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Sir,
Victoria, Hong Kong. May 16, 1860.
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your favour of the 10th instant, by which you inform me, that His Excellency the Governor has directed the Honourable the Surveyor General, to take into consideration the subject of my petition on behalf of the Berlin Ladies Association.
Whilst I most respectfully request you to express my most sincere thanks to His Excellency for the ready response to my prayer, I beg also to intimate, that the ...
The Honorable W. T. Mercer, Esq., Colonial Secretary.
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