Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch to London
Douglas, Sir James to Lytton, Sir Edward George Earle Bulwer 6 November 1858, CO 60:1, no. 540, 373.
Abstract
Despatch to London.
Minutes (1).
Douglas acknowledges the receipt of correspondence between the Colonial Office and the Foreign
Office concerning “certain queries” addressed to the British agent at Washington by the Pacific Mail Steam Packet Company.
The minutes “Put by.”
No. 21
I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your Despatch
of the 2nd September 1858, No
17
1
transmitting for my information copy of correspondence between the
Colonial Office and the Foreign Office, of the dates as per
margin
2
touching certain queries addressedto
to Her Majesty's Minister
at Washington by the Secretary to the Pacific Mail Steam Packet Company.
to Her Majesty's Minister
at Washington by the Secretary to the Pacific Mail Steam Packet Company.
Minutes by CO staff
Footnotes
- = Lytton to Douglas No. 17 CO 398/1, p. 87, 2 September 1858.
- Marginal note: F.O. 26 July 1858; C.O. 25 August 1858. The references are to: E. Hammond, Foreign Office, to Merivale, 26 July 1858, with sub-enclosures from Lord Napier to the Earl of Malmesbury, 12 July 1858, and William Hodge to Lord Napier, 2 July 1858; and Merivale to Hammond, 25 August 1858. They are printed in Papers Relative to the Affairs of British Columbia, Part I, pp. 63-65. Napier was minister at Washington and William Hodge was Secretary to the Pacific Mail Steam Packet Company.