Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch to London
Seymour, Frederick to Grenville, Richard 5 May 1868, CO 60:32, no. 6311, 319.
Abstract
Despatch to London.
Minutes (1), Other documents (1), Marginalia (1).
Seymour acknowledges a number of Buckingham’s despatch from 1 October 1867 to 29 February 1868. Blake’s minute summarizes which despatches Seymour acknowledged and notes which despatches were not acknowledged. The included document
discusses what Seymour should include in despatches, which acknowledge receiving despatches from the Colonial Office.
Separate
New Westminster
5th May 1868
My Lord Duke,
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatches,
of the numbers and dates noted in the enclosed schedule.*
Originals
Circulars 18, 20 and 26 September; 25 and 26 October; 11, 26
and 28 November; 2, 6, 10, 11, 18, 21 and 23 December 1867; 1, 6, 9,
20, 23, 29 and 30 January; 6, 13, 15, 19 and 24 February 1868.
Duplicates
Circulars 18 September 1867 to 13 February 1868 inclusive.
Minutes by CO staff
Mr Cox
This despatch acknowledges the receipt of the mails of 1 Oct, 16 Oct, 1 Nov, 16 Nov, 30 Nov, 16 Dec, 1 Jan, 16 Jan, 1 Feb, 15 Feb, 29 Feb. All the Circulars sent on those days are acknowledged with the exception of that of the 25th Nov. Govr Seymour also acknowledges the receipt of a Circular that of the 10th Decr 1867, which I cannot find has ever existed.
This despatch acknowledges the receipt of the mails of 1 Oct, 16 Oct, 1 Nov, 16 Nov, 30 Nov, 16 Dec, 1 Jan, 16 Jan, 1 Feb, 15 Feb, 29 Feb. All the Circulars sent on those days are acknowledged with the exception of that of the 25th Nov. Govr Seymour also acknowledges the receipt of a Circular that of the 10th Decr 1867, which I cannot find has ever existed.
EB
19 June 1868
Other documents included in the file
Rogers to Seymour, 19 June 1868, requesting "that in
acknowledging the receipt of despatches recd from the
Secretary of State the date of their receipt in B. Columbia
may be stated."