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This year is the 150th anniversary of British Columbia joining Confederation on July 20, 1871.
One of the key figures the historic event was Dr. John Sebastian Helmcken of Victoria. Three months before B.C. joined Confederation, Prime Minister John A. Macdonald sent him a letter and 150 years later, it has turned up in a private collection in the U.S.
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The handwritten letter is dated March 31, 1871, and is marked “personal” and “private.” It isn’t about Confederation, but is focused on one of B.C.’s main concerns: the international boundary with the U.S.