Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Correspondence (private letter)
Cooper, James to Blackwood, Arthur Johnstone 9 September 1858, CO 60:2, no. 9359, 588.
Abstract
Correspondence (private letter).
Minutes (3), Other documents (1).
Cooper asks that original copies of testimonials relating to his financial status and character
references be forwarded to Lytton.
The minutes regret that the CO must keep the original documents but that Cooper may make copies if he wishes.
Cooper to Blackwood (Chief Clerk)
Snow Hill
Wolverhampton
Septr 9th 1858
Wolverhampton
Dear Sir
I am in receipt of your note and enclosure from Mr
Halksworth,
1
for which I am much obliged.
Allow me to ask you for the original documents forwarded, for the
inspection of Sir Edward as testimonials. I had no time to copy them,
nor would they have been of much value unless properly authenticated.
Arthur Blackwood Esq
&c &c &c
&c &c &c
Minutes by CO staff
Mr Merivale
Ansr I think that we must keep the original documents, which is the way of all official Depts, but that if he wishes it he may
take
copies of them.
Ansr I think that we must keep the original documents, which is the way of all official Depts, but that if he wishes it he may
take
copies of them.
ABd
11 Sepr
Annex draft.
C
S 14
I think our practice is usually to return them when the
application is unsuccessful.
