<persName ref="prs:eddisbury"><surname>Eddisbury</surname></persName> to <persName ref="prs:merivale_h"><surname>Merivale</surname>, <forename>Herman</forename></persName> 14 April 1849, CO 305:2, no. 3173, 217. Eddisbury addressee Merivale (Permanent Under-Secretary)

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Eddisbury to Merivale, Herman 14 April 1849, CO 305:2, no. 3173, 217.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/V495FO02.html. CO 305:02 CO 305 2 3173 217 V.I. 1849 received 16 April co_305_02_00113r.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), Marginalia (1).

Eddisbury informs Merivale that he has, as asked, shown Palmerston a letter from Merivale that poses a question from Grey, as to whether or not it is permissible that Adams process land-grant payments from Vancouver Island emigrants on behalf of the HBC. Eddisbury reports that Palmerston authorizes Adams to act as stated.

In the minutes, Blackwood asks if the HBC should be notified of Adams's approval.

This file encloses a draft letter from the Colonial Office to Pelly that reports that the Foreign Office has no objection to Adams acting on behalf of the HBC.

Eddisbury
Foreign Office
Merivale, Herman Inserted revisionDesc with @status="proofed". Changed idno @type="received" into a date element. Gave existing date an @type="sent" and reordered bibl contents.
3173, CO 305/2, p. 217; received 16 April 3173_ Vancouver's Island
Foreign Office
April 14th 1849 Sir,

I have laid before Viscount Palmerston your letter of the 7th Instant, stating that Earl Grey wishes to Know whether Lord Palmerston sees any objection to Mr Adams, Her Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires in Peru, being authorized to receive, on behalf of the Hudson's Bay Company, payments for grants of Land, and to his giving Certi==ficatesCertificates of purchase to Emigrants desirous of settling in Vancouver's Island. And I am, in reply, to request that you will state to Earl Grey, that Lord Palmerston sees no objection to Mr Adams being being authorized to act on behalf of the Hudson's Bay Company in the manner above stated. —

I am, Sir, Your Most Obdedient Humble Servant Eddisbury This addressee information appears at the foot of the first page of the despatch.Herman Merival Esq &c &c &c
Mr Merivale Communicate this result to the Hudson's Bay Company? ABd 16./4/49.
Annex draft HM Apl 16
Draft, Colonial Office to Sir John Pelly, Hudson's Bay Company, 20 April 1849, advising that the Foreign Office had no objection to Adams acting on behalf of the company.
This text runs perpendicular to main body text; see image scan.Sir J Pelly informed 20 April / 49