Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch from London
Labouchere, Henry to
Douglas, Sir James 2 January 1857, CO 410:1, 107.
Abstract
Despatch from London.
Enclosures (untranscribed) (1).
Please note that the corresponding image scan for this despatch is from Colonial Office
volume 410, a letterbook copy, the original of which does not appear in the original
collection. Presumably, the transcription team were working from the original file,
which is yet to be identified at this time.
Labouchere confidentially forwards the boundary commission instructions to Douglas.
Confidential
Downing Street
2 January 1857
Sir,
With reference to my desp. of this day's date announcing the appointment of Captians
Prevost & Richards to mark out a portion of the boundary line between GB & the United States, I transmit
to you (confidentially & for your own information only) copy of the letter & accompanying
paper of instructions addressed to those gentlemen by order of Lord Clarendon.
Governor Douglas
&c &c &c
&c &c &c
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Footnotes
- The following transcription reflects the RG7 collection's version. Presumably, the original transcription team were working from the RG7 file, which is missing at this time.