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Victoria, B.C.
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Attorney General for the Province of British Columbia v. The Canadian Pacific Railway et al

File consists of fourteen documents: affidavit of A.S. Farwell; (7) writ of summons; affidavit of E. Bodwell; affidavit of service; affidavit of J. Walls; statement of claim; appearance; affidavit of H. Abbott. Case regards the Defendants to be ordered to convey the described properties to the Plaintiff (a trader) and that the Defendants to be ordered to release to the Plaintiff all their titles and interest in the said properties.

Exparte William Smithurst, deceased

File consists of one document: affidavit of R. Finlayson. Case regarding Mr. Smithurst executing a mortgage to R. Finlayson to secure payment. The property was sold and there was an excess of $1,118.00 over and above the amount due to him and he needs to know who is entitled to receive the surplus money.

Royal Fisk fonds

  • RBSC-ARC-1702
  • Fonds
  • 1862-1868

Fonds consists of 947 letters, bills of exchange, and telegrams sent from Victoria-area merchants to Royal Fisk, a forwarding and shipping agent in San Francisco, during the Cariboo Gold Rush. Letters provide insight into the effect of the Cariboo Gold Rush on trade and commerce in Victoria at the time. Topics covered in the letters include ordering goods; remitting cash, gold and drafts; advising of market prices; conditions in the mines of Victoria and Puget Sound; providing news of latest gold discoveries, shipping activity, finances, and mergers or dissolutions; business alliances; establishing express services; arrival of the first telegraph; et al.

Fisk, Royal

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