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Despatch from London
Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes to Douglas, Sir James 3 June 1860, LAC :, 230.

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Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes to Douglas, Sir James 3 June 1860, LAC :, 230.
Despatch from London.
No. 29
Downing Street
3 June 1860
Sir,
I have to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No. 33 of the 22nd of March last, relative to the management of the North Western Territories of British North America.
No apology was needed from you for the fulness with which you have entered into this question. On the contrary IManuscript imageI feel indebted to you for putting me in possession of views on your part which are so comprehensive, and evidently founded on much well-informed consideration of the subject.
Without at present expressing any opinion of my own on the several points to be dealt with, I shall be glad to be informed from what authority the Map which you annex is traced, as the boundaries of the Chartered Territory appear to be more limited than those whichManuscript imagewhich are claimed by the Hudson's Bay Company.
I have the honor to be
Sir,
Your Obedient Servant
Newcastle
Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes to Douglas, Sir James 3 June 1860, LAC :, 230. 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/B607029.html.

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