Manuscript images

Many thousands of page-images from a variety of years are available on this site, and we are adding more on a regular basis. These images have been generated from monochrome microfilms of the original documents, and vary in quality, but they may well be useful to readers. They should help to give a clearer picture of the original documents, showing how minutes and annotations were added drafts written, and so on. In addition, many documents which we have not transcribed are available in image form (attachments, enclosures and so on). You can browse the images sequentially on the Image Browser page. You will also see that many document transcriptions have a small manuscript image at the top right; this acts as a link to the page image of the first page of that document, and from there, you can browse forward or backward through the sequence. Transcriptions from 1846 through 1860 have links throughout the transcription, so you can jump directly to the relevant page if you want to examine the original text.

These are the image sets which are currently available:

CO 305, Vol 1 (VI 1846-8 Despatches to London, Public Offices and Correspondence)
CO 305, Vol 2 (VI 1849-50 Despatches to London, Public Offices and Correspondence)
CO 305, Vol 3 (VI 1851-52 Despatches to London, Public Offices and Correspondence)
CO 305, Vol 4 (VI 1853 Despatches to London, Public Offices and Correspondence)
CO 305, Vol 5 (VI 1854 Despatches to London, Public Offices and Correspondence)
CO 305, Vol 6 (VI 1855 Despatches to London, Public Offices and Correspondence)
CO 305, Vol 7 (VI 1856 Despatches to London, Public Offices and Correspondence)
CO 305, Vol 8 (VI 1857 Despatches to London, Public Offices and Correspondence)
CO 305, Vol 9 (VI 1858 Despatches to London, Public Offices and Correspondence)
CO 305, Vol 10 (VI 1859 Despatches to London)
CO 305, Vol 11 (VI 1859 Despatches to London)
CO 305, Vol 12 (VI 1859 Public Offices)
CO 305, Vol 13 (VI 1859 Public Offices, Hudson's Bay Company, Individuals)
CO 305, Vol 14 (VI 1860 Despatches to London)
CO 305, Vol 15 (VI 1860 Public Offices and Miscellaneous)
CO 305, Vol 16 (VI 1857-1860 Public Accounts)
CO 305, Vol 17 (VI 1861 Despatches to London)
CO 305, Vol 18 (VI 1861 Public Offices and Miscellaneous)
CO 305, Vol 19 (VI 1862 Despatches, Public Offices and Miscellaneous)
CO 305, Vol 20 (VI 1863 Despatches)
CO 305, Vol 21 (VI 1863 Public Offices and Miscellaneous)
CO 305, Vol 22 (VI 1864 Despatches to London, Jan-July)
CO 305, Vol 23 (VI 1864 Despatches to London, Aug-Dec)
CO 305, Vol 24 (VI 1864 Public Offices and Miscellaneous)
CO 305, Vol 25 (VI 1865 Despatches to London, Jan-June)
CO 305, Vol 26 (VI 1865 Despatches to London, July-Dec)
CO 305, Vol 27 (VI 1865 Public Offices and Miscellaneous)
CO 305, Vol 28 (VI 1866 Despatches to London, Jan-June)
CO 305, Vol 29 (VI 1866 Despatches to London, July-November)
CO 305, Vol 30 (VI 1866-1867 Public Offices and Miscellaneous)
CO 381, Vol 18 (BC 1858-1871 Entry Books Series II: Commissions, Instructions, Petitions, Grants, Orders in Council, Warrants, Letters etc.)
CO 398, Vol 1 (BC 1858-1861 Entry Books of Correspondence: Letters from Secretary of State, Despatches)
CO 398, Vol 2 (BC 1861-1867 Entry Books of Correspondence: Letters from Secretary of State, Despatches)
CO 398, Vol 3 (BC 1864 (Jan) to 1866 (June) Entry Books of Correspondence: Letters from Secretary of State, Offices and Individuals)
CO 398, Vol 4 (BC 1866 (June) to 1869 (July) Entry Books of Correspondence: Letters from Secretary of State, Offices and Individuals)
CO 398, Vol 5 (BC 1867 (April) to 1871 (January) Entry Books of Correspondence: Letters from Secretary of State. Despatches.)
CO 398, Vol 6 (BC 1869 (July) to 1871 (August) Entry Books of Correspondence: Letters from Secretary of State. Offices and Individuals.)
CO 398, Vol 7 (BC 1871 (February) to 1871 (July) Entry Books of Correspondence: Letters from Secretary of State. Despatches.)
CO 6, Vol 25 (British North America 1858 offices: Admiralty, Board of Trade, Council, Emigration, Foreign)
CO 6, Vol 26 (British North America 1858 offices: Law, House of Commons, Treasury, War, Miscellaneous)
CO 6, Vol 27 (British North America 1858 offices: General, Individuals A-E)
CO 6, Vol 28 (British North America 1858: Individuals F-M)
CO 6, Vol 29 (British North America 1858: Individuals N-Z)
CO 6, Vol 30 (British North America 1859: Offices: Hudson's Bay Company)
CO 6, Vol 31 (British North America 1859: Individuals)
CO 6, Vol 32 (British North America 1860: Public Offices and Individuals)
CO 6, Vol 33 (British North America 1861: Public Offices and Individuals)
CO 6, Vol 34 (British North America 1862: Public Offices and Individuals)
CO 6, Vol 35 (British North America 1862: Fisheries Commission and Maps)
CO 6, Vol 36 (British North America 1862; Exploration 1857-1860; Captain Palliser's general report and journal)
RG7 G8C Vol 1 (VI 1849-58 Despatches from London)
RG7 G8C Vol 2 (VI 1859-61 Despatches from London)
RG7 G8C Vol 3 (VI 1862-63 Despatches from London)
RG7 G8C Vol 4 (VI 1864 Despatches from London)
RG7 G8C Vol 5 (VI 1865-1867 Despatches from London)
RG7 G8C Vol 6 (BC 1858 Despatches from London)
RG7 G8C Vol 7 (BC 1859 Despatches from London Part 1)
RG7 G8C Vol 8 (BC 1859 Despatches from London Part 2)
RG7 G8C Vol 9 (BC 1860-61 Despatches from London)
RG7 G8C Vol 10 (BC 1862-63 Despatches from London)
RG7 G8C Vol 11 (BC 1864 Despatches from London)
RG7 G8C Vol 12 (BC 1865 Despatches from London)
RG7 G8C Vol 13 (BC 1866 Despatches from London)
RG7 G8C Vol 14 (BC 1867 Despatches from London)
RG7 G8C Vol 15 (BC 1868 Despatches from London)
RG7 G8C Vol 16 (BC 1869 Despatches from London)
RG7 G8C Vol 17 (BC 1870 Despatches from London)
RG7 G8C Vol 18 (BC 1871 Despatches from London)
RG7 G8C Vol 19 (BC 1858-59 Despatches to London)
RG7 G8C Vol 21 (BC Despatches to London, July 1859 to April 1861)
RG7 G8C Vol 22 (BC 1861-64 Despatches to London)
CO 410, Vol 1 (VI 1849-1864 Despatches from London)
CO 410, Vol 2 (VI 1864-1867 Despatches from London)
CO 60, Vol 1 (BC 1858 Despatches to London)
CO 60, Vol 2 (BC 1858 Public Offices and Correspondence)
CO 60, Vol 3 (BC 1858 Correspondence)
CO 60, Vol 4 (BC 1859 Despatches to London January to July)
CO 60, Vol 5 (BC 1859 Despatches to London August to December and Public Offices Part 1)
CO 60, Vol 6 (BC 1859 Public Offices Part 2 and Miscellaneous)
CO 60, Vol 7 (BC 1860 Despatches to London January to July)
CO 60, Vol 8 (BC 1860 Despatches to London August to December)
CO 60, Vol 9 (BC 1860 Public Offices and Miscellaneous)
CO 60, Vol 10 (BC 1861 Despatches to London January to August)
CO 60, Vol 11 (BC 1861 Despatches to London September to December)
CO 60, Vol 12 (BC 1861 Public Offices and Miscellaneous)
CO 60, Vol 13 (BC 1862 Despatches to London)
CO 60, Vol 14 (BC 1862 Public Offices and Miscellaneous)
CO 60, Vol 15 (BC 1863 Despatches to London January to May)
CO 60, Vol 16 (BC 1863 Despatches to London June to December)
CO 60, Vol 17 (BC 1863 Public Offices and Miscellaneous)
CO 60, Vol 18 (BC 1864 Despatches to London January to June)
CO 60, Vol 19 (BC 1864 Despatches to London July to December)
CO 60, Vol 20 (BC 1864 Public Offices and Miscellaneous)
CO 60, Vol 21 (BC 1865 Despatches to London January to May)
CO 60, Vol 22 (BC 1865 Despatches to London June to December)
CO 60, Vol 23 (BC 1865 Public Offices and Miscellaneous)
CO 60, Vol 24 (BC 1866 Despatches to London January to June)
CO 60, Vol 25 (BC 1866 Despatches to London July to December)
CO 60, Vol 26 (BC 1866 Public Offices and Miscellaneous)
CO 60, Vol 27 (BC 1867 Despatches to London January to March)
CO 60, Vol 28 (BC 1867 Despatches to London April to August)
CO 60, Vol 29 (BC 1867 Despatches to London September to December)
CO 60, Vol 30 (BC 1867 Public Offices part 1 and Miscellaneous)
CO 60, Vol 31 (BC 1867 Public Offices part 2 and Miscellaneous Individuals)
CO 60, Vol 32 (BC 1868 Despatches to London January to June)
CO 60, Vol 33 (BC 1868 Despatches to London July to December)
CO 60, Vol 34 (BC 1868 Public Offices and Miscellaneous)
CO 60, Vol 35 (BC 1869 Despatches to London January to May)
CO 60, Vol 36 (BC 1869 Despatches to London June to December)
CO 60, Vol 37 (BC 1869 Public Offices and Miscellaneous)
CO 60, Vol 38 (BC 1870 Despatches to London January to May)
CO 60, Vol 39 (BC 1870 Despatches to London June to August)
CO 60, Vol 40 (BC 1870 Despatches to London August)
CO 60, Vol 41 (BC 1870 Despatches to London August to December)
CO 60, Vol 42 (BC 1870 Public Offices and Miscellaneous)
CO 60, Vol 43 (BC 1871 Despatches to London January to April)
CO 60, Vol 44 (BC 1871 Despatches to London May to December; Public Offices and Miscellaneous 1871)

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Martin Holmes
University of Victoria Humanities Computing and Media Centre

The Colonial Despatches Team. Manuscript images. The Colonial Despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871, Edition 2.0, ed. James Hendrickson and the Colonial Despatches project. Victoria, B.C.: University of Victoria. https://bcgenesis.uvic.ca/ms_images.html.

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Colonial Despatches

The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871

Manuscript images