Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch to London
Douglas, James to Pelham-Clinton, Henry Pelham Fiennes 1 August 1862, CO 60:13, no. 9576, 363.
Abstract
Despatch to London.
Minutes (5).
Douglas acknowledges Newcastle's despatch forwarding information concerning the
British Columbia Overland Transit Company and reports that three persons living on
Vancouver Island who are listed as company directors have never heard of the company and
have no involvement with it.
No. 36, Miscellaneous
1 August 1862
I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your Grace's
Despatch No 126 of the 29th May, forwarding an Extract from
a Report of the Colonial Land and Emigration Commissioners on the
subject of a Companywhich
which has been recently formed for the purpose of
transporting Emigrants through Canada overland to British Columbia.
which has been recently formed for the purpose of
transporting Emigrants through Canada overland to British Columbia.
2. I have to thank your Grace for these papers and I will
not fail to ascertain whether the Company carry out their
engagements with good faith, in respect of the party of Emigrants
which they were about to forward.
3. I have been informed that the three names appearing
amongst the Board of Directors, as Residentsof
of Vancouver Island,
were inserted without the permission of the parties themselves,
or indeed, without any knowledge on their part of the existence
of the Company in question.
of Vancouver Island,
were inserted without the permission of the parties themselves,
or indeed, without any knowledge on their part of the existence
of the Company in question.
Minutes by CO staff
Col: Sleigh's Company. See the last sentence of this despatch,
showing that he inserted people's names without their authority.
Put by.
TFE
29/9
If, as I believe, there is a prosecution of Col. S. pending
when & if they can catch him, I think the last fact should
be communicated to the Party prosecuting.
N
1-10
TFE
6/10/62
Mr Jadis
I have been unable to trace any party as at present prosecuting in this matter. It dropped before the Magistrates and Coll Sleigh having disappeared, as the Duke points out, nothing appears at present pending against him. This despatch may therefore be put by.
I have been unable to trace any party as at present prosecuting in this matter. It dropped before the Magistrates and Coll Sleigh having disappeared, as the Duke points out, nothing appears at present pending against him. This despatch may therefore be put by.
TFE
29 Nov