894. Van Couvers Island.
No. 1.
Decembr 26. 1849.
My Lord,
I hereby beg to inform you of my arrival at Panama on my way to Vancouvers Island,
2Copy to the Hudson's Bay Comp. for informait 11 Feb/50
on the 28th of November; I have as yet heard nothing from Admiral Hornby, relative to my further passage, nor have I had any opportunity of communicating with him, by the Lima Mail Packet, which sails tomorrow, I intend to forward to the Admiral a copy of the dispatch dated the 9th August, relating thereto withManuscript image a copy of which I was furnished by the Admiralty previous to leaving England,
I am
Your Lordships Obedient Servant
Richard Blanshard
Governor of Vancouvers Island.

1The Rt Honble
The Earl Grey.
Minutes by CO staff
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Mr Merivale
Admiral Hornby has already stated that he could not afford a passage to Mr Blanshard & Sir J. Pelly has been so informed.
2 Feby.
To the Hud. B.C ? […]
HM Feb. 2
F. 4 BH
G. 4
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Draft, Colonial Office to Sir John Pelly, Hudson's Bay Company, 11 February 1850, forwarding a copy of the despatch.
Footnotes
  1. This addressee information appears at the foot of the first page of the despatch; see image scan.
  2. This text runs perpendicular to main body text; see image scan.
People in this document

Blanshard, Richard

Grey, Henry George

Hawes, Benjamin

Hornby, Phipps

Jadis, Vane

Merivale, Herman

Pelly, John Henry

Organizations in this document

Colonial Office

Hudson's Bay Company

Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty

Places in this document

Panama

Vancouver Island