Serjeant Bridgman volunteered
for Service with the Columbia Detachment and sailed on board the Thames
City with his pregnant wife and young son.
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Death
On the 25th inst.,
in Lat. 5.40 South, Long 30.30 West, Richard, the only son of
Serjeant Richard Bridgman, R.E.
-- 27th November, 1858, from
The Emigrant Soldier's Gazette
and
Cape Horn Chronicle |
Respecting the 1st death on board the
Thames City, Captain Luard postponed the Theatrical Performance for one
week.
5 days after the death of his son, the
Gazette reports the following:
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Birth
On the 30th
ultimo, in Lat. 17.South, long. 34.56 West, the wife of Serjeant
Bridgemen, R.E., of a daughter.
- 4th December, 1858,
from
The Emigrant Soldier's Gazette
and
Cape Horn Chronicle |
Shortly after arriving at the Camp, Bridgman is appointed to the
position of Post Master Sergeant by Colonel Moody.
Post Office
Queenborough, BC
18th June, 1859Sir,
I have the honor to state that owning to the great increase
of the population of this place, it is a considerable detriment
to, and interruption of business, that Corporal Whitmore, 15th
Hussars, Assistant Post Master, is obliged to proceed to the camp
with letters upon the arrival of each Steamer from Victoria.
I therefore beg leave to suggest that Sergeant Bridgman who
has been appointed as Post Master Sergeant for the Camp, may be
instructed to call at this Office for letters upon each arrival of
Steamers from Victoria.
I have the honor to be,
Spaulding, JP |
Bridgman takes his discharge early in
September 1863 and remains in the Colony when the Detachment disbands in
November of 1863.
| As a Serjeant,
Bridgman's Regimental Pay per Diem would have been 2s. 10 1/2d. plus Working Pay per Diem
3s. to 5s. |
He takes over an existing Hotel in New
Westminster with Sapper Smith.
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HICK'S HOTEL!
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SMITH AND BRIDGMAN,
PROPRIETORS
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THE
SUBSCRIBERS, having purchased the estab-
lishment hitherto known as "HARDIE'S
HOTEL"
and having thoroughly renovated and
re-furnished it,
are now prepared to accomodate
regular boarders and
transient visitors upon reasonable
terms.
THE BAR
Will be constantly supplied with the
choicest
LIQUORS AND CIGARS.
SMITH AND BRIDGMAN
New Westminster, B.C., Sept. 25,
1863
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