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Newcastle Jany 25/87
John Tilton Esq.
Deputy Minister of Fisheries
Ottawa
Sir
Herewith find accounts
for expenditures connected with the
Fraser River Hatchery B.C. viz.
A.E. [Pelllenbergh?] salary $60.00
John Price do 50.00
A O Conner do 50.00
[Lee?] [Wing?] [Chinaman?] 29/d (.) [?] 29.00
Maxwell [March?] Disbursements of [?] 59.80
Bon Accord [Teabag?] Co. [?] 3.95
Thos. [Orcas?] for [?] 5.25
Jas. Cunningham Coal[?] 8.38
Telegraph Co. messages 3.80
Steamer "Damacus" freight 5.00 Misc. [?] and Chinaman for
[?] [housework?] @ 10[?] 54.35
$329.53
I am Sir
Yours Obedly
Samuel Wilmont
Supt J.C
Notes and Questions
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I believe some of these are names or products but I don't have any other context clues to discern what is written down.
I think this letter pertains to work at the Bon Accord hatchery on the Harrison River near New Westminster. Line 6 in the account list starts with “Bon Accord” but don’t think it is followed by the word “hatchery.” Line 8 beneath is possibly “Jas Cunningham,” Jas being contraction of James. Cunningham was a federal fisheries officer based in BC. It looks like it is followed by “coal”. “Telegraph” is followed by Co. and the charge is “Messages.”