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 9 December 1858, CO 60:1, no. 1063, 506.
Abstract
Despatch to London.
Minutes (1).
Douglas acknowledges the receipt of the despatch commissioning Colonel Moody as Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.
The minutes “Put by.”
No. 47
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch
No 25 of the 24th September, enclosing a copy of Her
Majesty's Commission to Colonel Moody as LieutenantGovernor
Governor of
British Columbia, and I feel assured that his great Colonial
experience will be of the utmost service to the
Colony.
1
Governor of
British Columbia, and I feel assured that his great Colonial
experience will be of the utmost service to the
Colony.
1
Footnotes
- Moody's commission as Lt Gov (see Lytton to Douglas, 24 September 1858, No. 25, CO 398/1, p. 105). Moody's commission as lieutenant governor, dated Balmoral, 21 September 1858, can be found in: Great Britain, Colonial Office, Despatches from London, C AB 10.2 1, PABC. Moody was sworn in as lieutenant governor and chief commissioner of lands and works on 4 January 1859. Gazette, 6 January 1859.