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1. [Letters to the Mayor of Victoria, B. C.]
- Creator:
- Gibbs, Mifflin Wistar
- Published / Created:
- 1868-1869
- Call Number:
- JWJ MSS 20
- Collection Title:
- Mifflin Wistar Gibbs papers concerning Victoria, British Columbia
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 1
- Image Count:
- 4
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- ALS dated 1868 Nov 18, to the Mayor and Municipal Council of the City of Victoria, requesting permission to move a sidewalk in order to build on his property; ALS dated 1869 Mar 13, to the Mayor of the City of Victoria, requesting that the mayor grant him a leave of absence for three months or accept Gibbs's resignation, whichever the mayor "deems best".
- Description:
- American merchant, lawyer, judge and U. S. Consul to Madagascar; served on the Municipal Council of Victoria, British Columbia, from 1866 to 1869. and Gift of Robin W. Winks, 1966.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Victoria (B.C.)--Politics and government. and Victoria (B.C.)--Social life and customs.
- Subject (Name):
- Alcott, Thomas S., Leffard, H., Lewis, Richard,--fl. 1867., Russell, J.,--fl. ca. 1868., and Seymour, Fred K.
- Subject (Topic):
- Elevator (San Francisco, Calif.)
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Letters to the Mayor of Victoria, B. C.]
2. [Memorial requesting land for municipal purposes]
- Creator:
- Gibbs, Mifflin Wistar
- Published / Created:
- 1867 Jun 11
- Call Number:
- JWJ MSS 20
- Collection Title:
- Mifflin Wistar Gibbs papers concerning Victoria, British Columbia
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 2
- Image Count:
- 4
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Autograph manuscipt "memorial" in an unidentified hand, dated 1867 Jun 11, to Fred K. Seymour, governor of British Columbia, requesting land for municipal purposes, signed by members of the Municipal Council, including Gibbs, Richard Lewis, and [H. Leffard?]
- Description:
- American merchant, lawyer, judge and U. S. Consul to Madagascar; served on the Municipal Council of Victoria, British Columbia, from 1866 to 1869. and Gift of Robin W. Winks, 1966.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Victoria (B.C.)--Politics and government. and Victoria (B.C.)--Social life and customs.
- Subject (Name):
- Alcott, Thomas S., Leffard, H., Lewis, Richard,--fl. 1867., Russell, J.,--fl. ca. 1868., and Seymour, Fred K.
- Subject (Topic):
- Elevator (San Francisco, Calif.)
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Memorial requesting land for municipal purposes]