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Copies or extracts of correspondence relative to the discovery of gold in the Fraser River District, in British North America Great Britain. Colonial Office

Description

Item is a document with copies and extracts of correspondence between Governor James Douglas and the Right Honourable H. Labouchere, as well as other correspondence of Douglas, and of the Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, John Shepherd, and Secretary Sir E. Bulwer Lytton concerning the discovery of gold in the Fraser River region and the ensuing events.

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Title
Copies or extracts of correspondence relative to the discovery of gold in the Fraser River District, in British North America
Creator
Great Britain. Colonial Office
Publisher
London : H.M. Stationary Office
Date Issued
1858
Description
Item is a document with copies and extracts of correspondence between Governor James Douglas and the Right Honourable H. Labouchere, as well as other correspondence of Douglas, and of the Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, John Shepherd, and Secretary Sir E. Bulwer Lytton concerning the discovery of gold in the Fraser River region and the ensuing events.
Subject
Gold mines and mining; Gold rushes
Geographic Location
Fraser River Valley (B.C.)
Genre
Correspondence
Type
Text
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English
Identifier
F5823_1_G722_c3
Collection
Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. The Chung Collection. F5823.1.G722 c.3
Date Available
2017-08-31
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/
Catalogue Record
http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=1587171
DOI
10.14288/1.0355279
Category
British Columbia historical documents, photographs and artifacts
RBSCLocation
CC-EX-3
Aggregated Source Repository
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Rights

Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/