Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch from London
Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes to
Douglas, Sir James 21 August 1862, CO 398:2, 82.
Abstract
Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes to
Douglas, Sir James 21 August 1862, CO 398:2, 82.
Despatch from London.
Confidential
21 August 1862
This letter will be presented to you by Mr. Thomas L. Wood a Member
of the English Bar who is proceeding to B. Columbia for the purpose of settling there
with his family.
with his family.
I grant this introduction at the request of Mr. Lindsay M.P. who
informs me that Mr. Wood is going out with the intention of investing
his capital in the colony, and in the hope that with the return from it
and the practice of his profession he will do better than in this
country. I have no doubt that Mr. Wood will prove a valuable settler.
I have etc.
Newcastle
Newcastle