Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch from London
Pelham-Clinton, Henry Pelham Fiennes to Douglas, James 1 May 1861, LAC RG7:G8C/2, 452.
Abstract
Despatch from London.
Enclosures (untranscribed) (1).
Newcastle forwards Heseltine's letter that requests wages Heseltine
believes are owed to his son, who was
Inspector of Steam Machinery to the Colonial Governmentof Vancouver Island at the time of his death. Newcastle admonishes Douglas for not yet responding to his despatch no. 42, dated 23 November 1860, which addressed the same subject.
No. 55
Downing Street
1 May 1861
Sir,
I transmit to you herewith the copy of a letter from Mr. S. R. Heseltine respecting a sum alleged to be due to
his late son at the time of his death on account of Salary as Inspector of Steam Machinery
to the Colonial Government, and I have to call your attention to my despatch No. 42
of the 23rd of November 1860
on the same subject, to which I havenot
not as yet received an answer.
not as yet received an answer.
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
