Addington, Henry Unwin to Hawes, Benjamin 19 April 1849, CO 305:2, no. 3325, 221.

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Addington, Henry Unwin to Hawes, Benjamin 19 April 1849, CO 305:2, no. 3325, 221.

Abstract

Public Offices document. Minutes (3), Enclosures (untranscribed) (1), Marginalia (1).

Addington transmits to Hawes, for the information of Grey, information on Vancouver Island and HBC settlements in Oregon Territory, from a copy of a letter from Captain Courtenay.

In the minutes, Merivale notes that Courtenay's opinion of Vancouver Island is worth reading.

This file encloses a copy of extracts of a letter from Courtenay that describes his recent mission to Vancouver Island and the Pacific Northwest coast.

3325_ Vancouver's Island

Foreign Office

April 19 1849

Sir,

I am directed by Viscount Palmerston to transmit to you, for the information of Earl Grey, a copy of a letter from Her

Oct. 23/48

Majesty's Consul General at Woahoo1, containing information respecting Vancouver's Island, and the settlements of the Hudsons Bay Company in Oregon.

I am,
Sir,
Your most obedient,
humble Servant,
H.U. Addington

Benjamin Hawes Esqr M.S.
&c &c &c

Minutes by CO staff

Mr Merivale
I do not know that this can be turned to any use.

ABd 20/4/49.

Put by, I think: But Capt. Courtenay's opinion of Vancouver's Island (near the end of his letter) is worth looking at.

HM Apl 20

A 21 I think so

G. 21

Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)

Copy, William Miller to Addington, 23 October 1848, transmitting extracts of a letter from Captain Courtenay, HMS Constance, describing his recent mission to Vancouver Island (10 pages).

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