Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Public Offices document
Smith, William G.
to Merivale, Herman 16 May 1856, CO 305:7, no. 4325, 355.
Abstract
Public Offices document.
Minutes (2).
Smith writes to Merivale acknowledging the previous day’s letter, as well as confirmation that the “Bag of
Letters” will be forwarded to Douglas on the next HBC vessel bound for Vancouver Island.
CO staff specify that “The "documents" are the “Books you thought [would] be of use
to the Governor in establishing rules for the Supreme Court.”
Smith to Merivale (Permanent Under-Secretary)
I am directed by the Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company to
acknowledge the receipt of your letter of yesterday's date, with the
accompanying Bag of Documents to the address of the Governor of
Vancouver's Island, and to acquaint you that the Bag will be forwarded
as requested, to Governor Douglas by the Hudson's Bay Company's first
vessel for Vancouver's Island.
I beg however to mention that the Company will not dispatch any
vessel to that quarter before the end of July.
Minutes by CO staff
Mr Merivale
The "documents" are the Books you thought wd be of use to the Governor in establishing rules for the Supreme Court.
The "documents" are the Books you thought wd be of use to the Governor in establishing rules for the Supreme Court.
ABd
17 May