Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch to London
Musgrave, Sir Anthony to
Wodehouse, First Earl of Kimberley John
22 June 1871, CO 60:44, no. 7157, 136.
Abstract
Musgrave, Sir Anthony to
Wodehouse, First Earl of Kimberley John
22 June 1871, CO 60:44, no. 7157, 136.
Despatch to London.
Minutes (1), Enclosures (untranscribed) (1), Other documents (1).
No. 67
22nd June 1871
My Lord,
With reference to the question of the Northwestern Boundary and
the possession of the Island of San Juan, I have the honor to
enclose for Your Lordship's information atracing
tracing of a portion
of a Map published in 1848 under the authority of the Senate of
the United States, of which a copy has been found here in the
Lands & Works Office. I believe this to be the one referred to
by Captain Prevost in his correspondence with Mr Archibald
Campbell on the discussion of thequestion
question of Boundary in
November 1857. Probably Your Lordship's Department is already
furnished with this Map, but it may be useful to know where
another Copy can be found in case one should be wanted. It
certainly appears to afford evidence that at the date if its
compilation the group of Islands in the Gulf ofGeorgia
Georgia
Georgia was
regarded by the authorities of the United States as belonging to
Vancouver Island.
tracing of a portion
of a Map published in 1848 under the authority of the Senate of
the United States, of which a copy has been found here in the
Lands & Works Office. I believe this to be the one referred to
by Captain Prevost in his correspondence with Mr Archibald
Campbell on the discussion of thequestion
question of Boundary in
November 1857. Probably Your Lordship's Department is already
furnished with this Map, but it may be useful to know where
another Copy can be found in case one should be wanted. It
certainly appears to afford evidence that at the date if its
compilation the group of Islands in the Gulf ofGeorgia
Georgia
Georgia was
regarded by the authorities of the United States as belonging to
Vancouver Island.
Minutes by CO staff
Mr Holland
Copy to F. Office. Map in original, with reference to their letter 6737.
Copy to F. Office. Map in original, with reference to their letter 6737.
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Not on microfilm.
Other documents included in the file
Holland to Secretary of State, Foreign Office, 27 July 1871,
forwarding copy of despatch and original of map for information.