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Despatch to London
Douglas, Sir James to Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes 18 February 1861, CO 60:10, no. 3642, 114.

Abstract
Despatch to London. Minutes (2), Other documents (1).
Douglas writes to Newcastle to report on military spending for the months of January and February, “for the sum of Three Thousand Pounds,” and asks Newcastle to obtain authority from the Treasury to pay said amount when due.
The file includes a draft letter from Elliot to Hamilton, Treasury, which forwards a copy of Douglas's despatch, and recommends that the military expenses noted therein be accepted and paid.
No. 17, Military
18 February 1861
Requisition having been made upon me for the sum of Three Thousand Pounds (£3000) on Military Account to meet the Colonial Pay and Rations of the Troops for the months of January and February, I haveauthorizedManuscript image authorized the Treasurer to procure that sum by Bills on Her Majesty's Paymaster General and I have to request your Grace will be pleased to obtain the necessary authority from the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury for the Bills presented on this account to be paid when they become due.
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I have the honor to be
My Lord Duke,
Your Grace's most obedient
and humble Servant
James Douglas
Minutes by CO staff
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Treasury—as usual.
ABd 19/4
Mr Blackwood
Transmit.
TFE 19 April
Other documents included in the file
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Draft, Elliot to G.A. Hamilton, Treasury, 23 April 1861, forwarding copy of the despatch and recommending that the bills be accepted and paid.
Douglas, Sir James to Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes 18 February 1861, CO 60:10, no. 3642, 114. 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/B61017.html.

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