File contains a map and notes, and information on the following:
Mabel Huck: 1920, Crown Grant for NE 1/4 of Sec. 40; file shows the original grant, a tax sale forfeit in 1939, a regrant in 1957 with immediate sale to MacMillan/Bloedel.
William Barrett: 1916, Crown Grant for NW 1/4 of Sec. 40; $160 for 160 acres.
Herbert Benjamin Middleton: 1916, Crown Grant for SW 1/4 of Sec. 40, 168 acres for $168.00
August Teuber: 1904, Crown Grant for SE 14 of Sec. 40; 160 acres for $160.00.
File contains a map and notes, and information on the following:
Mabel Huck: 1920, Crown Grant for NE 1/4 of Sec. 40; file shows the original grant, a tax sale forfeit in 1939, a regrant in 1957 with immediate sale to MacMillan/Bloedel.
William Barrett: 1916, Crown Grant for NW 1/4 of Sec. 40; $160 for 160 acres.
Herbert Benjamin Middleton: 1916, Crown Grant for SW 1/4 of Sec. 40, 168 acres for $168.00
August Teuber: 1904, Crown Grant for SE 14 of Sec. 40; 160 acres for $160.00.
File contains two letters, written in pencil, to "Mother and Dad" by "Freddie" (surname unknown) on July 9, 1942 (7 pages) and July 13, 1942 (5 pages). Freddie was aboard the mission ship "John Antle", based in Whaletown with Canon Alan Greene, and writes of his experiences as part of the mission patrol. Places visited include Redonda Bay, Alert Bay, Rock Bay, Surge Narrows and Cortes Island settlements.
Donated by Bill Bartlett, of the Gerald Wellburn Philatelic Foundation, Victoria BC, in 2021. The letters were part of a stamp collection given to the Foundation. Bartlett recognized the connection to Cortes Island and mailed the letters to the Museum.
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File contains two letters, written in pencil, to "Mother and Dad" by "Freddie" (surname unknown) on July 9, 1942 (7 pages) and July 13, 1942 (5 pages). Freddie was aboard the mission ship "John Antle", based in Whaletown with Canon Alan Greene, and writes of his experiences as part of the mission patrol. Places visited include Redonda Bay, Alert Bay, Rock Bay, Surge Narrows and Cortes Island settlements.
