Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Public Offices document
Parker, John to Merivale, Herman 21 October 1851, CO 305:3, no. 8856, 201A.
Abstract
Public Offices document.
Minutes (2), Enclosures (untranscribed) (1), Other documents (1), Marginalia (2).
Parker forwards to Merivale, for Grey's information, a copy of a letter from Moresby, which reports on the affairs of Vancouver Island.
In the minutes, Blackwood suggests that the HBC may wish to offer observations on the content of Moresby's report.
Of the documents included in the file, the first is a draft letter from the Colonial Office to Pelly, which forwards copies of correspondence from the Admiralty and Moresby; the second is a letter from Moresby to the Admiralty, which reports damningly on the HBC's management of Vancouver Island.
I am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to send
you herewith for the information of Earl Grey a Copy of a Letter from
Rear Adml Moresby dated the 3rd of July last No 55 containing a
Report connected with Vancouvers Island
Merivale Esqr
Colonial Department
Colonial Department
Minutes by CO staff
Mr Elliot
Communicate to the Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company for such observations as he may wish to offer on the contents of this report.
Communicate to the Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company for such observations as he may wish to offer on the contents of this report.
Other documents included in the file
Draft, Colonial Office to Pelly, 3 November 1851, forwarding copies of correspondence from the Admiralty and
Moresby for observations.
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Moresby to the Admiralty, 3 July 1851,
reporting on his visit to Vancouver Island, with extensive
complaints about the management of affairs by the HBC.
Footnotes
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