Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Correspondence (private letter)
Duncan and Dewar to Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes 5 January 1863, CO 305:21, no. 155, 278.
Abstract
Duncan and Dewar to Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes 5 January 1863, CO 305:21, no. 155, 278.
Correspondence (private letter).
Minutes (2), Enclosures (untranscribed) (1), Other documents (1).
Duncan and Dewar to Newcastle
6 Hill Street
Edinburgh
5 January 1863
His Grace the Duke of Newcastle K.G. &c &c
Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State
for the Colonies
Edinburgh
My Lord Duke,
At the desire of Mr John Copland Senior Councillor of the City of
Victoria in the Colony of Vancouver Island we have the honor to
transmit herewith the accompanying Petition by him which he has
forwarded to us for this purpose.
We have the honor to be
My Lord Duke
Your very obedient humble Servants
Duncan & Dewar
Writers to the Signet
My Lord Duke
Your very obedient humble Servants
Duncan & Dewar
Writers to the Signet
Minutes by CO staff
Mr Elliot
I presume a simple acknowledgment will be sufficient? The attention of the Govr was called to the subject by a Despatch dated 25 Sepr last.
I presume a simple acknowledgment will be sufficient? The attention of the Govr was called to the subject by a Despatch dated 25 Sepr last.
VJ
7 Jan
Acke.
TFE
7/1
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Petition to Queen Victoria asking that Copland be admitted as an
Attorney and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Civil Justice of
Vancouver Island, 18 November 1862, signed by John Copland.
