Your accepting this appointment, it is Lord Timberbing's wish
that you should return to England
at your early convenience in order to
embark for Bengal. I accordingly grant You six weeks leave
of absence
for that purpose, to be counted from the date of your application
to the Secretary of
State.
5. On showing this despatch to Captain Kendall the Administrator
of Sierra Leone, he will direct the necessary certificates
to be prepared & will Authorize your being paid up to the date of your departure from the settlement.
I have the honour to be Sir
Your most obedient Servant
J. Pope Hennessy.
Administrator in Chief.
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