RECEIVED
FEB 18
1855
Ceylon
Admiralty
16
and
CAD
3
14 February 1855
ORD
The Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company having claimed to be paid for the passage of the Individuals named on the other side, to and from the places stated against them, I am commanded by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to request that you will inform me, whether the Secretary of State for the Colonies has any objection to the repayment of the sum charged for their passage, as stated against their names.
I am,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
[Signature]
[Annotation: "alty" appears to be a fragment, and "Anver? 42. Fek/55. vide Adory 18745=" and "1469 trong thông" are not clearly related to the rest of the text, possibly being OCR errors or unrelated marginalia. "Merivale Esq" is likely the intended recipient or a relevant name.]
becomesRECEIVED
FEB18
1855
Ceylon
Admiralty
16
and
CAD
3
14 February 1855
ORD
The Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company having claimed to be paid for the passage of the Individuals named on the other side, to and from the places stated against them, I am commanded by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to request that you will inform me, whether the Secretary of State for the Colonies has any objection to the repayment of the sum charged for their passage, as stated against their names.
I am,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
Merivale Esq