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Eddisbury to Merivale, Herman 14 April 1849, CO 305:2, no. 3173, 217.

Abstract
Public Offices document. Minutes (2), Other documents (1), Marginalia (1).
Eddisbury informs Merivale that he has, as asked, shown Palmerston a letter from Merivale that poses a question from Grey, as to whether or not it is permissible that Adams process land-grant payments from Vancouver Island emigrants on behalf of the HBC. Eddisbury reports that Palmerston authorizes Adams to act as stated.
In the minutes, Blackwood asks if the HBC should be notified of Adams's approval.
This file encloses a draft letter from the Colonial Office to Pelly that reports that the Foreign Office has no objection to Adams acting on behalf of the HBC.
3173_ Vancouver's Island

Foreign Office
April 14th 1849
Sir,
I have laid before Viscount Palmerston your letter
2Sir J Pelly informed 20 April / 49
of the 7th Instant, stating that Earl Grey wishes to Know whether Lord Palmerston sees any objection to Mr Adams, Her Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires in Peru, being authorized to receive, on behalf of the Hudson's Bay Company, payments for grants of Land, and to his giving Certificates of purchase to Emigrants desirous of settling in Vancouver's Island. And I am, in reply, to request that you will state to Earl Grey, that Lord Palmerston sees no objection to Mr Adams beingManuscript image being authorized to act on behalf of the Hudson's Bay Company in the manner above stated. —
I am, Sir,
Your Most Obdedient
Humble Servant
Eddisbury

1Herman Merival Esq
&c &c &c
Minutes by CO staff
Mr Merivale
Communicate this result to the Hudson's Bay Company?
ABd 16./4/49.
Annex draft
HM Apl 16
Other documents included in the file
Manuscript image
Draft, Colonial Office to Sir John Pelly, Hudson's Bay Company, 20 April 1849, advising that the Foreign Office had no objection to Adams acting on behalf of the company.
Footnotes
  1. This addressee information appears at the foot of the first page of the despatch.
  2. This text runs perpendicular to main body text; see image scan.
People in this document

Adams, William Pitt

Blackwood, Arthur Johnstone

Eddisbury

Grey, Third Earl, Henry George

Merivale, Herman

Pelly, Sir John Henry

Temple, Third Viscount Palmerston Henry John

Places in this document

Vancouver Island

Eddisbury to Merivale, Herman 14 April 1849, CO 305:2, no. 3173, 217. 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/V495FO02.html.

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