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2002.40.1

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1858
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Letter
Explaning the naming of British Columbia, copy presented by the Royal Archives, Windsor for the Queen's Golden Jubilee Exhibit. Text transcribed by Dr Hammond. July 24, 1858 \~ The Queen has received Sir E. Bulwer Lytton's letter. If the name of New Caledonia is objected to as being already borne by another colony or Island claimed by the French it may be better to give the new colony West of the Rocky Mountains another name. \~ New Vancouver, New Cornwall and New Georgia appear from the maps to be subdivisions of that country, but do not appear on all maps. The only name which is given to the whole territory in every map the Queen has consulted is "Columbia" but as there exists also a Columbia in South America and the Citizens of the United States call their country also Columbia at least in theory "British Columbia" might be in the Queen's opinion the best name. \~ \~ [Prince Albert to Sir E. Bulwer Lytton, for Queen Victoria] RA VIC\B17\55, Royal Archives, Windsor.
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1
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2002.40.1
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