No. 53
1 June 1871
Sir,
With reference to your Despatch No. 14 dated the 21 February last, I transmit to you the Copy of a letter from the General Post Office, respecting the inaccurate transmission of my Telegraphic Despatch to you dated the 10th March last.
I have the honor to be
Sir,
Your most obedient
humble servant
Kimberley
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
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F.I. Scudamore, General Post Office, to Holland, 23 May 1871 forwarding a letter from the Anglo-American Telegraph Company regarding an error in the telegram swapping the word "dissatisfaction" for "satisfaction."
Wodehouse, First Earl of Kimberley John to Musgrave, Sir Anthony 1 June 1871, NAC :, 135. 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/B717053.html.

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