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I had at my time & ranged in my own mind, for filling up the appointments of Consuls at four of the five Ports to be opened to our Merchants in the following manner
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At Shanghai
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Kingpo,
Carlow
wy
"
Fuchoufoo. Amaz
Captain Balfour
Mr. Thom
Mr Gutzlaff
Mr Day
for the fifth
and I calculated on finding one qualified Individual in China for the fifth Port, even as a temporary arrangement, but Morrison has been decided to be ineligible for the duty of Consul owing to his being an alien, and I am not even certain that he will continue to serve as one. If the Joint Interpreters, whilst Mr Morrison's untimely death will oblige me to keep Mr Thom near myself to fill the arduous and responsible Situation of Chinese Secretary
AJ
To add to my difficulties, Mr. Robertson who came with me from Bombay as Surgeon to the Mission, who has long acted with great zeal and efficiency, as my Secretary & who I have, since the exchange of the Ratifications of the Treaty named to Officials as deputy Colonial Secretary to the Government of Hongkong has lately fallen into bad health,
and it seems probable that he will be obliged to take a voyage to Sea and that I shall thereby be deprived of his valuable aid for some time; neither do I know at this instant, where I shall look for a temporary substitute for him, nor how I am to fill up the sad blank which Mr. Morrison's decease has caused in the Government
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I had at me lime & ranged in my own mind, for filling up the appointments of Cments at four of the five Ports to be opened to our Merchants in the following
manner
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Al Shanghai
4
"
Kingpo,
Carlow
wy
"
Fuchoufoo. Amaz
Captain Balfour
Mr. Them
Mr Gulglaff
Mr Day
for the fifth
and Icalculated on finding one qualified
Individual in China for
the fifth Port, even as a temporary arrangement, but Mordable! has seen decided to be ineligible for the duty
of Conent owing
to his being an alien, and !
am not even certain that he will
Continue to serve as one. If the. Soint
of
a gree
to
Interpreters, whilst Mr Morrison's untionely
death
death will oblige me to keep M. Them near rusself to fill the arduous and responsible Situation of Chiren Seastary
AJ
"To add to my difficulties, Mr. Novenam _ who came with me from Bombay Furgeon to the Mission, who has long acted with great zeal and efficiency, as my Decutary I who I have, since the exchange of the Matifications of the Healy named to Officials as deputy, clonial Secutary to the Baument
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of Hongting _ has lately fallen into bad health,
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and it seems
probable that he will be obliged
to take a varzage
Some
to Sea and that I shall thereby be deprived of his valuable and for lime; neither do I know at this instant, where I shall look for a temporary substitute for him, nor how Iam to fill up the sad blank which Mr. Momson's decase has caused in
the
Government
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