<persName ref="prs:sinclair_w"><surname>Sinclair</surname>, <forename>William</forename></persName> to <persName ref="prs:molesworth"><surname>Molesworth</surname>, <forename>William</forename></persName> 20 October 1855, CO 305:6, no. 9759, 323. Sinclair addressee Secretary of State

Published by Jim Hendrickson and the University of Victoria.

Sinclair, William to Molesworth, William 20 October 1855, CO 305:6, no. 9759, 323.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/V556S01.html. CO 305:06 CO 305 6 9759 323 V.I. 1855 received 22 October co_305_06_00325r.jpg Transcribed from microfilm archives, marked up in Waterloo Script, then transformed into TEI P5 XML.

The project glossary items have xml:id attributes beginning with trm_, and we use a trm: prefix to refer to them when linking from term elements.

We link to orgs in orgs/organizations.xml using the org: prefix.

We link to places in places.xml using the plc: prefix.

We link to people in bios/*.xml using the prs: prefix.

We link to vessels in vessels/*.xml using the vsl: prefix.

We link to other documents in the collection using the cdc: prefix.

The cdt (ColDesp Document Type) prefix used on catRef/target points to a central taxonomy in the includes file.

We link to other documents in the collection using the cdc: prefix.

Correspondence (private letter). Minutes (1), Other documents (1).

Sinclair writes to the Secretary of State to request the name and address of the company given a grant of Vancouver Island.

A minute from Blackwood asks that the HBC and their address be given in answer to Sinclair’s question.

The file includes a draft letter from the Colonial Office to Sinclair, which provides the name and address of the HBC in London.

 Sinclair, William
164 Pollokshaws Road Glasgow
Molesworth, William Inserted revisionDesc with @status="unproofed". Changed idno @type="received" into a date element. Gave existing date an @type="sent" and reordered bibl contents.
Sinclair to Secretary of State 9759, CO 305/6, p. 323; received 22 October
164 Pollokshaws Road Glasgow
20th October 1855 Honorable Gentleman

Please let me know the name and ad[d]ress of the Company who have obtained a Government grant of Vancouver, an island on the Western coast of North America and oblige

Your most obedient Servant William Sinclair To The Secretary for the Colonies London
Ansr the H. Bay Co—& supply their Address. ABd 22 Octr
Draft, Colonial Office to Sinclair, 2 November 1855, giving the name and address of the Hudson's Bay Company.