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.
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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.