<persName ref="prs:hammond"><surname>Hammond</surname>, <forename>Edmund</forename></persName> to <persName ref="prs:merivale_h"><surname>Merivale</surname>, <forename>Herman</forename></persName> 19 February 1858, CO 305:9, no. 1788, 370. Hammond addressee Merivale (Permanent Under-Secretary)

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Hammond, Edmund to Merivale, Herman 19 February 1858, CO 305:9, no. 1788, 370.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/V585FO04.html. CO 305:09 CO 305 9 1788 370 V.I. 1858 received 20 February co_305_09_00370r.jpg Transcribed from microfilm archives, marked up in Waterloo Script, then transformed into TEI P5 XML.

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Public Offices document. Minutes (3), Enclosures (untranscribed) (1), Other documents (1).

Hammond forwards a report from Prevost on the San Juan boundary commision. The commissioners representing each side failed to come to an agreement.

In the minutes, the CO suggest either a survey conducted by a neutral power, arbitration, or convincing American officials to agree to Prevost’s proposed compromise line. They settle on arbitration and pass on their verdict to the Foreign Office.

Enclosed is a draft from Merivale to Hammond suggesting arbitration.

 Hammond, Edmund
Foreign Office
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Hammond to Merivale (Permanent Under-Secretary) 1788, CO 305/9, p. 370; received 20 February
Foreign Office
February 19th 1858 Sir,

I am directed by the Earl of Clarendon to transmit to you herewith, to be laid before Mr Secretary Labouchere, a Despatch in original from Captain Prevost reporting the result of his communications with the American Commissioner on the subject of the Boundary Line between the Continent and VanCouver's Island. Mr Labouchere will see that the Commissioners have failed to come to an agreement, and that it remains for the Government of Her Majesty and that of the United States to rendezvous to come to some direct understandingbetween between themselves on the subject.

Lord Clarendon would be glad to be made acquainted with Mr Labouchere's opinion on Captain Prevost's Report and on the course to be pursued in the present state of the matter, and His Lordship will then Communicate with the Board of Admiralty on the subject.

I am, Sir, Your most obedient humble Servant E. Hammond H. Merivale Esqre &c &c
Mr Merivale One way of solving the difficulty would be to ask some great Power to cause a survey to be made, & decide the point. Another would be by arbitration, after hearing both sides. ABd 20 Feby
Unless indeed the Amn government would agree to the compromise line proposed by our Commissioner but rejected by the American (par: 6) I think that line would give us all we really want. HM F 20
It appears to me that this question ought to be settled by arbitration. Write to the F.O. accordingly. S M.1
Not in file.
Draft, Merivale to Hammond, 6 March 1858, conveying Stanley's hope that arbitration could solve the question.