Diaries of Peter O’Reilly — 1858-1905

Peter O’Reilly (b. 27 March 1827; d. 3 September 1905) was a prominent settler and official in British Columbia who held a variety of positions, most notably as the head of the Indian Reserve Commission struck to revise and allocate reserves throughout the Province. O’Reilly’s personal diaries have been transcribed by volunteers for informational purposes only. Researchers interested in this diary are advised to consult the original document housed at the Royal British Columbia Museum & Archives, found in MS-2894, the O’Reilly Family Fonds.

The following list shows the available transcriptions in PDF form. Each of the following pages will show the document in an embedded viewer. If you’d like to download the PDF file, a link can be found below the viewer. Reminder that if you download the file, you will need a PDF reader such as Adobe Acrobat or Sumatra PDF.


This collection of letters and documents has been digitized from an earlier transcription project and is for informational purposes only. This transcription has not been verified against the originals. Researchers interested in these letters should consult the original documents housed at the BC Archives.


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