File contains a key map and list for the areas researched and information on the following:
George Herbert Wailes: 1920, Crown Grant for fractional SW 1/4 of Sec. 48; 48 acres for $217; with a tax sale notice, 1939
Ina Vernon Munro: 1920, Crown Grant for NE 1/4 of Sec. 37; 161 acres; includes a sale to Hawkins and a forfeit in 1939
Allan Olmsted: 1939, Crown Grant for SW 1/4 of Sec. 37
Ira Furry: 1911, Crown Grant for W 1/2 of SE 1/4 of Sec. 33
Walter Malcolm: 1919, Crown Grant for fractional SW 1/4 of Sec. 36
Frank Leslie Tooker: 1926, Crown Grant for N 1/2 of Sec. 36, 124 acres
Ira Furry: 1897, Crown Grant for SE 1/4 of Sec 36; 160 acres for $160.00.
Donald McDonald: 1926, Crown Grant for fractional NW 1/2 of Sec. 37; 144 acres for $1.00
File contains a key map and list for the areas researched and information on the following:
George Herbert Wailes: 1920, Crown Grant for fractional SW 1/4 of Sec. 48; 48 acres for $217; with a tax sale notice, 1939
Ina Vernon Munro: 1920, Crown Grant for NE 1/4 of Sec. 37; 161 acres; includes a sale to Hawkins and a forfeit in 1939
Allan Olmsted: 1939, Crown Grant for SW 1/4 of Sec. 37
Ira Furry: 1911, Crown Grant for W 1/2 of SE 1/4 of Sec. 33
Walter Malcolm: 1919, Crown Grant for fractional SW 1/4 of Sec. 36
Frank Leslie Tooker: 1926, Crown Grant for N 1/2 of Sec. 36, 124 acres
Ira Furry: 1897, Crown Grant for SE 1/4 of Sec 36; 160 acres for $160.00.
Donald McDonald: 1926, Crown Grant for fractional NW 1/2 of Sec. 37; 144 acres for $1.00
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.
