Colonial Despatches

The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871

Townsend, H. R.

Townsend sought information regarding British Columbia from the Colonial Office. Corresponding with Elliot, Fortescue, and Newcastle, he hoped to make a cheap-form publication about the colony to satisfy the public's curiosity and the government's desire for publicity.1

1. Townsend to Under-Secretary of State, 12 February 1862, 1446, CO 60/14, 491.

Mentions of this person in the documents

Townsend, H. R. to Fortescue, 1st Baron Carlingford Chichester 12 February 1862, CO 60:14, no. 1446, 491.
Townsend, H. R. to Elliot, Thomas Frederick 24 February 1862, CO 60:14, no. 2964, 494.
Townsend, H. R. to Fortescue, 1st Baron Carlingford Chichester 3 March 1862, CO 60:14, no. 2283, 498.
Townsend, H. R. to Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes 7 March 1862, CO 60:14, no. 2391, 500.

People in this document

Elliot, Thomas Frederick

Fortescue, Chichester

Pelham-Clinton, Henry Pelham Fiennes

Places in this document

British Columbia