Records relating to British activities in northwestern North America [manuscript], 1791-1901.

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Records relating to British activities in northwestern North America [manuscript], 1791-1901.

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Photocopies and microfilm of Colonial Office records housed in the British Public Record Office. Includes: "Case of Louis Riel," 1866; "Correspondence relative to the present position of Her Majesty's Indian subjects in British Columbia," 1874; "Correspondence respecting the rising in the North-West Territory," 1885; "Lord Dufferin's report of his visit to British Columbia, " 1876; records of the Pacific Cable Co. and Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Co.; "Memoranda on the North American and eastern colonies," 1856; "Papers relating to the proceedings of the Pacific Cable Committee,: 1899-1901; "Correspondence relative to the finances of Vancouver Island," 1866; British Alaskan boundary reports, 1866, 1899; Canadian Pacific Railway reports, 1876-1878; papers concerning the voyages of George Vancouver, 1791-1793, and the ships Discovery and Chatham (on microfilm reel 1); and printed reports of the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Pacific Cable Committee (microfilm reel 2).

.5 cubic feet (1 flat box, 2 reels of microfilm)

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Discovery (Ship)

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Great Britain. Colonial Office

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Following charges of mail fraud in 1922, Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) leader Marcus Garvey planned a world tour scheduled to begin in February 1923 to counter the negative publicity. Garvey's intentions provoked anxiety among British colonial officials which then put him and other UNIA members in British West African colonies under surveillance. From the description of Universal Negro Improvement Association miscellaneous collection, 1922-1923. (New York Public Libr...

Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company (Canada)

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Great Britain. Public Record Office

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Manorial surveys were made to provide the lord of the manor with comprehensive details of the revenues that he could expect from his lands and other possessions. Survey records were not intended as records of payments, which appear in manorial accounts. From the description of Special Collections: Rentals and Surveys, Rolls [microform]. [1216-1837] (Center for Research Libraries). WorldCat record id: 270991033 Robert Beale (1541-1601) served as ambassador to France starting ...

Dufferin and Ava, Frederick Temple Blackwood, Marquis of, 1826-1902

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Governor-General of India; resident of "Clandeboye," County Down, Northern Ireland. From the description of Papers, 1870-1895; (bulk 1886-1888). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19212583 ...

Riel, Louis, 1844-1885

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Leader of the Métis rebellion in 1869 that led to the establishment of Manitoba. His death by hanging in 1885 marked the beginning of the nationalist movement. From the description of Louis Riel Collection : papers, 1868-1926 [microform]. (University of North Dakota). WorldCat record id: 17320951 Métis leader and politician, of Western Canada. From the description of Papers, 1868-1926 [microform]. (University of North Dakota). WorldCat record id: 24883488 ...

Pacific Cable Company (Canada)

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Vancouver, George, 1757-1798

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British naval officer and explorer. From the description of George Vancouver papers, 1793-1794. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981522 ...

Chatham (Ship)

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Canadian Pacific Railway Company.

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