<persName ref="prs:sargeaunt_wc"><surname>Sargeaunt</surname>, <forename>William</forename> <forename>Charles</forename></persName> to <persName ref="prs:elliot_tf"><surname>Elliot</surname>, <forename>Thomas</forename> <forename>Frederick</forename></persName> 23 March 1867, CO 60:30, no. 2950, 99. Sargeaunt addressee Elliot (Assistant Under-Secretary)

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Sargeaunt, William Charles to Elliot, Thomas Frederick 23 March 1867, CO 60:30, no. 2950, 99.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/B675AG05.html. CO 60:30 CO 60 30 2950 99 B.C. 1867received 25 March co_60_30_00100r.jpg Transcribed from microfilm archives, marked up in Waterloo Script, then transformed into TEI P5 XML.

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Public Offices document. Minutes (4), Other documents (1).

Sargeaunt asks for permission to pay the proceeds of the estate of John Curry to Mrs Curry of St John's Chapel … without the production of Letters of Administration. Holland minutes that the Crown Agents should make the payment to Mrs Curry if they are satisfied with the evidence supporting Mrs Curry’s claim.

Sargeaunt, William Charles
Offices of the Crown Agents for the Colonies, Spring Gardens, London, S.W.
Elliot, Thomas Frederick Added abstract. Inserted revisionDesc.
Sargeaunt to Elliot (Assistant Under-Secretary) 2950, CO 60/30, p. 99; received 25 March
Offices of the Crown Agents for the Colonies, Spring Gardens, London, S.W.
23 March 1867 Sir,

I transmit to you, for the information of the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, a letter with its enclosure received from the Government of Vancouver Island requesting the Crown Agents to pay to Mrs Curry of St John's Chapel, Weardale, the proceeds of the estate of John Curry deceased, late a member of the Police Force in that Colony. I also enclose a Declaration from Mrs Curry, from which it would appear that she is the legal representative of the deceased.

Under the circumstances set forth in the enclosed papers I have the honor to apply for His Grace's authority for making payment of the amount in question without the production of Letters of Administration.

I have the honor to be, Sir, Your most obedient servant W.C. Sargeaunt
Mr Elliot If the Law will admit of dispensing with Letters of Administration I apprehend that authority might be given to Mr Sargeaunt to act as he proposes. ABd 25-3
Mr Holland Give the authority? TFE 25/3
Mr Elliot Though the payt may not be strictly regular, I should inform the Crown Agents that they may make this payment to Mrs Curry if they are satisfied and there seems to be no reason why they shdshould not be satisfied, of the correctness of the statements. These cases must often have occurred. I should have thought that with the receipt the agents might get a simple form of indemnity signed, in case the payment should be disputed. HTH 25/3
When this letter came down to me, I did not observe (if they were there) the former papers. Those papers give additional evidence of Mrs Corry's [sic] identity & relationship. Therefore prepare letter to Crown Agents, authorizing them to pay the amount to Mrs Corry, without lettersof of Administration if they see no reason to doubt her identity and relationship to the deceased. Draft. TFE 26 March
Elliot to Crown Agents, 28 March 1867, authorizing payment of John Curry's estate to Mrs. Curry.