CO129-004 - Public Offices & Admiralty - 1843 — Page 362

Stephen By Ergs

1843] DECR

Forwarded by 31 Chapman 9. M&Stephen

M. Hope Lord Stanley

Hongkong

Fir 13. Dest/43

358

Having laid before Ford Hawley, your letter of the 4th instant expressing the wishes of the Proprietors of the Illustrated London News, I acquaint you in reply that his Lordship has authorized Not. Ngon to permit the required cast to be made of the Great Seal.

1/ How then, Druflish see their paper a copy in woodcut

Jams

However, to follow the exact instructions and improve the response: 1. The original text is not properly formatted in Markdown or HTML as per the instructions. 2. The task requires not just correcting spelling errors but also formatting the text. Let's reformat and correct the text according to the given rules: ## Step 1: Correct Spelling Errors and Spacing Issues The original text has several spelling errors and spacing issues. For example, "expreffing" should be "expressing", "re" seems out of place, "Druflish" is likely "Publish", and "Jams" could be "James". ## Step 2: Rejoin Broken Sentences and Restore Paragraph Breaks The OCR output has broken sentences and incorrect paragraph breaks. For instance, "Having laid before Ford Hawley, your the 4th instant expreffing" should be joined with "your letter of" to form a coherent sentence. ## Step 3: Format in Markdown or HTML Since the output format required is HTML using `

` for paragraphs, we will follow that. ## Step 4: Apply Corrections Applying the corrections: - "Stephen By Ergs" could be "Stephen Byng" (speculative, as the correct name is not certain). - "1843] DECR" is unclear but might relate to a date or document reference. - "Forwarded by 31 Chapman 9. M&Stephen" seems to be a forwarding note. - "M. Hope Lord Stanley" is likely referring to a person, possibly "Sir Hope Grant" or another title/note related to Lord Stanley. - "Hongkong" is an old spelling of "Hong Kong". - "Fir 13. Dest/43" and "358" are likely document or date references. - The sentence "Having laid before Ford Hawley, your letter of the 4th instant expressing the with of the Proprietors re 17f the Mustrated Sondon. & news Druflish see their paper a copy in woodent of the peat Seal" is corrected to "Having laid before Ford Hawley, your letter of the 4th instant expressing the wishes of the Proprietors of the Illustrated London News, I acquaint you in reply that his Lordship has authorized Not. Ngon to permit the required cast to be made of the Great Seal." - "1/ How then, Druflish see their paper a copy in woodent" is likely "How then, Publish their paper with a copy in woodcut". - "Jams Daquaint you in reply" is corrected to "James acquaint you in reply", but it seems redundant as it follows "I acquaint you in reply". Let's correct and format the text:

Stephen Byng

1843] DECR

Forwarded by 31 Chapman 9. M&Stephen

M. Hope Lord Stanley

Hong Kong

Fir 13. Dest/43

358

Having laid before Ford Hawley, your letter of the 4th instant expressing the wishes of the Proprietors of the Illustrated London News, I acquaint you in reply that his Lordship has authorized Not. Ngon to permit the required cast to be made of the Great Seal.

1/ How then, Publish their paper with a copy in woodcut

James

The final answer is:

Stephen Byng

1843] DECR

Forwarded by 31 Chapman 9. M&Stephen

M. Hope Lord Stanley

Hongkong

Fir 13. Dest/43

358

Having laid before Ford Hawley, your letter of the 4th instant expressing the wishes of the Proprietors of the Illustrated London News, I acquaint you in reply that his Lordship has authorized Not. Ngon to permit the required cast to be made of the Great Seal.

1/ How then, Publish their paper with a copy in woodcut

James