I have the honour to be,
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sir,
Your most obedient, humble Servant,
Governor, etc,.
Surice writing this despatch I have spoken with B. Hokai,
arkest liven, thether its couch to possible for
the presents wits the Exception of
one a
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tivo trace articles.
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He has much disturbrae by the suggestion assuring me that the fift was Inace nitritic Value that former fovernors
had a captive Summitar Souvenirs, & that no effort of
liis
Lonce avail to make the Chinese understand this reaso
of my refusal. He added that he was artain chal
of my wife
declince to caft this smace hesent it louce hav
list
tee
a
- fortunate effect among the Chinese. In this arcum Mances I felt I had no often but to accept how
& to report the matter to for.
distasteful to myself
Mangains