Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch to London
Seymour, Frederick to Grenville, Richard 22 December 1868, CO 60:33, no. 2183, 693.
Abstract
Despatch to London.
Minutes (4), Other documents (1).
Seymour informs Buckingham that instructions have been sent to the Crown Agents to pay the War Department
the Sum of £141.1.3.Minutes by Cox, Sandford, and Monsell discuss contacting the War Office. Blake’s minute suggests seeing
subsequent Agents/2837 March 12, 1869.
No. 139
Victoria
22nd December 1868
My Lord Duke,
I have had the honor to receive Your Grace's despatch No 99
of the 10 November 1868 respecting aclaim
claim advanced by the War
department against the Colony for the Sum of £141.1.3. I need
hardly assure Your Grace that British Columbia has not sunk
sufficiently low to be unable to meet this smallpayment
payment and the
requisite instructions will be sent to the Colonial Agents.
claim advanced by the War
department against the Colony for the Sum of £141.1.3. I need
hardly assure Your Grace that British Columbia has not sunk
sufficiently low to be unable to meet this smallpayment
payment and the
requisite instructions will be sent to the Colonial Agents.
Minutes by CO staff
Other documents included in the file
Sandford to Under-Secretary of State, War Department, 27
February 1869, advising payment of debt forthcoming.