17th March 1884, a letter from Sam Greer on Granville Hotel letterhead (now with new proprietor).
Wellburn notes: “Sam Greer tells of Captain Irving who has written in respect of land titles at Kitsilano and English Bay. Greer was allowed to sell 100 choice city lots fronting on English Bay.”
Page 74 sold for $3,960 in our 6th May 2017 auction




17th (Nov) 1884
Dear Spinks,
Capt. Irving has written you Today
Respecting the Indian title the parties
Ignored Me 8 thousand was offered
last week for the Indian title
Capt. Irving and Mr Drake
will tell the matter the parties
who Duped you wanted me to
Sue you for 8 thousand Dollars
for My Share I Sepose the
place is worth a billion
I have two of the Best Backers
In the province a Dreadfull
fight will Take place Soon
I am Still In occupation
I done all the Business and
and I am Determined you Shall
Have a Equal Share with
Green McDonald or henderson
or humphres or Walls for
these is the parties you Sold yourself
To against my advise you had a true
friend In Me always Now you See The
affect Henderson had in Discouraging
You live and learn I have a Share
already Trans fared for you forward
the $500.00 Imediately Since Writing you
at Victoria I have adopted another
course by the advise of Capt Irving
who believes (Me) you to be honest
as well as my self you May been deceived
everything is in my power the were only
one of the Indians Signed the Transfare
we got the other was that is Jim Charly
had no right to Sign for him
the are four Indians In all who
owned houses and Patches
on the place I have got new
Transfares Made out In My
own Name for the other three
to Sign Then we will Talk
Business to Green + Co.
I have had a hard time with
them at Victoria for the last week
the Cost has been heavy for
advise and other Documents
the expenses of getting the Indians
and Indian Agent I have Deposited
($100) $150 for New Transfare
advanced by Captain Irving
abought 300 expenses this last
10 day two men on the place
we will have the Deeds as Soon
as every thing is settled Send me
Some Assistance to I can See
you when Capt.Irving telegrams
Me to Victoria I will Telegram you
to Meet me there then I will leave
every thing Before you.
Your sincear friend
S. Greer
this is Confidential
Trust no Body
I am pretty hard to heal on
Business Matters of this Kind but
honesty and upright Dealings will
Come out all Right in the long run
these parties new especially henderson
you stick up for that I am indebted
To one half of the place and I
will have it and you will have
8 eights part with McDonald
Green + Co or equal partwith
them that is already fixed
Myself and Capt.Irving and Co
Will hold the other I leave
Tomorrow with the Indian agent
to get Indians to Sign the Transfare
I was badly Anoyed when I write my
last letter to you at Victoria they said
you were a Mean Skamp I later
there I could not believe that to
I was Convinced that you were
Conscious of what you were doing
at the time no doubt you Signed
all away