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Frederick Tregillus Letters from the Cariboo Boys

Letters to Frederick James Tregillus from Barkerville men who served in the First World War: Joseph Callanan, J.H. Ellis, George Freeman Killam, George Gilchrest, R. Norris, Mr. and Mrs. Nowosky, John Petterson, Ernest Seeley, N.W. Thompson, George Turner, and John Benjamin Westover. Learn more.

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BC Archives MS-0426

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which would have been of use to Fritz, if he got hold of it. Your last letter was very interesting. I am sory to hear the Bullion base is going higher up.

Do you know any thing of George Shaw. I left a big bag of clothes with him in Van. he was to send it to my old chum McKenzie (in Van) also I left Shaw a chit for a gal of rum. Paid 14.50 he was to write me or give the money to you. Let me know if he is up in Cariboo. I wrote him fm Montreal to Van but I did not get any reply. You & my own folks in Eng are the only real ones, once we get away.

I went to Northumberland last leave saw my Elder Brothers wife for the fist time She is Scotch & a splendid sort, real best & she & I hit it off well. I now

BC Archives, MS-0426 Box 1 File 5 / TREGILLUS, Frederick James, 1862 - 1962. Barkerville, miner. / Correspondence from Ernest Seeley, 1915 - 1919.

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