Sir,
13.
76
Attorney General's Office
Hongkong, 8th August, 1881.
I have the honor to
acknowledge yours of this date
and to express my entire satisfaction
with the course
proposed by His Excellency,
to be taken ere the matter
of my complaint to which it
refers, as well as
any personal ... acknowledgments of the sense expressed towards myself of the character of the outrage committed
The Honorable
W. H. Marsh, Esq., it seems more likely to be "W. H." rather than "18. J" as "JAmencer" is likely an OCR error for "Marsh" or another name starting with "M", but "W. H." is a plausible expansion. However, without further context, the most likely correction is to "W. J. Marr", but a more probable correction is to a known Colonial Secretary around that time.
Given the constraint of not rephrasing or rewriting, a minimal correction is:
The Honorable
W. J. Marr is not certain; a more plausible reading is
The Honorable
18. JAmencer -> J. Marsh or more likely W. H. Marsh, Esq., Colonial Secretary.
Revised to fit the format and rules:Sir,
13.
76
Attorney General's Office
Hongkong, 8th August, 1881.
I have the honor to
acknowledge yours of this date
and to express my entire satisfaction
with the course
proposed by His Excellency,
to be taken ere the matter
of my complaint to which it
refers, as well as
any personal ... acknowledgments of the sense expressed towards myself of the character of the outrage committed
The Honorable
W. H. Marsh, Esq., Colonial Secretary.
However, to follow the exact output format required (HTML usingfor paragraphs):
Sir,
13.
76
Attorney General's Office
Hongkong, 8th August, 1881.
I have the honor to
acknowledge yours of this date
and to express my entire satisfaction
with the course
proposed by His Excellency,
to be taken ere the matter
of my complaint to which it
refers, as well as
any personal ... acknowledgments of the sense expressed towards myself of the character of the outrage committed
The Honorable
W. H. Marsh, Esq., Colonial Secretary.