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Despatch from London
Grey, Third Earl, Henry George to Douglas, Sir James 19 September 1851, LAC :, 25.

Abstract
Despatch from London. Enclosures (untranscribed) (1).
Grey writes to Douglas to pass on, at Blanshard's request, a copy of a biennial report from the HBC, which details the lands sold by the Company on Vancouver Island.
This file encloses a letter from Pelly to Grey, which reports on land sales on Vancouver Island.
1
Downing Street
19th September 1851
Sir,
In compliance with the request contained in Mr Blanshard's Despatch of the 5th February last, with its enclosures, I transmit herewith the copy of a Report which I have received from the Hudson's Bay Company, and which by the terms of the Royal Charter they are required to furnish once in every two years at least, shewing the quantity of land sold by the Company at Vancouver's Island at thepriceManuscript image price of one pound per acre.
I have etc.
Grey
Governor Douglas
&c &c &c
VanCouvers Island
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Manuscript image
Pelly to Grey, 12 June 1851, reporting land sales on Vancouver Island.
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

Douglas, Sir James

Grey, Third Earl, Henry George

Pelly, Sir John Henry

Places in this document

Vancouver Island

Grey, Third Earl, Henry George to Douglas, Sir James 19 September 1851, LAC :, 25. 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/V517102.html.

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