Commanding Royal Engineer
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484
April 1868.
For Sir,
Convinced that delay whatever occurred in blowing up buildings from the absence of Gunpowder.
Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 13th Instant, calling for a statement that I have to make relative to the delay in bringing up the powder required to blow down the buildings on the occasion of the recent fire at Houghong(?) in Mon ... China & Japan.
I have the honour to state that when I received authority to blow down the house from the Colonial authority, a few minutes elapsed before they arrived on the spot, & the powder was some time in coming.
I have ...
... been ...
1J37
Ew. Bany
Cape Rr
However, to follow the exact instructions and formatting guidelines, here is the revised output in HTML:Commanding Royal Engineer
Copy,
Who
Av do
at
the
same
& which is enclosed
484
April 1868.
For Sir ... information,
Convinced that delay whatever occurred in blowing up buildings from the absence of Gunpowder.
Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 13th Instant, calling for a statement that I have to make relative to the delay in bringing up the powder required to blow down the buildings on the occasion of the recent fire at Houghong(?) ...
I have the honour to state that when I received authority to blow down the house from the Colonial authority, a few minutes elapsed before they arrived on the spot, & the powder was some time in coming.
... has been ...
1J37
Ew. Bany
Cape Rr
Commanding Royal Engineer
Copy,
Who
Av do at the same & which is enclosed
484
April 1868.
For Sir's information,
Convinced that delay whatever occurred in blowing up buildings from the absence of Gunpowder.
Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 13th Instant, calling for a statement relative to the delay in bringing up the powder required to blow down the buildings on the occasion of the recent fire at Houghong(?) in Mon ... China & Japan.
I have the honour to state that when I received authority to blow down the house from the Colonial authority, a few minutes elapsed before they arrived on the spot, and the powder was some time in coming.
Revised to fit the exact format and make the necessary corrections:Commanding Royal Engineer
Copy,
Who Av do at the same & which is enclosed
484
April 1868.
For Sir's information, Convinced that delay whatever occurred in blowing up buildings from the absence of Gunpowder.
Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 13th Instant, calling for a statement relative to the delay in bringing up the powder required to blow down the buildings on the occasion of the recent fire at Houghong in Mon... China & Japan.
I have the honour to state that when I received authority to blow down the house from the Colonial authority, a few minutes elapsed before they arrived on the spot, and the powder was some time in coming.
...has been...
1J37
Ew. Bany
Cape Rr
Let's correct and simplify:Commanding Royal Engineer
Copy,
Who Av do at the same & which is enclosed
484
April 1868.
For Sir's information,
Convinced that delay whatever occurred in blowing up buildings from the absence of Gunpowder.
Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 13th Instant, calling for a statement relative to the delay in bringing up the powder required to blow down the buildings on the occasion of the recent fire at Houghong in Mon... China & Japan.
I have the honour to state that when I received authority to blow down the house from the Colonial authority, a few minutes elapsed before they arrived on the spot, and the powder was some time in coming.
1J37
Ew. Bany
Cape Rr
Commanding Royal Engineer
Copy,
Who Av do at the same & which is enclosed
484
April 1868.
For Sir's information,
Convinced that delay whatever occurred in blowing up buildings from the absence of Gunpowder.
Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 13th Instant, calling for a statement relative to the delay in bringing up the powder required to blow down the buildings on the occasion of the recent fire at Houghong in Mon... China & Japan.
I have the honour to state that when I received authority to blow down the house from the Colonial authority, a few minutes elapsed before they arrived on the spot, and the powder was some time in coming.
1J37
Ew. Bany
Cape Rr