I am directed by Lord John Russell to transmit to you, to be laid
before His Grace The Duke of Newcastle, a copy of a Telegram received
yesterday from Her Majesty's Minister at Washington reporting that
General Scott had been ordered to Embark for the North Western
Frontier, where he would take the command over General Harney.
Hammond, Edmund to Merivale, Herman 30 September 1859, CO 305:12, no. 9774, 287. 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/V595FO14.html.
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