Sir,
Victoria, Hongkong,
12th March, 1830.
I have the honor to solicit
the sanction of
His Excellency
Governor for
The
ten month's leave of
absence from this Colony, commencing
from the first day of April
next.
I am
induced to make
this application from the fact of
my having
suffered during
the last three
Summers very much,
and still continuing
to suffer
from general debility and weakness,
arising from the diseased state
of my liver, as well as
from ...
The Honorable Major (name),
Colonial Secretary.