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Colonial Office fonds : 1762-1922
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BCA AAAA0524
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92 microfilm reels;96 cm of textual records
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The Colonial Office was a department of the British Government, established in 1825, to administer Britains colonial possessions.
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Fonds consists of records created by the Colonial Office as part of its responsibility for administering Britains colonial possessions. The majority of the records relate to the management of the Colonies of British Columbia and Vancouver Island though there are some records that relate to other colonial possessions. Records include correspondence inward and outward, dispatches, register of acts and blue books.
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BCAUL control number: BCA-2035
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- British Columbia (Colony) (Subject)
- Vancouver Island (Colony) (Subject)