Archbishop of Canterbury & Angela B-C & See of Vancouver

[Malcolm Coutts]

Correspondence (private letter)
Canterbury, Archbishop of, to Lytton
9880, CO 60/2, p. 606; registered 28 September

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Canterbury, Archbishop of, to Lytton

• Canterbury, Archbishop of

Lambeth

Sept 27 1858

Sir

I have the honor to acquaint you that in consequence of the

• Canterbury, Archibishop of
• • recommends establishment of bishoprick

importance that is likely to belong to the colony of New Columbia, & the expediency of providing for the spiritual instruction of the population assembling there, Miss Burdett Coutts has empowered me to propose the

• Coutts, Angela Burdett
• • .
  • • see Burdett-Coutts

• Burdett-Coutts endowment
• • of
  • • See
    • • of
      • • Columbia

• Church of England
• • endowment of See of Columbia

appointment of a bishop there, who may take the oversight of the Clergy & superintend the religious interest of the

country & people; and for that purpose she is prepared to furnish an endowment of the See, to the amount of £15,000.  

I am in hopes that Her Majesty's Government may consider this so desirable a measure, as to consent to the creation of the See; & have the honour to be, Sir,  

Your obedient & faithful servant
J.B.
Cantuar

Right Honble
Sir E Lytton