Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Correspondence (private letter)
Trutch, William to
Carnarvon, Earl 7 March 1859, CO 60:6, no. 2558, 670.
Abstract
Correspondence (private letter).
Minutes (5), Enclosures (untranscribed) (1), Other documents (1).
Trutch requests payment for maps of Oregon and Washington Territories he provided the Colonial Office.
The minutes regret that the one map they do have is “of little use” but Carnarvon supposes that the CO “ought to pay for it.”
Included in this document is a printed description of the map, including favourable
comments upon it by R.I. Murchison, President of the Royal Geographical Society; and a draft from the Colonial Office
to Trutch, 19 March 1859, forwarding payment for the maps and advising that no further copies would be required.
Trutch to Carnarvon (Parliamentary Under-Secretary)
11 Catherine Grove
Greenwich
March 7th 1859
Greenwich
My Lord,
Some three months ago I addressed a Letter to your Lordship
respectfully soliciting an Order for a few of the Maps executed by my
son of the Oregon Washington Territories with a portion of British
Columbia, thinking that such Maps might be of interest & service to
Heads of Departments of Govt; my letter not having been honored
by any notice, I venture again to intrude on your Lordship
respectfully requesting that should there be a refusal to purchase
any more of the Maps, your Lordship will be pleased to give order for
payment of the 2 Maps furnished to the Colonial Office in July last.
Minutes by CO staff
Lord Carnarvon
One Map in two portions, bearing the names of "Trutch & Hyde" has found its way to the Library. The Map can be of little use to us; but if you wish us to have it it can be paid for.
One Map in two portions, bearing the names of "Trutch & Hyde" has found its way to the Library. The Map can be of little use to us; but if you wish us to have it it can be paid for.
ABd
9/3
I suppose that as we have kept it so long we ought to 
pay for
it. The cost will be very slight. Annex dt.
pay for
it. The cost will be very slight. Annex dt.
C
Mch 9
Mr Halksworth
How is this to be done.
How is this to be done.
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Printed description of the map, including favourable comments
upon it by R.I. Murchison, President of the Royal Geographical
Society.
Other documents included in the file
Draft, Colonial Office to Trutch, 19 March 1859, forwarding payment
for the maps and advising that no further copies would be required.
Minutes by CO staff
Mr Halksworth will supply the Post Office order.
P.O. Order forwarded today.
WH
19 March/59