I have laid before Lord John Russell your letter of the 16th ultimo
and I am to state to you, in reply, for the information of His Grace
The Duke of Newcastle, that Lord John Russell thinks that the Despatch
of General Cass to Mr Dallas of the 20th of October respecting the
San Juan question, and His Lordship's replies thereto,
Nos 114 and 123 of the 29th of November and 16th16th of December last,
may be communicated as confidential papers to the Governor of
Vancouver's Island.
Hammond, Edmund to Merivale, Herman 3 February 1860, CO 305:15, no. 1176, 126. 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/V605FO03.html.
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