Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
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Barclay, Doctor Archibaldus to
Elliot, Thomas Frederick 6 September 1853, CO 305:4, no. 9032, 272.
Abstract
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This memo, conveyed on behalf of Barclay to Elliot, acknowledges receipt of various correspondence intended for Douglas, and notes that the Colinda will forward all Douglas’s despatches received at “HB House” between the “the 4th February and the 4th August.” Finally, Barclay requests that urgent despatches be noted accordingly, in order to send the same by
mail, and not by infrequent ship passages.
Memo, Barclay to Elliot (Assistant Under-Secretary)
Mr Barclay presents his Compts to Mr Elliot and begs to
acknowledge the receipt of his notes of yesterday and today, with the
package and despatch for the Governor of Vancouver's Isld, which
together with the despatch accompanying Mr Elliot's note of the
27th Ult, will be forwarded to their destination by a vessel about to
Sail for Port Victoria.
Mr Barclay has to add that all the Despatches for the Govr of
Vancrs Island which
had been received at the HB House between the
4th February and the 4th August were forwarded by the "Colinda"
which sailed on the latter day.
had been received at the HB House between the
4th February and the 4th August were forwarded by the "Colinda"
which sailed on the latter day.
Mr Barclay begs to suggest that in cases where urgency is
required in forwarding Despatches an intimation to that effect should be
given, so that they may be sent by Mail, as there is sometimes a long
interval between the departures of ships.
H.B. House
Sept. 6 1853