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out
of
the
question
to entertain
To
the
prayer of
the
petition to
place
his
widow and her large
"family above the reach of want,"
I would solicit that such consideration
may
be exetended to her
if any.
as
somewhat similarly
circumstanced have received..
thi
8.
It is
others
Sir
however right that
that the
I should acquaint you decased's Son in this Department
receives $50
a month, and his Son in the Naval yard receives 4 90 a month, together & a monah; the former bring 17 and
old..
the latter 19 years
I have yo (Signed) I. M. Mitchell,
Postmaster General..
IW. Mitchell, Esq.
Postmaster General
Je
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Stong-Kong, 28th May, 1878.-
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I beg leave to forward to you,
as the Head of the Department under
which
my
late lamented husband
a
served for nearly 19 years, a Petition which I shall feel extremely obliged by your presenting to stis Exalteney the Governor, and I
venture at the
hope that
you
same
will
time to
give it your
bind expport, by representing to