Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch from London
Merivale, Herman to
Douglas, Sir James 2 September 1858, CO 398:1, 88.
[Private]
Downing Street
2 September 1858
Sir,
Mr Merivale presents his Compliments to Mr Douglas and with
reference to Sir Edward Lytton's despatch
of this day's date announcing
the appointment of Mr Matthew Begbie to the Office of Judge in
British
Columbia, enclosed a copy of a private note from that gentleman stating
that a sudden attack of illness will prevent his leaving this Country
for one or two
weeks.
1
of this day's date announcing
the appointment of Mr Matthew Begbie to the Office of Judge in
British
Columbia, enclosed a copy of a private note from that gentleman stating
that a sudden attack of illness will prevent his leaving this Country
for one or two
weeks.
1
Footnotes
- = Begbie letter, illness Merivale (Permanent Under-Secretary) to Douglas, 2 September 1858, CO 398/1, p. 88 ; for Begbie's letter, see 8851, CO 6/27, p. 154.