and
Excellency imploring your mercy, trusting that you will graciously make me some pecuniary compensation whereby I may be enabled to make other plans for supporting myself and avoid such a calamity as hunger. Sincerely do I trust that Your Excellency will come to some decision on this point.
Reverend's year, 2nd month, 7th day.
Keanghin
25th March, 1844.
(Signed) Charles Gutzlaff
Chinese Secretary.
Content of a Petition
Leasan, a husbandman residing at Chekchu makes this representation to show that for a period of more than thirty years
he has been carrying on agricultural pursuits at Chekchu, but
on his
That
Ind: 2 in letter No:156
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that in consequence of a Proclamation issued to the people of Chekchu on the 27th Instant, they are not allowed to
grow paddy in the area near the Barracks. He owns, however,
a plot of ground of about four mou bearing the name of Imucha, which is situated at a great distance from the Barracks and he therefore begs to be allowed to cultivate it, in order that he may have the means of gaining a livelihood afforded him.
March, 1844.
"There is a duplicate of the above from a Petitioner Chinzoktung, an old man living at Illan and owning also a plot of ground at Fitam far away from the Barracks which he begs to be allowed to continue the cultivation of
March, 1844.
(Signed) Charles Gutzlaff
Chinese Secretary.
Incl.