the amount paid by him on the
30th of Sept? to the Bank
of
England on your behalf. The whole of the amount of the Bills drawn by the Hongkong Govt having
been recovered from the
the Agra
branch of the
Agra
and
Masterman's Bank at
that place.
Sam the T.FL
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The Agra & Masterman's Bank
Nicholas Lacy, Lombard St
London, 8 Nov 1866.
Gentlemen,
On the 19 September the Bank
of England registered
on your behalf
a claim against the Bank for £15001:0:6
of acceptances due 22
July and
26 September to the credit of its Hong Kong Branch in your favor. On the 20th September, I paid on your behalf
to the Bank of England
the first dividend of £... (less rebate) amounting to £3749:8:0, and on its afterwards
having recovered the full amount of the said Bills, the Bank of England refunded
to me
on
the 13 October the above
mentioned dividend and gave up to me the two acceptances.
I have therefore to apply to
you for payment of interest on
this