G. Vernon Wellburn collection. 1826, 1871, 1884, 1896.

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G. Vernon Wellburn collection. 1826, 1871, 1884, 1896.

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The collection consists of a letter from Sir John Franklin, Great Bear Lake, to Robert McVicar, 1826; a telegram from S.L. Tilley to Hon. Dr. Helmcken, April 1, 1871, referring to the admittance of British Columbia into Confederation, a document signed by Charles Dupont referring to a land transaction to what is now known as Vancouver, and an invitation to the opening of the new Parliament Buildings in Victoria, 1898.

4 items.

University of British Columbia Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7781806

University of British Columbia Library

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Franklin, John, 1786-1847

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British explorer, credited with discovery of Northwest Passage; died on his third arctic expedition, 1847. From the description of ALS, 1827 Nov. 29, London, to Catherine Franklin, Nottingham. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122489346 Sir John Franklin, British naval officer and Arctic explorer. From the description of Sir John Franklin manuscript material : 2 items, 1819-1823 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 226044023 ...

Tilley, S.L.

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Dupont, Charles.

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McVicar, Robert

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Robert McVicar [MacVicar, McVicker] was born circa 1799, probably at Bowmore, Isle of Islay in Scotland. Between 1812 and 1814, he served with the Hudson's Bay Company as a clerk at York Factory, later spending fourteen years in the Saskatchewan and Athabasca region. Between 1819 and 1823, he spent his first winter command at Fort Resolution on Great Slave Lake, later becoming a chief trader following the amalgamation of the fur-trading companies in 1821. He assisted the...

Wellburn, G. Vernon

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G. Vernon Wellburn, raised in Duncan, B.C., worked for BC Forest Products Ltd. and the Tahsis Co. Ltd. in engineering and logging management at various locations on Vancouver Island and Vancouver. From 1972 to 1975 he lectured in forest harvesting in the Faculty of Forestry at UBC and was the Western Manager of the Forest Engineering Institute of Canada, 1975-1980. From the description of G. Vernon Wellburn collection. 1826, 1871, 1884, 1896. (University of British Columbia Library)....

Helmcken, John Sebastian, 1824-1920

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