action against the Plaintiffs for $500 in regards to the settlement of the estate of one Thaddeus Harper.

No. of Plaint – 534

Summons

• Cameron had previously obtained a judgment against the Defendant for £13.13.10 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.

No. of Plaint – 846

Summons; Invoice for £2.4.1

• Glasco is summoned to appear in court to answer the Plaintiff for the total amount of £2.8.1. The amount is due for various goods sold to the Defendant by the Plaintiff.

No. of Plaint – 845

Summons; Invoice for £2.15.6; Judgment Confessed

• Williams is summoned to appear in court to answer the Plaintiff for the total amount of £2.19.6. The amount is due for various goods sold to the Defendant by the Plaintiff.

No. of Plaint – 765

Summons; Invoice for £6.1.4; Order; Judgment Confessed

• Willibey is summoned to appear in court to answer the Plaintiff for the total amount of £6.10.8. The amount is due for various goods sold to the Defendant by the Plaintiff. The order outlines the defendant‟s payment schedule for the said judgment.

File contains: Affidavit of Anderson; Consent to Withdraw Suit; Writ of Capri as; Receipt of M.W. Drake; Order; and Rule to Discontinue. The Defendant is indebted to the Plaintiffs for $318.52 for goods sold and delivered and on accounts stated between them. Plaintiff is concerned that the Defendant is about to quit the colony and asks that he be apprehended.

File consists of 1 document: Affidavit of C. Wallace. Defendant is indebted to the Plaintiffs for $3,500 for money advanced to him by Wallace on behalf of the Plaintiffs at his request. The Defendant was Master of the "Barque Philippine" which was about to depart from Sooke to Shanghai and the Plaintiffs requested that he be apprehended.

File consists of four documents: Writ of Summons; Affidavits of Service; and Judgment by Default. Plaintiff claims $318.60 principal and interest due to him as payee on a promissory note.

File consists of one document: Judgment by Default wherein Plaintiff claims $398.60 principal and interest due to him as payee on a promissory note.

File consists of one document: Bill of Complaint wherein it is detailed that Defendants are withholding money owed to the Plaintiff, wife of the deceased Mr. J. Carroll, from his estate. She was not allowed to select and approve the securities for investments of monies belonging to the trust estate. She wishes that the Defendants be removed from their offices of Trustees and that new ones be appointed to manage the estate.

John McCormick writes with an optimistic outlook for the coming season. Letter includes comments regarding banking in Barkerville.

Thomas Kay (1868-1909) of Rochdale, England, wrote to his father and brother describing life in the later redevelopment period in the Cariboo. Includes 19
letters.

No. of Plaint – 720

Summons; Invoice for £31.5

• Wallace is summoned to appear in court to answer the Plaintiff for the total amount of £32.13.11. The amount is due for five baskets of champagne, drinks and cigars sold to the Defendant by the Plaintiff.

No. of Plaint – 736

Summons

• Golding and Lee are summoned to appear in court to answer the Plaintiff for the total amount of £21.4.7. The particulars of what the amount is due for are not indicated.

No. of Pliant – 296

Summons; Invoice for £7.18.10

• Porter is summoned to appear in court to answer the Plaintiff for the total amount of £8.9.6. The amount is due for goods sold to the Defendant and for cash on account.

No. of Pliant – 297

Summons; Invoice for £15.4.10

• Steinberger is summoned to appear in court to answer the Plaintiff for the total amount of £16.6.6. The amount is due on a promissory note between the Defendant and the Plaintiff.

File consists of four documents: Order Judgment of the Court; Petition of Carry, Affidavit of J.E. Carry, Petition of CJ. Kelly regarding the estate of the late John Carroll, deceased, and the settlement of some unpaid accounts for $476.20 with the Plaintiff

File consists of seven documents: affidavit of W. Quarles; affidavit of J. Carswell; affidavit of J.H. Pitts; bond for security for face of note; affidavit of W. Culverwell; writ of summons under bills of exchange act; and affidavit of H. Fry. Case regards Plaintiff's claim of $261.16 from the Defendant for monies owed on an unpaid promissory note.

No. of Plaint – 279
No. of Execution – 24
Warrant

• Carswell had recovered a judgment for £48.13.1 from the Defendant. The Defendant had not paid the total amount of debt and costs owed to the Plaintiff and the court by the assigned date and therefore the Warrant authorizes the sale of the Defendant‟s goods and chattels to cover the debt. The note on the warrant from the Court Bailiff indicates that the goods and chattels of King have been sold and the amount owed has been paid to the Registrar of the Court.

File consists of eleven documents: (11) affidavits with various amounts of monies owed by the Defendant to Plaintiff, totaling $2,301 in debt and $16.50 taxed costs.

File consists of one document: certificate regarding land conveyances.

File contains: Letter, Exhibit "A"; Writ; Affidavit of M.W. Drake; and Nolle Prosequi (Statement to Not Prosecute). Chalmers had recovered a judgment against Smith for $188.

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

Carpenter was indebted to various creditors for large sums of money. Includes statement of F. Moody (with affidavit of G.J. Bottcher attached) and assignment for the benefit of creditors.

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.

File contains: Affidavit of Service of Writ; Copy of Writ; and Judgment Roll. The Plaintiff claims $128 principal interest due to him as payee on a promissory note.

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.

File contains: Bill of Complaint. Case regarding the parcel of land XXXV, "Twin Oak Farm". The Plaintiff asks that an account may be taken of what is due to him for principal and interest on the said mortgage by the Defendant.

File contains: Judgment by Default for Want of Plea; Bill of Costs; and Affidavit of Service of Declaration and a copy of the Declaration. The Plaintiffs sue for money payable by the Defendants to the Plaintiff for goods bargained and sold to the Defendants at their request and on unpaid accounts between them. Plaintiffs claim $2,000.

(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.