Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Public Offices document
Otway, Arthur to
Monsell, William 1 January 1869, CO 60:37, no. 47, 133.
Abstract
Otway, Arthur to
Monsell, William 1 January 1869, CO 60:37, no. 47, 133.
Public Offices document.
Minutes (2), Enclosures (untranscribed) (1), Other documents (2).
Otway to Under-Secretary of State
Foreign Office
1 January 1869
Sir,
I am directed by the Earl of Clarendon to transmit to you, to be
laid before Earl Granville copy of a note from the Belgian
Minister, requesting that a document may be obtained from a
person named Verheyden, supposed to be atVictoria
Victoria, Vancouver's
Island, containing his consent to the marriage of his daughter,
or that, if he is dead, a certificate of his death may be procured.
Victoria, Vancouver's
Island, containing his consent to the marriage of his daughter,
or that, if he is dead, a certificate of his death may be procured.
If the required papers can be supplied they should be legalized
and the signature attached to them dulyverified
verified and any
expences incurred will be repaid by the Belgian Legation.
verified and any
expences incurred will be repaid by the Belgian Legation.
Minutes by CO staff
Sir F. Sandford
All that can be done is to send a copy of this to the Govr requesting him to do his best to meet the wishes of the Belgian Minister, & to inform F.O.
All that can be done is to send a copy of this to the Govr requesting him to do his best to meet the wishes of the Belgian Minister, & to inform F.O.
CC
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Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Baron Du Jardin, Belgian Legation, to Lord Clarendon, Foreign
Office, 29 December 1868, making request as per letter (in French).
Other documents included in the file
