Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
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Layard, A. H. to Rogers, Baron Blachford Frederic 20 October 1864, CO 305:24, no. 9765, 89.
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Layard, A. H. to Rogers, Baron Blachford Frederic 20 October 1864, CO 305:24, no. 9765, 89.
Public Offices document.
Minutes (2), Enclosures (untranscribed) (1), Other documents (1).
Layard to Rogers (Permanent Under-Secretary)
Foreign Office
October 20 1864
Sir,
I am directed by Earl Russell to transmit to you, for the information
of Mr Secretary Cardwell the accompanying copy of a despatch which
has been received from Her Majesty's Consul at San Francisco,
reporting that a telegraph line has been completed to Olympia.
Minutes by CO staff
Mr Elliot
I think there is a line of telegraph between San Francisco, Washington, New York & Boston. From Boston we know there is a line to Halifax. As the line is shortly to extend to V.C. Isld a communication by telegraph will be established, passing however through American Territory, between our Eastern & Western possessions in North America.
I think there is a line of telegraph between San Francisco, Washington, New York & Boston. From Boston we know there is a line to Halifax. As the line is shortly to extend to V.C. Isld a communication by telegraph will be established, passing however through American Territory, between our Eastern & Western possessions in North America.
It might be advisable to apprize the B.N.A. Governors of the fact
stated in this Letter?
ABd
22 Oct
I think so. Draft up a short despatch to them, including B. Columbia
& Vancouver.
TFE
22/10
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
William Booker to Earl Russell, 12 September 1864, advising that
the proposed telegraph link with Vancouver Island and British
Columbia had been completed as far as Olympia, situated at the
southern point of Puget Sound.
Other documents included in the file
Circular despatch to the North American Colonies from Cardwell,
29 October 1864, advising that the California State Telegraph Company
had completed a line to Olympia and intended to extend it north into
British Columbia and Vancouver Island.