Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Public Offices document
Shepherd,John to Stanley, Edward Henry 18 March 1858, CO 305:9, no. 2717, 461.
Abstract
Public Offices document.
Minutes (2), Enclosures (untranscribed) (1), Other documents (1).
This document contains mentions of Indigenous Peoples. The authors of these documents
often perpetuate a negative perspective of Indigenous Peoples and it is important
to look critically at these mentions. They sometimes use terminology that is now considered
hurtful and offensive. To learn more about modern terminology pertaining to Indigenous
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Shepherd forwards an extract of Douglas’s letter regarding the murder of Isaac Ebey to the Colonial Office.
The minutes
communicatethis to the Foreign Office.
Enclosed is a draft from Merivale to Hammond forwarding a copy of the despatch; and an extract of Douglas to Smith reporting that the murder of Colonel Ebey had been committed by Indigenous peoples of the Russian Territory.
Shepherd to Stanley
Hudson's Bay House
March 18, 1858
My Lord
With reference to the previous correspondence with Mr Secretary Labouchere on the subject of the murder of Colonel Ebey, a
citizen of the United States at Whidbey's Island, Washington
Territory, I have now the honor to enclose, for your Lordship's
information, an Extract of a letter lately received from Governor Douglas, dated Victoria, Vancouver's Island, 14th January 1858,
by which your Lordship will perceive that Governor Douglas
reports that this murder was committed by some natives of the
Russian Territory on the North West Coast of America.
Other documents included in the file
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Extract, Douglas to W.G. Smith, Secretary, Hudson's Bay
Company, 14 January 1858, reporting that the murder of Colonel
Ebey had been committed by Indigenous peoples of the Russian Territory.