<persName ref="prs:trevelyan_ce"><surname>Trevelyan</surname>, <forename>Charles</forename> <forename>Edward</forename></persName> to <persName ref="prs:merivale_h"><surname>Merivale</surname>, <forename>Herman</forename></persName> 25 November 1858, CO 60:2, no. 12111, 318. Trevelyan addressee Merivale (Permanent Under-Secretary)

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Trevelyan, Charles Edward to Merivale, Herman 25 November 1858, CO 60:2, no. 12111, 318.The Colonial Despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871, Edition 2.6, ed. James Hendrickson and the Colonial Despatches project. Victoria, B.C.: University of Victoria. https://bcgenesis.uvic.ca/B585TE21.html. CO 60:02 CO 60 2 12111 318 B.C. 1858 received 26 November co_60_02_00318r.jpg Transcribed from microfilm archives, marked up in Waterloo Script, then transformed into TEI P5 XML.

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Public Offices document. Minutes (2), Other documents (1).

Trevelyan informs the CO that the Treasury will honour Parsons’ recent bill and will accept further bills up to the total amount of £1600.

The minutes inform the governor.

Enclosed is a draft from Lytton to Douglas apprising him of the Treasury’s actions.

 Trevelyan, Charles Edward
Treasury Chambers
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Trevelyan to Merivale (Permanent Under-Secretary) 12111, CO 60/2, p. 318; received 26 November
Treasury Chambers
25 November 1858 Sir,

With reference to Mr Elliot's letter of the 15th Instant, Instant, = Parsons' expenses A draft of this letter appears in Parsons to Lytton, 27 September 1858, 11022, CO 60/3, p. 496. enclosing Copy of a letter from Captain Parsons, reporting his arrival at Panama and stating the actual and probable expenses of transporting his party to British Columbia, I am directed by the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury to acquaint you, for the information of Sir E.B. Lytton, that My Lords have, since the first advance of £540 to Captain Parsons, authorized the Paymaster General, by their letter to him of the 6th Inst; to accept and pay a bill for £823 drawn by Capt Parsons for the Passage of his party of Royal Engineers from Panama to San Francisco, and They will directthe the acceptance of further Bills to the extent of £277, which with the sum of £1323 already issued, will make up the amount of £1600.

I am etc. C.E. Trevelyan
Mr Elliot Inform the GovrGovernor with reference to Despatch of 15 Novr? VJ 26 N
Annex dt. C Nov 26
Draft reply, Lytton to Douglas, No. 49, 1 December 1858.