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Despatch from London
Cardwell, Edward to Kennedy, Arthur 1 November 1864, NAC :, 340.

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Cardwell, Edward to Kennedy, Arthur 1 November 1864, NAC :, 340.
Despatch from London.
No. 60
1st November 1864
Sir,
I have received from the Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company the copy of an Information filed by the Attorney General of Vancouver's Island against the Company, praying that certain sales alleged by the Company to have been made by thempriorManuscript image prior to the Agreement with Her Majesty's Government of February 1862 may be set aside.
I shall be glad to receive an explanation from you on this subject.
You will of course understand that I should not wish any steps to be taken without a clear conviction on your part that they are strictly warranted in Law and in Justice, and unless you are clear on this point you had better suspend proceedingsuntilManuscript image until your answer to this communication shall have been received and replied to by me.
I have the honor to be
Sir,
Your most obedient
humble servant
Edward Cardwell
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Cardwell, Edward to Kennedy, Arthur 1 November 1864, NAC :, 340. 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/V647260.html.

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