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Despatch from London
Grenville, Richard to Seymour, Frederick 15 August 1868, NAC RG7:G8C/15, 305.

Abstract
Despatch from London. Other documents (3).
Buckingham transmits a letter from Britain’s Postmaster General regarding an alleged arrangement with the Post Office authorities of the United States and Buckingham’s response. Included documents discuss the Government of British Columbia’s arrangement to have mail transmitted through Portland instead of San Francisco.
No. 62
15 August 1868
Sir,
With reference to previous correspondence on the subject of the Mail service between this country and British Columbia, I transmit to you a copy of a letter which I have received from the Postmaster General relating to an alleged arrangement with the PostOfficeManuscript image Office authorities of the United States and of the answer which I have caused to be returned to that letter.
I have the honor to be
Sir,
Your most obedient
humble Servant
Buckingham & Chandos
Other documents included in the file
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Copy, Scudamore to Rogers, 10 August 1868, regarding an arrangement made at the request of the Government of British Columbia for the transmission of mail via Portland instead of San Francisco.
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Copy, Blackfan to the Postmaster General, 23 July 1868, stating that closed mail could be sent to the colonies via Portland instead of San Francisco.
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Copy, Rogers to the Secretary General of the Post Office, 15 August 1868, stating that a reply to his despatch regarding the postal routes had not yet been received.