Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Correspondence (private letter)
Fletcher, Henry to Leveson-Gower, Granville George 19 July 1869, CO 60:37, no. 8130, 544.
Abstract
Fletcher, Henry to Leveson-Gower, Granville George 19 July 1869, CO 60:37, no. 8130, 544.
Correspondence (private letter).
Minutes (4), Enclosures (untranscribed) (1), Other documents (1).
Fletcher to Granville
128, New Bond Street,
London
19th July 1869
London
My Lord,
I take the liberty of sending the enclosed statement just
received from my Son, Mr W.H. Fletcher, who is a settler at
Bella Coola, British Columbia, which he wishes me to lay before
your notice, & by a notice of the case to the new British Governour
from you, it might be productive of great protection to
the White Settlers in British Columbia.
Your Lordship may safely rely upon the truth of my Son's
statement in every particular, and, apologising for thus
troubling your Lordship,
Minutes by CO staff
This is not at all a bad account of what has passed.
I would tell Mr Fletcher that Ld G. had perused his son's
account of what has passed at Bella Coola. That his son is
probably aware that if he wishes any statement of this kind to
be made a ground of action on the part of the S. of State he
must forward it thro' the Govr. That meantime Ld G. is glad
to be able to inform Mr F. that what has passed has not been
over
looked by the Local Authorities.
looked by the Local Authorities.
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Statement of the disturbance which occurred at Bella Coola on
16 December 1868, signed by W.H. Fletcher, Matthew Feak and E.L.
Pierce, with additional comments concerning subsequent events.
Other documents included in the file
Monsell to Henry Fletcher, 4 August 1869, advising that the case
had not been overlooked by the local authorities.
Minutes by CO staff
I have omitted that such a statement ought to have [been]
forwarded thro' the Govr, as in the P.S. the son says he had
done so.