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Customs Dept. letter book
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- textual record
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1858-1876 (Creation)
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- Vancouver Island (Colony). Customs Dept.
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7 cm of textual records (1 volume)
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The Customs Dept. for the Colony of Vancouver Island was situated at Customs House in Victoria.
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Received in 1988 on permanent loan from Revenue Canada.
Scope and content
The series consists of a letter book created by the Collector of Customs in the Vancouver Island Customs Dept. between 1858 and 1871 and the Canada Customs Department between 1871 and 1876. It contains copies of correspondence outward from the Customs Houses in Victoria and New Westminster. There is an index to the volume.
The Collector of Customs was based as follows:
A.C. Anderson, Victoria, July 1858 - April 1859
W. Hamley, Victoria, April 1859 - June 1859
W. Hamley, Queensborough, New Westminster, June 1859 - December 1868
W. Hamley, Victoria, January 1869 - June 1876
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For related records see C/AA/30.22J; C/AA/30.22K and C/AB/30.22J as well as GR-1372 , files 417 to 430.
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Accession number(s): 88-005
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- Vancouver Island (Colony). Customs Dept. (Subject)
- Canada. Department of Customs (Subject)