Colonial Despatches

Vancouver Island Public Offices 1852

Admiralty

836 Jan. 28 Expense of Blanshard's passage on HMS Daphne. 4249 May 14 Violation of British territory by Americans. 4249 V525AD024770 May 25 Gold discoveries on Queen Charlotte Island. 4770 V525AD036031 June 28 Gold discoveries on QCI. 6031 V525AD046603 July 12 Naval protection by HMS Thetis. 6603 V525AD057689 Aug. 16 Gold discoveries on QCI. 7689 V525AD068866 Sep. 27 Report of HMS Thetis on gold workings. 8866 V525AD079799 Oct. 22 Dispatch of Thetis for naval protection of VI. 9799 V525AD0810161 Nov. 1 Moresby's report on despatch of Thetis. 10161 V525AD0911307 Dec. 9 Survey of Gulf of Georgia deferred. 11307 V525AD10* Dec. 29 Cooper's and Todd's appointment to Council. * Mar. 6 Finlayson's appointment to Council. 

Foreign Office

3513 Apr. 26 Report on conduct of parties to QCI. 3513 V525FO014097 May 8 Report on illegal proceedings of Americans. 4097 V525FO024949 June 2 Report on aggressions by Americans. 4949 V525FO039322 Oct. 14 Report on visit of the Thetis to VI. 9322 V525FO04

Hudson's Bay Company

409 Jan. 14 Moresby's report on monopoly of HBC. 847 Jan. 27 Response to allegations made by Indians of the Red River Settlement through the Aborigines Society. 1039 Feb. 2 Execution by their own tribe of Indian murderers of British sailors. 1039 V525HB031128 Feb. 4 Lands possessed by HBC before boundary treaty. 1128 V525HB041282 Feb. 10 Despatches forwarded to governor. 1282 V525HB051292 Feb. 11 Governor's despatch regarding colonial affairs. 1292 V525HB061727 Feb. 24 Acknowledgement of letter of 13 February. 1727 V525HB071855 Mar. 1 Forwarding packet of despatches from the governor. 1855 V525HB082534 Mar. 26 McNeill's report on gold discoveries on QCI. 2534 V525HB092689 Apr. 3 Ballenden's report on growing American interest in gold discovery on QCI. 2689 V525HB103779 May 3 Forwarding packet of despatches from the governor. 3779 V525HB114369 May 19 Receipt of despatches concerning QCI. 4369 V525HB126104 June 28 Douglas's commission as lieutenant governor of QCI. 6104 V525HB136484 July 12 Forwarding packet of despatches from the governor. 6484 V525HB147542 Aug. 9 Forwarding packet of despatches from the governor. 7542 V525HB158029 Aug. 25 Late arrival of despatches for governor. 8029 V525HB168869 Sep. 25 Despatches forwarded to and received from governor. 8869 V525HB179080 Oct. 2 Despatches forwarded to governor. 9080 V525HB1810831 Nov. 24 Governor's report on colonization of VI. 10831 V525HB1911003 Dec. 1 Douglas's canoe expedition. 11003 V525HB2011004 Dec. 1 Refutation of complaints against HBC. 11004 V525HB2111005 Dec. 1 Acknowledgement of proceedings of HMS Thetis. 11005 V525HB2211215 Dec. 8 Acknowledgement of Moresby's reports. 11215 V525HB23

Miscellaneous

1836 Feb. 28 Establishment of schools for instruction of Indians. 1836 V525MI01

Parliamentary

5686 June 17 Request for report on VI settlement. 5686 V525PA01

Treasury

1489 Feb. 20 Expense of Blanshard's passage from Panama. 1489 V525TE017593 Aug. 14 Revenue from gold digging at QCI. 7593 V525TE029535 Oct. 20 Expense of Blanshard's passage on the Daphne. 9535 V525TE03

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