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Smith, William G. to Fortescue, 1st Baron Carlingford Chichester 16 December 1857, CO 305:8, no. 11424, 345.

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Public Offices document. Minutes (1).
Smith writes on behalf of the HBC to acknowledge the receipt of Adam Gordon’s letter regarding land prices on Vancouver Island and promises the “requisite information will be duly furnished to that Gentleman.”
The minutes “Put by.”
Smith to Under-Secretary of State
Hudson's Bay House
December 16th 1857
Sir,
I am directed by the Governor and Committee of the Hudson's Bay Company to acknowledge the receipt of Mr Merivale's letter of the 14th Instant with the accompanying copy of a letter from Mr Adam Gordon in reference to the price of land in Vancouver's Island, and I am to state in reply that the requisite information will be duly furnished to that Gentleman.
I have the honour to be Sir
Your most obedt Servant
W.G. Smith
Secy

The Under Secretary of State
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Colonial Office
Minutes by CO staff
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Mr Merivale
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Smith, William G. to Fortescue, 1st Baron Carlingford Chichester 16 December 1857, CO 305:8, no. 11424, 345. 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/V575MI10.html.

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