No. of Plaint – 944

Summons; Invoice for £50.0.0; Judgment Confessed

• Deans is summoned to appear in court to answer the Plaintiff for the total amount of £52.15.10. The amount is due for delivery of six horses from the Plaintiff to the Defendant.

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.

Indictment for escaping jail custody; verdict guilty, sentence additional 1 year with hard labour; 1871/02/01

Indictment of Ah Sam for stabbing with intent; verdict guilty; sentence $200 fine; 1871/03/01
of witnesses; 1871/03/02
Affidavit of A.Pemberton; re evidence of R. McMillan; 1871/03/03
Information & complaint of R. McMillan, 1871/03/04
Deposition of Ah Sam; all depositions witnessed by A. Pemberton; 1871/03/05
Deposition of Ah Hoon; 1871/03/06
Deposition of H. Courtenay; with m/s drawing of scene of crime; 1871/03/07
Deposition of Hing Yoon; 1871/03/07
Deposition of Shu Haw; 1871/03/08
Deposition of Wah; 1871/03/09
Deposition of San Quay; 1871/03/10
Deposition of Ah Soo; 1871/03/11
Deposition of Kum Shin; 1871/03/12
Deposition of Ah Moon; 1871/03/13
Deposition of Ah Sam; 1871/03/14

Indictment for burglary; stealing a Spanish coin; verdict guilty; sentence 6 mo;
1871/04/01

Commitment of Billy; for killing Mary, a Yale Indian woman; 1871/08/01
Charge to Billy; 1871/08/02
Commitment of DrMcInnes; to appear at trial; 1871/08/03
Deposition of Doctor; a Yale Indian; 1871/08/04
Deposition of MaryMurphy; 1871/08/05
Deposition of George; a Yale Indian; 1871/08/06
Deposition of Dr. McInnes; re post mortem; 1871/08/07
Deposition of EdwardCoffee; 1871/08/08
Indictment of Billy; 1871/08/09

Information &complaint (3); of Sergeant McMillan; 1871/10/01
Commitment to appear; as witnesses; 1871/10/02
Deposition of Sucksackaluck; a Skemeen Indian; 1871/10/03
Depositionof Serg.McMillan; 1871/10/04
Deposition of Louise; a Cowichan Indian; 1871/10/05
Deposition of Sinamutchee; a Cowichan Indian; 1871/10/06
Deposition of Susan; a Cowichan Indian ( & recall); 1871/10/07
Deposition of Seelat; a Cowichan Indian; 1871/10/08
Deposition of George Alipp; 1871/10/09

-Indictment of Frank; carnally abusing a child ( under 10 years); 1872/05/01

Indictment for larceny; theft of boots and trousers; verdict guilty; sentence 4 months with
hard labour; Victoria; 1874/01/01
Recognisance of bail; requiring A. Myers to appear to prosecute his servant; 1874/01/02
Deposition of A. Myers; 1874/01/03

Recognisance of bail; of Mack-quill-aye; 1875/04/01
Recognisance of bail; of Qua-quill-oak; 1875/04/02

The fonds consists of legal documents collected by John Keenlyside over the last thirty five years. The documents give insight into the formation of British Columbia's legal system when it consisted of two colonies. The legal records (including writs, testimony, judgements, and other court documents) were produced by judges, magistrates, defendants, claimants, and other relevant parties. Some figures of historical significance who created legal records in this fonds are the first judge in BC, the first Attorney General, and BC's earliest clergy, businessmen, and other prominent figures from the colonial period.

This fonds also consists of documents related to the British Columbia Provincial Police force and various Japanese-Canadian and civil rights groups.