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From the Journal of Lt. Lempriere, RE, from the trail near Hope.
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4th
Saturday – The steamer "Governor Douglas" arrived at
Fort Hope. I received an official stating that the Governor was
perfectly satisfied with everything I had done with regard to the
trail and that he intended sending me an NCO and 6 sappers by the
next trip of the steamer –
I sent my letter to Belle.
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Note: At this early time period in the relationship between the RE and
the Governor, Mr. Douglas fell into the habit of treating the Detachment
as a direct extension of his control of the Colony. He was either unclear or
disregarded the "chain of command" used by the military and this
lead to some uncomfortable situations for the Men when caught between the
Governor and their Colonel.
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