Washington City

Washington, DC, formally the District of Columbia, is located on the Potomac River—“potomac” is Algonquin for trading place.1 In 1790, US Congress drew a 260 square km boundary to mark the capital of the federal government, called the District of Columbia, even today, DC is a territory, not a state.2

1. Washington, Encyclopædia Britannica Online.
2. Ibid.

Mentions of this place in the documents

Mactavish, Dugald
Lyons, First Viscount Lyons Richard Bickerton Pemell
Stanley, Lord Edward Henry to Merivale, Herman 2 June 1852, CO 305:3, no. 4949, 337.
Hammond, Edmund to Merivale, Herman 8 July 1857, CO 305:8, no. 6275, 295.
Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James to Labouchere, Henry 7 December 1857, CO 305:8, no. 1621, 257.
Hammond, Edmund to Merivale, Herman 10 March 1858, CO 305:9, no. 2364, 373.
Labouchere, Henry to Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James 15 March 1858, CO 410:1, 124.
Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James to Stanley, Lord Edward Henry 17 May 1858, CO 305:9, no. 6666, 84.
FitzGerald, James Edward to Merivale, Herman 18 August 1858, CO 305:9, no. 8408, 383.
Lytton, Sir Edward George Earle Bulwer to Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James 2 September 1858, LAC RG7:G8C/6, 156.
Lytton, Sir Edward George Earle Bulwer to Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James 2 September 1858, LAC RG7:G8C/6, 156.
Lytton, Sir Edward George Earle Bulwer to Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James 2 September 1858, LAC RG7:G8C/6, 93.
Lytton, Sir Edward George Earle Bulwer to Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James 2 September 1858, CO 398:1, 88.
Lytton, Sir Edward George Earle Bulwer to Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James 2 September 1858, LAC RG7:G8C/6, 93.
Lytton, Sir Edward George Earle Bulwer to Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James 2 September 1858, CO 398:1, 88.
Tennent, Sir James Emerson to Merivale, Herman 18 September 1858, CO 60:2, no. 9582, 228.
FitzGerald, James Edward to Merivale, Herman 20 September 1858, CO 60:2, no. 9628, 87.
FitzGerald, James Edward to Merivale, Herman 30 September 1858, CO 305:9, no. 9988, 404.
Trutch, Sir Joseph William to Carnarvon, Earl 8 October 1858, CO 60:3, no. 10354, 653.
Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James to Lytton, Sir Edward George Earle Bulwer 6 November 1858, CO 60:1, no. 540, 373.
Hammond, Edmund to Merivale, Herman 20 November 1858, CO 60:2, no. 11989, 105.
Hammond, Edmund to Merivale, Herman 12 December 1858, CO 305:9, no. 12929, 413.
Tennent, Sir James Emerson to Merivale, Herman 17 December 1858, CO 60:2, no. 12900, 251.
Lytton, Sir Edward George Earle Bulwer to Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James 29 December 1858, LAC RG7:G8C/6, 488.
410/1, p. 187
Hammond, Edmund to Merivale, Herman 19 January 1859, CO 60:5, no. 734, 431.
Hammond, Edmund to Merivale, Herman 19 January 1859, CO 60:5, no. 828, 439.
Hammond, Edmund to Merivale, Herman 31 January 1859, CO 60:5, no. 1117, 452.
Hammond, Edmund to Merivale, Herman 31 January 1859, CO 60:5, no. 1116, 447.
Hammond, Edmund to Merivale, Herman 9 February 1859, CO 60:5, no. 1502, 460.
Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James to Lytton, Sir Edward George Earle Bulwer 19 February 1859, CO 305:10, no. 3827, 54.
Lytton, Sir Edward George Earle Bulwer to Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James 21 February 1859, CO 398:1, 240.
Lytton, Sir Edward George Earle Bulwer to Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James 21 February 1859, LAC RG7:G8C/7, 120.
Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James to Lytton, Sir Edward George Earle Bulwer 9 March 1859, CO 60:4, no. 4473, 187.
Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James to Lytton, Sir Edward George Earle Bulwer 23 March 1859, CO 305:10, no. 4812, 65.
Hammond, Edmund to Merivale, Herman 30 March 1859, CO 305:12, no. 3320, 162.
Lytton, Sir Edward George Earle Bulwer to Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James 2 April 1859, CO 410:1, 192.
Lytton, Sir Edward George Earle Bulwer to Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James 2 April 1859, LAC RG7:G8C/7, 188.
Hammond, Edmund to Merivale, Herman 13 April 1859, CO 305:12, no. 4083, 164.
Carnarvon, Earl to Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James 25 April 1859, LAC RG7:G8C/7, 302.
Carnarvon, Earl to Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James 25 April 1859, CO 410:1, 200.
Hammond, Edmund to Merivale, Herman 11 May 1859, CO 305:12, no. 4867, 171.
Carnarvon, Earl to Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James 14 May 1859, CO 398:1, 286.
Carnarvon, Earl to Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James 14 May 1859, CO 398:1, 286.
Carnarvon, Earl to Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James 22 May 1859, CO 398:1, 290.
Carnarvon, Earl to Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James 22 May 1859, LAC RG7:G8C/8, 90.
Hammond, Edmund to Merivale, Herman 2 June 1859, CO 305:12, no. 5743, 177.
Carnarvon, Earl to Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James 10 June 1859, CO 410:1, 205.
Carnarvon, Earl to Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James 10 June 1859, LAC RG7:G8C/8, 132.
Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James to Lytton, Sir Edward George Earle Bulwer 1 July 1859, CO 60:4, no. 8567, 530.
Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James to Lytton, Sir Edward George Earle Bulwer 8 August 1859, CO 305:11, no. 9570, 29.
Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James to Lytton, Sir Edward George Earle Bulwer 12 August 1859, CO 305:11, no. 9710, 77.
Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James to Lytton, Sir Edward George Earle Bulwer 15 August 1859, CO 305:11, no. 10028, 89.
Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James to Lytton, Sir Edward George Earle Bulwer 17 August 1859, CO 305:11, no. 10030, 92.
Hammond, Edmund to Merivale, Herman 14 September 1859, CO 305:12, no. 9112, 192.
Hammond, Edmund to Merivale, Herman 19 September 1859, CO 305:12, no. 9477, 196.
Hammond, Edmund to Merivale, Herman 23 September 1859, CO 305:12, no. 9538, 220.
Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes to Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James 29 September 1859, CO 410:1, 223.
Hammond, Edmund to Merivale, Herman 30 September 1859, CO 305:12, no. 9774, 287.
Hammond, Edmund to Merivale, Herman 30 September 1859, CO 305:12, no. 9754, 245.
Hammond, Edmund to Merivale, Herman 1 October 1859, CO 305:12, no. 9775, 291.
Hammond, Edmund to Merivale, Herman 6 October 1859, CO 305:12, no. 10071, 322.
Hammond, Edmund to Merivale, Herman 6 October 1859, CO 305:12, no. 10508, 337.
Hammond, Edmund to Merivale, Herman 8 October 1859, CO 305:12, no. 10106, 328.
Hammond, Edmund to Merivale, Herman 14 October 1859, CO 305:12, no. 10174, 330.
Wodehouse, First Earl of Kimberley John to Merivale, Herman 1 November 1859, CO 305:12, no. 10921, 352.
Wodehouse, First Earl of Kimberley John to Merivale, Herman 10 November 1859, CO 305:12, no. 11291, 361.
Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes to Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James 16 November 1859, CO 410:1, 240.
Wodehouse, First Earl of Kimberley John to Merivale, Herman 15 December 1859, CO 305:12, no. 12449, 390.
Hammond, Edmund to Merivale, Herman 28 December 1859, CO 305:12, no. 12817, 395.
Hammond, Edmund to Merivale, Herman 31 December 1859, CO 305:12, no. 4, 401.
Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes to Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James 6 February 1860, LAC RG7:G8C/2, 225.
Hammond, Edmund to Rogers, Baron Blachford Frederic 18 April 1863, CO 305:21, no. 3940, 92.
Hammond, Edmund to Rogers, Baron Blachford Frederic 1 May 1863, CO 305:21, no. 4315, 105.
Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes to Douglas, Chief Factor Governor Vice-Admiral Sir James 19 May 1863, NAC RG7:G8C/03, 289.
Hammond, Edmund to Rogers, Baron Blachford Frederic 2 June 1863, CO 305:21, no. 5458, 124.
Kennedy, Arthur to Cardwell, Edward 15 September 1864, CO 305:23, no. 9944, 268.
Layard, A. H. to Rogers, Baron Blachford Frederic 20 October 1864, CO 305:24, no. 9765, 89.
Hammond, Edmund to Rogers, Baron Blachford Frederic 5 December 1864, CO 305:24, no. 11250, 110.
Cardwell, Edward to Kennedy, Arthur 23 December 1864, NAC RG7:G8C/04, 418.
Murray, James to Fortescue, 1st Baron Carlingford Chichester 19 October 1865, CO 305:27, no. 10207, 123.
Hammond, Edmund to Adderley, Charles Bowyer 21 September 1867, CO 60:30, no. 9358, 160.
Seymour, Governor Frederick to Grenville, Richard 28 September 1867, CO 60:29, no. 11761, 265.
Hammond, Edmund to Adderley, Charles Bowyer 16 December 1867, CO 60:30, no. 12278, 187.
Hammond, Edmund to Adderley, Charles Bowyer 8 January 1868, CO 60:34, no. 244, 127.
Hammond, Edmund to Adderley, Charles Bowyer 14 March 1868, CO 60:34, no. 2753, 130.
Hammond, Edmund to Adderley, Charles Bowyer 6 July 1868, CO 60:34, no. 7158, 137.
Hammond, Edmund to Adderley, Charles Bowyer 17 August 1868, CO 60:34, no. 9064, 139.
Equte, E. C. to Adderley, Charles Bowyer 9 September 1868, CO 60:34, no. 9970, 150.
Sproat, Gilbert Malcolm, Anderson, Honorary Secretary to the Memorialists James Y. S., and Irwin, Honorary Secretary to the Memorialists James V. H. to Grenville, Richard 5 October 1868, CO 60:34, no. 10993, 295.
Wodehouse, First Earl of Kimberley John to Elliot, Thomas Frederick 17 October 1868, CO 60:34, no. 11493, 305.
Hammond, Edmund to Adderley, Charles Bowyer 24 October 1868, CO 60:34, no. 11695, 151.
Murray, James to Adderley, Charles Bowyer 26 October 1868, CO 60:34, no. 11721, 154.
Grenville, Richard to Seymour, Governor Frederick 3 November 1868, NAC RG7:G8C/15, 484.
Seymour, Governor Frederick to Grenville, Richard 21 November 1868, CO 60:33, no. 102, 459.
Hammond, Edmund to Monsell, William 8 February 1869, CO 60:37, no. 1515, 169.
Hammond, Edmund to Monsell, William 16 February 1869, CO 60:37, no. 1872, 172.
Leveson-Gower, Granville George to Musgrave, Sir Anthony 3 February 1870, CO 398:5, 377.
Wodehouse, First Earl of Kimberley John to Musgrave, Sir Anthony 5 January 1871, CO 398:5, 495.
Foreign Office to Knatchbull-Hugessen, Edward Hugessen 28 January 1871, CO 60:44, no. 1160, 250.
Wodehouse, First Earl of Kimberley John to Musgrave, Sir Anthony 6 February 1871, CO 398:7, 3.
Enfield to Knatchbull-Hugessen, Edward Hugessen 15 February 1871, CO 60:44, no. 1745, 255.
Enfield to Knatchbull-Hugessen, Edward Hugessen 22 February 1871, CO 60:44, no. 1900, 262.
Musgrave, Sir Anthony to Wodehouse, First Earl of Kimberley John 22 February 1871, CO 60:43, no. 3470, 177.

Colonial Despatches

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

Washington City