Otway, Arthur to Monsell, William 17 January 1870, CO 60:42, no. 721, 153.

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Otway, Arthur to Monsell, William 17 January 1870, CO 60:42, no. 721, 153.

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Otway, Arthur to Monsell, William 17 January 1870, CO 60:42, no. 721, 153.

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Otway to Under-Secretary of State

Foreign Office

17 January 1870

Sir,

I am directed by the Earl of Clarendon to transmit to you, to be laid before Earl Granville, a copy of a despatch from Her Majesty's Minister at Washington, with a copy of a Memorial, said to have been signed by a number of Residentsat

at Victoria in British Columbia, and addressed to the President of the United States, with a view to his endeavouring to induce Her Majesty's Government to consent to the transfer of that Colony to the United States.

I am,
Sir,
Your most obedient
humble Servant
Arthur Otway

Minutes by CO staff

Sir F. Rogers
I have been told that there were not more than 40 Signatures to the Memorial.

We probably shall hear from Govr Musgrave when a copy of the Memorial comes into his hands—but send him Confidentially a copy of Mr Thornton's despatch—& also to Sir John Young?

CC 20/1

Mr Monsell
Yes.

FR 20/1

WM 21/1

G 29/1

See subsequent F.O. 917 Jan 24-70.

[EB]

Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)

Edward Thornton, Washington, to Clarendon, 3 January 1870, forwarding copies of the memorial and a related newspaper clipping, with some discussion of the annexation question.

Newspaper clipping, Washington Morning Chronicle, 3 January 1870, "Letter from 'Occasional,'" predicting that the U.S. will soon control all of Britain's North American colonies.

Newspaper clipping, Baltimore Sun, 31 December 1869, "British Columbia Petition for Annexation—Objections to Canadian Confederation—Reasons for Union with the United States, Etc."