Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Correspondence (private letter)
Broun, Sir Richard to Lytton, Sir Edward George Earle Bulwer 6 October 1858, CO 60:2, no. 10221, 512.
Abstract
Correspondence (private letter).
Minutes (1), Enclosures (untranscribed) (3).
Broun presents to the CO a “perfect copy” of his pamphlet proposing a Trunk railway from
the Atlantic to the Pacific.
The minutes “Put by.”
Enclosed is a printed pamphlet, “Europeans and Asiatic intercourse via British Columbia, By Means of a Main Through Trunk Railway From the Atlantic to the Pacific,” 1858; and a printed list of publications covering the various aspects of Sir Richard Broun’s project in British North America, five separate articles including a “Scheme for
Direct Anglo-Asian Intercourse.”
Memo, Broun to Lytton
Sir Richd Broun presents his compliments to the Colonial
Minister; & he has now the honor to enclose a perfect copy of the
Pamphlet.
[No signature]
Chelsea
6th October
Minutes by CO staff
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Printed pamphlet, "European and Asiatic Intercourse
via British Columbia, By Means of a Main Through Trunk Railway From
the Atlantic to the Pacific," dated 1858 (twenty-nine pages).
Note in file as follows: "Map
of the Atlantic and Pacific Junction Railway and Land
Company being an enclosure to CO 60/2/1079 has been moved to M.P.G.
138," dated 5/7/1926.
Printed list of publications covering the various aspects of
Sir Richard Broun's project in British North America, five separate
articles including the "Scheme for Direct Anglo-Asian Intercourse."