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 March 1859, CO 60:4, no. 4473, 187.
Abstract
Despatch to London.
Minutes (1).
Douglas acknowledges receipt of correspondence regarding the loan he gave to the Governor
of Washington Territory in 1856.
The minutes note that the debt has been repaid and “Put by.”
No. 109, Miscellaneous
I have duly received your Despatch No 59 of the 29th
December last, forwarding to me Copy of a Despatch from Her
Majesty's Minister at Washington upon the subject of the
loan made by me as Governor of Vancouver's Island
Island, from my
private purse, on the urgent appeal of Governor Stevens,
to assist the Citizens of Washington Territory in their
necessities in the year 1856, and I trust through your kind
exertions the money will ultimately be repaid.
Island, from my
private purse, on the urgent appeal of Governor Stevens,
to assist the Citizens of Washington Territory in their
necessities in the year 1856, and I trust through your kind
exertions the money will ultimately be repaid.