Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Public Offices document
Shepherd, John to Labouchere, Henry 5 June 1856, CO 305:7, no. 5017, 358.
Abstract
Public Offices document.
Minutes (2), Enclosures (untranscribed) (1), Other documents (1).
Shepherd forwards to Labouchere a “report of the progress of the Indian war” received from Mactavish.
CO staff discuss the death toll of the so-called “Indian Wars.”
File includes draft from Colonial Office to Shepherd, acknowledging receipt of the despatch; and an extract from despatch between Mactavish and HBC discussing death toll of the “Indian Wars.”
Shepherd to Labouchere
Hudson's Bay House
June 5th 1856
Sir
I have the honor to enclose for your information Extract of a
letter received by last mail from Dugald Mactavish Esqre, the
Hudson's Bay Companys Agent in Oregon, dated Vancouver, Washington
Territory, 5th April 1856, giving a further report of the progress of
the Indian war in that country.
Minutes by CO staff
Mr Sinclair & 18 others killed.
Other documents included in the file
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Extract, Mactavish to Secretary of the Hudson's Bay
Company, 5 April 1856, reporting the death of company servant
James Sinclair and "eighteen other citizens" by a group of Indigenous peoples.