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Despatch from London
Lytton, Sir Edward George Earle Bulwer to Douglas, Sir James 8 February 1859, LAC :, 75.

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Despatch from London.
Lytton requests a full report from Douglas and a report from the Commissioner of Crown Lands on the subject of the Hudson’s Bay Company land claims in British Columbia before he decides on the Colonial Office’s position.
No. 17
Downing Street,
8 February 1859
Sir,
I have to acknowledge the receipt of your [Vancouver Island] Despatch No 50, of the 7th of December last, relative to the claims of the Hudson's Bay Company to Lands adjoining their trading Establishments in British Columbia.
I have to refer youtoManuscript image to my Despatch, No 42, of the 16th November, and I await the full report which I have called for from you upon this subject. I should also wish before deciding on these claims to receive a report through you from the Commissioner of Crown Lands, and I request therefore that you will consult with Colonel Moody in the matter.
I have the honor to be
Sir,
Your most obedient
humble Servant,
E B Lytton
Lytton, Sir Edward George Earle Bulwer to Douglas, Sir James 8 February 1859, LAC :, 75. The Colonial Despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871, Edition 2.0, ed. James Hendrickson and the Colonial Despatches project. Victoria, B.C.: University of Victoria. https://bcgenesis.uvic.ca/B597017.html.

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