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[Untitled], 1860
[Untitled] [1860] Facts and Figures relating to Vancouver Island and British Columbia. By J. Despard Pemberton, Surveyor-General of Vancouver Island. London, 1860. Steaming for the first time eastward into the…
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No. 66., 1862
No. 66. [1862] Four Years in British Columbia and Vancouver Island. By Commander R. C. Mayne, R. N., F. R. G. S. London, 1862. The breadth of the Strait of…
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No. 65., March 30, 1846
No. 65. Extracts from the remarks of Mr. Daniel Webster in the Senate of the United States, March 30, 1846. The Government of the United States has never offered any…
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No. 64., undated
No. 64. [undated] Extract of Voyage of Captain Vancouver. Soundings in some places only could be gained close to the shore; and in the middle no bottom had anywhere been…
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No. 63., undated
No. 63. [undated] Extract from the Instructions to Commander George Vancouver, by the Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral of Great Britain and Ireland, &c. [Vancouver’s Voyage,…
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No. 62., December 29, 1791
No. 62. Extracts of the report of the Voyage of de Eliza, forwarded December 29, 1791, from San Blas, by Juan Pantoja y Arriaga. From a certified copy of the…
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[Untitled], March 18, 1872
[Untitled] *Extract from the statement of Uriah Nelson, made before the United States Consul, residing at the Port of Victoria, Vancouver Island, March 18, 1872, touching the navigation of the…
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Affidavit of Charles M. Bradshaw., this 16th day of March, A. D. 1872
Affidavit of Charles M. Bradshaw. United States of America, Territory of Washington, ss: I, Charles M. Bradshaw, of the City of Port Townsend, County of Jefferson, in said Territory, do…
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[Untitled], March 13, A. D. 1872
[Untitled] Statements of William H. Oliver made before the Consul of the United States of America, residing at Victoria, Vancouver Island, March 13, A. D. 1872, touching upon the navigation…
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Affidavit of J. A. Gardiner., this 16th day of April, A. D. 1872
Affidavit of J. A. Gardiner. The undersigned was one of the seamen on the Exploring Squadron of Captain Wilkes, of the United States, on the American Coast in 1840 –’41,…
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[Untitled][91], April 8, 1872.
[Untitled][91] * Affidavit of W. H. Gray. Astoria, April 8, 1872. The undersigned was in Fort Vancouver, on the Columbia River, Oregon, in the month of January, 1837. During my…
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Affidavit of John McLeod., this third day of April, A. D. 1872
Affidavit of John McLeod. United States of America, Territory of Washington, ss: I, John McLeod, of Pierce County, Washington Territory, do solemnly declare upon oath that I am a naturalized…
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Affidavit of William N. Horton., this 30th day of March, A. D. 1872
Affidavit of William N. Horton. United States of America, Territory of Washington, ss: I, William N. Horton, now of the City of Olympia, County of Thurston, and Territory aforesaid, do…
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Affidavit of Adam Benson., this twenty-seventh, day of March, A. D. 1872
Affidavit of Adam Benson. United States of America, Territory of Washington, ss: I, Adam Benson, of Pierce County, Washington Territory, do solemnly declare upon oath that I am a citizen…
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Affidavit of Thomas McManus., this 20th day of March, A. D. 1872
Affidavit of Thomas McManus. United States of America, Territory of Washington, ss: I, Thomas McManus, of the City of Townsend, County of Jefferson, and Territory of Washington, do solemnly declare…
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*Extracts from the Affidavit of James S. Lawson.[85], this 16th day of March, A. D. 1872
*Extracts from the Affidavit of James S. Lawson.[85] United States of America, Territory of Washington, ss: I, James S. Lawson, Assistant United States Coast Survey, and at present a resident…
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* Extracts from the Affidavit of Charles Willoughby.[84], this 16th day of March, A. D. 1872
* Extracts from the Affidavit of Charles Willoughby.[84] United States of America, Territory of Washington, ss: Affidavits on the canal de Haro. I, Charles Willoughby, of the City of Port…
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Extracts from the Affidavit of Francis Tarbell., this 16th day of March, A. D. 1872
Extracts from the Affidavit of Francis Tarbell. United States of America, Territory of Washington, ss: I, Francis Tarbell, of the City of Olympia, County of Thurston, and Territory aforesaid, do…
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Extracts from the Affidavit of William J. Waitt., this sixteenth day of March, A. D. 1872
Extracts from the Affidavit of William J. Waitt. United States of America, Territory of Washington, ss: I, William J. Waitt, of the City of Olympia, County of Thurston, and Territory…
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[Untitled], March 16, 1872
[Untitled] Statements of Albert Henry Guild, made before the United States Consul, residing at the Port of Victoria, Vancouver Island, March 16, 1872, touching the navigation of the Canal de…