No. 18
13th September 1855
My Lord
Enclosed with the Despatch for your Lordship, is transmitted a letter addressed to the Royal Commissioners of the Patriotic Fund, enclosing a Bill for 60.1.6, being the sum contributed within the District of Victoria, on behalf of the Patriotic Fund.
I have the honor to be
Your Lordship's most obedient humble Servant
James Douglas
Governor

The Right Honble Lord John Russel [Russell]
Her Majesty's principal Secretary of State
For the Colonial Department.
Minutes by CO staff
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Mr Merivale
Forward the enclosure to the Patriotic fund Commissioners?
VJ 27 Nov
Annex dt & forward enclosure.
HM N 28
Other documents included in the file
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Draft reply, Labouchere to Douglas, No. 2, 17 December 1855, forwarding a receipt from the "Commissioners of the Patriotic Fund" for the amount raised at Victoria.
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Draft, Colonial Office to Secretary to the Patriotic Fund, 5 December 1855, forwarding enclosures from the despatch.
Douglas, Sir James to Russell, Lord John 13 September 1855, CO 305:6, no. 10887, 144. 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/V55118.html.

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