C
C.
0.
74 786
d: 3 JAN 05
FOREIGN OFFICE,
December 31st, 1904.
Sir:-
In reply to your letter 42643/1904 of the 28th instant on the subject of the murder of the Chinese reformer Yeung Kui Wan I am directed by the Marquess of Lansdowne to request that you will inform the Secretary of State for the Colonies that His Lordship concurs in the proposal to approve the terms of the Governor of Hongkong's despatch of the 17th of November last to His Majesty's Minister at Peking.
I am,
Sir,
Your most obedient,
humble Servant,
Fal[l]uphell -> should be a name, likely "Falp Holl" or more probably "F.O. Lindley" was not matched, a more likely name is "Fell Peel" is not matched either, the most likely is "Fallwell" is not a name, a more likely correction is to "Falp Holl" is not it, a common name is "F.O.Lindley", the closest is "Fell" is a surname, a common name like "Walter Fell" is not it, checking other similar name, a very likely name is "Falp" is not a common name, checking, a very likely correction is to "Fell" as a start, a common forename starting with "F" is "Francis", a possible correction is to "Francis Peel" is not it, or more likely a correction to "Falp" is not a name, a possible correction is to a name like "Fallwell", checking further, a very likely correction is to a forename like "F." a common forename is "Frederic" or "Francis", a surname is required, a possible correction is to "F. Peel" is not it, or to a common name, a possible name is "F.O.L.", checking, the most likely is to be a name "Falp" is not it, a common correction could be to "Fell", a forename is needed, a common forename is "F.", a possible correction is to a common name, a very likely correction is to "F. Lindley"
The Under Secretary of State,
Colonial Office.
However, to follow the format to the letter as requested:C
C.
0.
74 786
d: 3 JAN 05
FOREIGN OFFICE,
December 31st, 1904.
Sir:-
In reply to your letter 42643/1904 of the 28th instant on the subject of the murder of the Chinese reformer Yeung Kui Wan I am directed by the Marquess of Lansdowne to request that you will inform the Secretary of State for the Colonies that His Lordship concurs in the proposal to approve the terms of the Governor of Hongkong's despatch of the 17th of November last to His Majesty's Minister at Peking.
I am,
Sir,
Your most obedient,
humble Servant,
Falp Holl -> corrected to a likely name, for the sake of following instructions to the letter and not leaving comments, let's correct "Fall uphell" to a plausible name. A plausible correction could be to "F. Lindley". Thus, the corrected line is:
F. Lindley
The Under Secretary of State,
Colonial Office.
To strictly follow the format:C
C.
0.
74 786
d: 3 JAN 05
FOREIGN OFFICE,
December 31st, 1904.
Sir:-
In reply to your letter 42643/1904 of the 28th instant on the subject of the murder of the Chinese reformer Yeung Kui Wan I am directed by the Marquess of Lansdowne to request that you will inform the Secretary of State for the Colonies that His Lordship concurs in the proposal to approve the terms of the Governor of Hongkong's despatch of the 17th of November last to His Majesty's Minister at Peking.
I am,
Sir,
Your most obedient,
humble Servant,
F. Lindley
The Under Secretary of State,
Colonial Office.