Callao
Callao is a city and important seaport in Peru. It is located west of Lima and is one of the few natural harbours along the Pacific
coast of South America. During the time it is mentioned in the despatches, it was an important port for trade
with the HBC.
1. Callao ,Encyclopædia Britannica .
2. Ibid.
3. Ibid.
Mentions of this place in the documents
Miller, William Blanshard, Richard to Grey, George January 1852, CO 305:3, no. 957, 44. Hamilton, George Alexander to Merivale, Herman 25 May 1852, CO 305:3, no. 4770, 254. Hamilton, George Alexander to Merivale, Herman 27 September 1852, CO 305:3, no. 8866,
269. Boys, Thomas to Cuffe, John Otway O'Conner 11 October 1852, CO 305:3, no. 9263, 495. Romaine, William Govett to Merivale, Herman 16 August 1858, CO 305:9, no. 8226, 306. Douglas, James to Stanley, Edward Henry 19 August 1858, CO 60:1, no. 10342, 86. Douglas, James to Stanley, Edward Henry 27 August 1858, CO 60:1, no. 10343, 129. Corry, Henry Thomas Lowry to Merivale, Herman 2 October 1858, CO 60:2, no. 10074,
18. Corry, Henry Thomas Lowry to Merivale, Herman 2 October 1858, CO 6:25, no. 10141,
71. Lytton, Edward George Earle Bulwer to Douglas, James 16 October 1858, LAC RG7:G8C/6,
259. Hammond, Edmund to Merivale, Herman 2 November 1858, CO 60:2, no. 11266, 96. Lytton, Edward George Earle Bulwer to Douglas, James 12 November 1858, LAC RG7:G8C/6,
380. Douglas, James to Lytton, Edward George Earle Bulwer 12 January 1859, CO 60:4, no.
2733, 58. Lushington, Vernon to Rogers, Frederic 31 August 1869, CO 60:37, no. 9835, 77.
The Colonial Despatches Team.
Callao. The Colonial Despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871 , Edition 2.6, ed. The Colonial Despatches Team. Victoria, B.C.: University of Victoria.
https://bcgenesis.uvic.ca/callao.html .
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