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Arowered 7 May/57.
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ondon April, the ef 3879 Hong Kory
April the 27. t. 1857 527
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APR29 1857
was natural excough, that during my stay in London, the affairs in China and the immediate Cause of the War in the Kwasiting Province, iz; the Sorcha "Arrow" should filquently have been pubject matter. of conversation, betiseen myself and others. To some Friends of promissed to give u short history of Love scending & Bethas and the Arrow, –
my understanding, and as
as far it is possible for me to do so, in the absence If Books of Ireference, and this has ben the occasion of my having bersepeilest
enelized.
iles the
As in my present Circumectances, it would be to expensive for me to get some Copies jerinted,
of
is tent of giving the narrative to some- Newspaper, perhaps the Illustrates London Mela, _ if not interdicted fum to doing . Jhave the honor to be
Your sunt obedient humble servant
Hermans Merica le. &quire H. PIntansie Mapitio. Colmies inperetary of State for the Colonice
London.
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