Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Public Offices document
Hammond, Edmund to Adderley, Charles Bowyer 23 November 1867, CO 60:30, no. 11564, 168.
Abstract
Public Offices document.
Minutes (6), Enclosures (untranscribed) (2), Other documents (3).
On behalf of Stanley, Hammond asks for the despatches discussed in the enclosure the Colonial Office forwarded to the Foreign Office before Stanley can
make any observations onthe impact of the United States gaining control
of the Russian possessions in North America.Cox’s minute describes the despatches Hammond asks for in the correspondence. Rogers’s minute instructs Cox on how to respond to the foreign office. Rogers’s later minute comments on Seymour’s despatches and their relevance for suggesting
Victoria as a capital.Minutes by Buckingham and Cox discuss Verney and Verney’s relevance to British Columbia. Included documents discuss the impact of the United States controlling Russia’s North American territories on British Columbia and the location of British Columbia’s capital.
Hammond to Under-Secretary of State
I have laid before Lord Stanley Your letter of the 9th
Instant, enclosing for His Lordship's consideration, a copy of
a despatch from the Governor of British Columbia, in which he
requests instructions in regard to matters which are affected
by the cession of the Russian possessions in North America to
the United States; & I am directed by Lord Stanley to state to
you for the information of His Grace the Duke of Buckinghamthat
that His Lordship does not feel able to make any observations
on this question generally, without being in possession
of the despatch from the Governor of British Columbia, to
which allusion is made in the enclosure of your letter.
that His Lordship does not feel able to make any observations
on this question generally, without being in possession
of the despatch from the Governor of British Columbia, to
which allusion is made in the enclosure of your letter.
Minutes by CO staff
Sir F. Rogers
If you will turn to Gov. Seymour's despatch 10907 you will see he says "cannot fail to observe from other despatches transmitted today on this subject"—these are the despatches now asked for. The only other despatch on the subject is 10908 which
was sent
to the F.O. on the 20th & probably was not before them when
this present letter was written. I do not think that 10836 &
10906 on Confederation touch the matter—therefore the only
information we have to give so far is of Gov. Seymour's private
letter to Mr. Elliot—a copy of which you will see His Grace has
ordered to go to F.O.
If you will turn to Gov. Seymour's despatch 10907 you will see he says "cannot fail to observe from other despatches transmitted today on this subject"—these are the despatches now asked for. The only other despatch on the subject is 10908 which
was sent
to the F.O. on the 20th & probably was not before them when
this present letter was written. I do not think that 10836 &
10906 on Confederation touch the matter—therefore the only
information we have to give so far is of Gov. Seymour's private
letter to Mr. Elliot—a copy of which you will see His Grace has
ordered to go to F.O.
CC
26 Nov.
So inform F.O. in that Gov Seymour must refer to the confl
dpt of 25 Sept sent them in my letter of——and to the extract
from a private letter dated also 25 Sept & sent to F.O. in a
separate letter. At once.
FR
26/11
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Other documents included in the file
Minutes by CO staff
Duke of Buckingham
These seem to strengthen the case for Victoria as a capital. (NB not to print No 87.)
These seem to strengthen the case for Victoria as a capital. (NB not to print No 87.)
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Seymour to Elliot, 25 September 1867, concerning the location
of the capital with reference to comments of Captain Verney on the
subject and the cession of Russian America to the United States.
Minutes by CO staff
Commander Verney who for 3 years commanded HMS Grappler in
B. Columbia & the adjacent waters during the last year in
which Mr Seymour was Govr. See 4489 from him & Govr
Seymour's 8562.
CC
13 Nov
Other documents included in the file
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