Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Public Offices document
Woods, Albert W. to Fortescue, Chichester 27 October 1863, CO 305:21, no. 10403, 217.
Abstract
Public Offices document.
Minutes (5), Other documents (1).
Woods to Under-Secretary of State
Heralds College
27 October 1863
Sir,
The Queen having been pleased to dispense with the personal
Investiture of James Douglas Esquire, Governor of Vancouver's Island
and British Columbia, with the Insignia of a Knight Commander (Civil
division) of the Order of the Bath, and to empower him to wear and use
the Insignia of his dignity in the Order, and to enjoy all the
privileges thereunto belonging in as full and ample a manner as if he
had been invested by Her Majesty, I have the honour to transmit to
you the accompanying packet containing Her Majesty's Warrant of
Dispensation and the Insignia of the division and Class of the Order
to which Governor Douglas has been admitted
and to request that you
will move The Duke of Newcastle to give the necessary directions for
the transmission of the said Packet with the least possible delay.
and to request that you
will move The Duke of Newcastle to give the necessary directions for
the transmission of the said Packet with the least possible delay.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient,
humble Servant,
Albert W. Woods
Registrar & Secretary of the Order
Sir,
Your most obedient,
humble Servant,
Albert W. Woods
Registrar & Secretary of the Order
Minutes by CO staff
Sir F. Rogers
More probably the Packet contains a Letter from Mr Woods to Sir James Douglas, but it may be as well to send him a Copy of this Letter with the Packet? I assume that he has already been made fully aware of the intended grant of the honor.
More probably the Packet contains a Letter from Mr Woods to Sir James Douglas, but it may be as well to send him a Copy of this Letter with the Packet? I assume that he has already been made fully aware of the intended grant of the honor.
GG
28 Octr
Mr Blackwood
I suppose so.
I suppose so.
FR
28/10
Sir F. Rogers
My impression is that the Duke of Newcastle has
in a private Letter
apprized Sir J Douglas of the dignity conferred on him. If so we have
only to forward the packet to the Governor with a copy of this Letter
saying perhaps that His Grace has much pleasure in having been
instrumental in advising the Queen to nominate him a K.C.B.
My impression is that the Duke of Newcastle has
in a private Letter
apprized Sir J Douglas of the dignity conferred on him. If so we have
only to forward the packet to the Governor with a copy of this Letter
saying perhaps that His Grace has much pleasure in having been
instrumental in advising the Queen to nominate him a K.C.B.
ABd
29 Oct
Mr Gairdner
Then proceed as you propose.
Then proceed as you propose.
FR
29/10
Other documents included in the file
Minutes by CO staff
The Despatch with a Box containing the Insignia given to Mr Jadis
for transn to Vancouver Island as proposed by him.
for transn to Vancouver Island as proposed by him.
AA
6/11/63