CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843 — Page 303

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your wish heller, Four xilskip

best me to be pleased to recollect that after the ground for the barrack had been selected as the firm embraced the purchase of "Curtain Front Houses," I had, as M. Schuston's part, refused the outlay and that therefore nothing was of course done.

I have shown that not only did I refuse the railway but that I was prepared to put no limitation to it, though I would not assent to the Owners of Kenese House being turned out of them by force, or against their Wills, and I have also shown, that the Cantonment, including a site for the 18 tracks was subsequently laid out by the Assistant Quarter Master General without the necessity for including a single House, in it, so long as the 18th of March.

With regard to the Barracks at

Your Lordship stated, that I was authorized to order the Barrack under the Condition that it was to be attached to a Battery - I have shown, that the word Battery did not occur in the correspondence till long after the Barrack was ordered, and that when I did allude to it, in consequence of Orders intermediately received from England - I spoke of it as a suggestion (for Your Lordship's consideration) and in no shape stipulation on which the building of the Barrack was to depend.

I can only conclude from Your Lordship having avoided in your last letter any explanation of the above points, as well as the matter of the sport and confidential Reports which will enable the Board of Ordnance to undeceive Her Majesty's Government.

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301 in first your wish heller, Four xilskip best me to be pleased to recollect that after the ground for the barrack had been selected as the firm embraced the purchase of "Curtain Front Houses," I had, as M. Schuston's part, refused the outlay and that therefore nothing was of course done. I have shown that not only did I refuse the railway but that I was prepared to put no limitation to it, though I would not assent to the Owners of Kenese House being turned out of them by force, or against their Wills, and I have also shown, that the Cantonment, including a site for the 18 tracks was subsequently laid out by the Assistant Quarter Master General without the necessity for including a single House, in it, so long as the 18th of March. With regard to the Barracks at Your Lordship stated, that I was authorized to order the Barrack under the Condition that it was to be attached to a Battery - I have shown, that the word Battery did not occur in the correspondence till long after the Barrack was ordered, and that when I did allude to it, in consequence of Orders intermediately received from England - I spoke of it as a suggestion (for Your Lordship's consideration) and in no shape stipulation on which the building of the Barrack was to depend. I can only conclude from Your Lordship having avoided in your last letter any explanation of the above points, as well as the matter of the sport and confidential Reports which will enable the Board of Ordnance to undeceive Her Majesty's Government.
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301

in

rirst

your wish heller, Four xilskip

best me to be pleased to recollect that after the ground for the buck. How / Farracks had ven selected as the firm imbraced the purchase of "Curtain Finest Houses," I had, an M. Schuston's port, refusen ine outlay and that therefore.

nothing was of

Course Lone..

have shows that not only tid. Inst refuse the rulley but that I was prepared, lo "put no limitation to it, though I would not assent to the Owners of Kenese House: beeing :lurned out of them by feces, or against liei: Wills, and Thave also shown, that the Cantonment, mela ding a site for the 18tracks

loas

subsequently laid towers by the Assistant Trailer Master Lineral without the necessity for including a single. House, in it, so long: as the 18th of March.

With

Jainera. Your

With regard to the Borracks at

Lordship stated, that • suthorized

to

4. L'Errrack under the Condition that it was

be attached to a Batting - I have shown, that the word Battery did not occur in the

correspondence till long after the Barrick

ordered, and that when I did allude to it

I

in Ensequence of Orders intermediately received from England - I spoke of it is a suggestion (for Your Lordship's consideration) and in no shape stipulation on which the building

as a

of the Barrack was to depend.

I can only Emelude from Your

dortship having avoided in

your

last letter

any explanation of the above points, as well of the matine of the sport and enfidential. Reports which will enable the Board of Ordnance to undeceive Her Majesty's

Kvamment

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