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Murray, James to Fortescue, Chichester 19 October 1865, CO 305:27, no. 10207, 123.
Abstract
Murray, James to Fortescue, Chichester 19 October 1865, CO 305:27, no. 10207, 123.
Public Offices document.
Minutes (3), Enclosures (untranscribed) (1), Other documents (2).
Murray to Under-Secretary of State
Earl Russell having referred for the consideration of the Law
Officers your Letter of the 19th Ultimo and its inclosures
respecting the case of the "Maria," I am now directed by His Lordshipto
to transmit to you, to be laid before Mr Secretary Cardwell, the
accompanying Copy of their Report thereupon.
to transmit to you, to be laid before Mr Secretary Cardwell, the
accompanying Copy of their Report thereupon.
Minutes by CO staff
I suppose the best course wd be simply to ackne Gov Kennedy's dph &
to state that on fresh consn of the case Mr C saw no reason to
doubt that the authorities of Washington were really desirous of
assisting the Govt of V.C.I. in enforcing the Law & would have
assisted her—if the law of their country had enabled them to do so.
That Mr C—notices with pleasure the courtesy displayed in the
letter of the American Govr and the anxiety wh he expresses to
meet the reasonable wishes of the V.I. Govt.
I wd send the correspce to the B. of T. with refce to the
suggestion that the extradition
of ships sailing witht papers shd
form a subject of Treaty.
of ships sailing witht papers shd
form a subject of Treaty.
This is a question of Trade not of Colonial Policy.
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
R. Phillimore to Earl Russell, 7 October 1865,
advising that "no blame attaches to the Authorities of the U.S."
in their handling of the incident and that the American governor had
acted according to the laws currently existing.
Other documents included in the file
Other documents included in the file
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Elliot to J. Booth, Board of Trade, 31 October 1865, forwarding
further correspondence relating to the incident involving the
Maria.