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Collection	Victorian Papers, Main Series
Reference	VIC/MAIN/Z/466/70
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Copy letter from Mr Hayt to the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies
Date	9 [August] 1860
Writer	Hayt, Jesse; Superintendant of the American Telegraph Company for the Province of Nova Scotia
Addressee	Under Secretary of State for the Colonies
Description	Copy letter from Mr Hayt to the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, for the information of Queen Victoria, reporting that he had received a telegram stating that the Prince of Wales had arrived at Charlottetown and Prince Edward Island. He explains that he is sending the letter as the telegram service at Prince Edward Island had broken and that the 'telegraphic advices' from the Prince would fail to reach Halifax in time for transportation to Liverpool. He also mentions that he has enclosed a copy of the latest Halifax newspaper, reporting on the journey of His Royal Highness through Nova Scotia (see VIC/MAIN/Z/466/72).
Place Of Writing	American Telegraph Co. Office, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Language	English
Extent	1 document (3 pages)
Physical Description	Loose manuscript paper; mounted
Access Conditions	Available in surrogate form only
Related Material	For related material see VIC/MAIN/Z/466/72.
Digitisation Notes	These papers are available online within "Prince Albert: His Life and Legacy"
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