necipitated to accumulete a large stock
of Flour; and nothwithstanding your Petitions took the precaution to place said Hour in several Store Houses, on the right of the y the Just, between hours of 9 210, a fire broke out in
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of said storehouses & entirely destroyed you Barrels of the Flour so accumulated as aforesaid, as & Pockets of Hops; also a large quantity of Building Matenato together with the storehouse in which said Property was placed, all belonging to your Petitioner, amounting together in value to the sum of $# 17,000 (vide annexed Schedule), and whereas Hostitities have some time since been commenced
& are now being actually prosecuted by #. 13. M. Forces against the Chinese
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Province in the immediate neighbourhood of this Colony, your Petitioner verily believes that the arson a destruction of Flour and other materials as aforesaid the act of the Esing Bakers, or other Emiparies of the Provinced foot, virtually the Queen 's Enemies. Wherefore your Petitiones humbly
y.r. will be gracionaly y.r. brays that y. r. will
pleased to lay this humble Petition for compensation for the loss by your Petitioner sustained as aforesaid before #. B. M. Soot, accompanied by 7. E: 0 recommendation that relief be afforded by the parties whomsoevel responsible or liable on that behalf. and your Petitioner asin duty band
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will Ever
(signed) (. Duddell
Victoria Hong Kong,
13 March 1857.