No. 173
Government House, Victoria
Vancouvers Island
1 July 1859
Sir
I have duly received your Despatch No 25 of the 21st February, containing the Copy of a Despatch from Her Majesty's Minister at Washington, referring to Mr Nugent, and also a Copy of a Memorandum respecting theManuscript imagethe rights of Foreign Miners as laid down by the State Legislature of California and I beg to thank you for the information therein contained.
I have etc.
James Douglas
Minutes by CO staff
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Mr Merivale
Put by?
HT Irving 27 Augt
At once.
HM Augt 27