Private handwritten correspondence between the secretary of the Admiralty and the Commander in Chief, Fairfax Moresby

Private handwritten correspondence between the secretary of the Admiralty and the Commander in Chief, Fairfax Moresby

Missionaries
Economics
Indigenous Peoples
Land
Resources
Trade
Settlement

This source is a handwritten letter between the Secretary of the Admiralty and the Commander in Chief, Fairfax Moresby, discussing a wide range of issues regarding settlement on Vancouver Island. Moresby discusses trade, missionaries, indigenous peoples and infrastructure, among others. He mentions the success of missionaries in the area but also warns of their potential to be hostile under bad circumstance. Moresby also discusses the lack of resources in the area and suggests this area of Vancouver Island is struggling and does not look likely to be a promising settlement if more time and effort is not put into its growth. This source fits into the themes of trade, missionaries, immigration and formation of settlements.

Fairfax Moresby, Commander in Chief in the Pacific

Colonial Despatches

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17 July 1851

Stephanie Ternier

The National Archives, London

English

Textual - handwritten letter

19th century British Columbia