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Despatch from London
Grey, Third Earl, Henry George to Blanshard, Governor Richard 20 April 1851, LAC :, 21.

Abstract
Despatch from London. Enclosures (untranscribed) (1).
Grey writes to Blanshard to forward an Admiralty letter that advises that the Daedalus is scheduled to sail for Panama "between the 30th of September and 9th of October last," at a passage-cost of forty-seven pounds, fifteen shillings.
This file encloses a letter from Parker to Merivale, which requests that Blanshard, and not the public, pay the cost of Blanshard's passage on the Daedalus.
1
Downing Street
20 April 1851
Sir,
I transmit for your information a copy of a letter from the Secretary to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty on the subject of a passage afforded to you in Her Majesty's Ship "Daedalus" between the 30th of September and 9th of October last, and I have to request that you will cause the expense thereofamountingManuscript image amounting to Forty Seven Pounds—Fifteen Shillings—(£47-15-0) to be paid to Captain Wellesley of that Vessel.
I am Sir
Your most obedient Servant
Grey
Governor Blanshard
&c &c &c
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Parker to Merivale, 12 April 1851, requesting Blanshard, instead of the public, be called upon to pay the amount of his passage on the Daedalus.
Footnotes
  1. Please note that the following despatch has not been vetted against its corresponding facsimile image(s).
People in this document

Blanshard, Governor Richard

Grey, Third Earl, Henry George

Merivale, Herman

Parker, John

Wellesley, Captain George G.

Vessels in this document

HMS Daedalus, 1826-1911

Places in this document

Panama

Grey, Third Earl, Henry George to Blanshard, Governor Richard 20 April 1851, LAC :, 21. 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/V517008.html.

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