Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch from London
Lytton, Sir Edward George Earle Bulwer to
Douglas, Sir James 16 December 1858, CO 398:1, 164.
Abstract
Despatch from London.
Lytton acknowledges the receipt of Douglas’s private letter accepting the Office of Governor of British Columbia and his assurance that he will withdraw from the HBC and dispose of his Puget Sound Agricultural Company stock.
[Private]
Downing Street
16 December 1858
Sir,
I have to acknowledge the receipt of your private Despatch of the
4th of Oct announcing to me your acceptance of the Office of Governor
of British
Columbia and your intention in consequence to take early
measures for withdrawing from the Hudson's Bay Company and disposing of
your Puget Sound Stock.
1
Columbia and your intention in consequence to take early
measures for withdrawing from the Hudson's Bay Company and disposing of
your Puget Sound Stock.
Footnotes
- Please note that the remainder of this letter has not been transcribed. This file appears to be a duplicate of the following files: V587355A.scx & B587056A.scx. The complete transcription can be found in this file: B587056A.scx.