September 1
Mr Johnston
13.8.1856.
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September 22. 1856
Sir,
I am directed by the Earl of Clarendon to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 13th inst. on the subject of a communication which you have addressed to the Secretary of State for the Colonial Dept., a copy of which has been forwarded by Mr Labouchere to Lord Clarendon, containing a statement of your services whilst employed by Mr Gort in Spain and China, and in Mauritius. You request to be recommended to Her Majesty for some Honorable distinction.
A. 92. Johnstone