request him to secure any ship that may be about to sail to England from that Place I have to. Woosnam (Signed) Richard Wessman. dir.
hit Me Jeze. Antonio de Say Alucao 542 Nictiria 18th November. 1843 Sin
I am directed by His Excellency, Henry Pottinger to acknowledge the receipt of Your letter of the 7th Ultimo to his address setting forth your claim to 2000 Bags of Rice brought to this place for British ship Asia, of which Messrs Welliday Wise. & the Agents.
A variety of pressing matters prevented His Excellency turning his attention to this matter immediately it came to hand, but he has obtained a legal opinion regarding it and you will see from the enclosed Extract from that Opinion that in addition to the claim which Mr Smith the Attorney of Messrs Allanson makes to the rice in question, the above-named Agents of the Ship Asia likewise bring forward a demand.