CO129-006 - Sir John Davis - 1844 — Page 402

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397

is love, to err.

on

the

safe

side by keeping minutes beyond

the

the office open a few time appointed for closing; and I did not anticipate the possibility of a complaint on this point : It would be highly satisfactory

to me to know what

person

about my office answered to the Officer who called for the letters and what

did call on

office

All the

that morning. "Agincourt "letters had been the

evening

was

in this instance, it is not always a

veritable account - wasted time. The

Admiral does not hear of my attempts

accommodation.

nor

perhaps

has he of my

navy

repeated offers to adopt any system which might tend to the convenience of the

confident of unavoidable denials and refusals.

He hears I am

instances

He hears too only

in those instances...

me

more isolated

side of the question

I doubt not that he

did not hear that Naval officers did

on that

the

before passed before an officer from vessel They were taken from the Office

into

my private

room. A clerk waited

upon him with them and after occupying upwards of

in look

an hour, at such a time too,

looking through the letters, a mere

of perhaps 400

hand-ful, out

only

were taken. I am reluctant: and have been

10 to

complain

but I have

reason

to

very day, viz:

they do almost

on

almost

every

hours after

the 7th Instant, and that

every day, and at hour from Sun rise till

sun set. receive their letters - almost whenever the private business of the office does not press too hard to

upon

them "T. O. M's"

admit of attention. have been daily taken for the postages

think that though "attending at the Port Officer

was

and

every attempt

at accommodation

has

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397 is love, to err. on the safe side by keeping minutes beyond the the office open a few time appointed for closing; and I did not anticipate the possibility of a complaint on this point : It would be highly satisfactory to me to know what person about my office answered to the Officer who called for the letters and what did call on office All the that morning. "Agincourt "letters had been the evening was in this instance, it is not always a veritable account - wasted time. The Admiral does not hear of my attempts accommodation. nor perhaps has he of my navy repeated offers to adopt any system which might tend to the convenience of the confident of unavoidable denials and refusals. He hears I am instances He hears too only in those instances... me more isolated side of the question I doubt not that he did not hear that Naval officers did on that the before passed before an officer from vessel They were taken from the Office into my private room. A clerk waited upon him with them and after occupying upwards of in look an hour, at such a time too, looking through the letters, a mere of perhaps 400 hand-ful, out only were taken. I am reluctant: and have been 10 to complain but I have reason to very day, viz: they do almost on almost every hours after the 7th Instant, and that every day, and at hour from Sun rise till sun set. receive their letters - almost whenever the private business of the office does not press too hard to upon them "T. O. M's" admit of attention. have been daily taken for the postages think that though "attending at the Port Officer was and every attempt at accommodation has
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397 is lov, to err. on. the safe side by keeping minutes beyond the the office opon a few time appointed. for closing; and. I did not anticipate the possibility of a complaint- on this point : _ It would be highly satisfactory to me to know what person about my office answered. to the Officer who called for the letters and what did call on offien All the that morning. "Agincourt "letters had been the eneming was in this instance, it is not alw always a veritable account- wasted. time. The Admiral. does not hear of my attempts accommodation. mor. perhaps has he of my navy. repeated. offers to adopt any system which might tend to the convenience of the confident of of unavoidable denials and refurals. He. hears I am. instances Ho. hears too only in those instances... me more isolated side of the question_ I doubt not that he did not hear that Naval officers did. om that the before passed before an officer from wessel They were taken from the Office into my private. room. a. clerk, wailed. upon him with them and after occupying. upwards of in look an hour, at such a time too, looking through the lotters, a mere of perhaps 400. band-ful, out LURS only laken. I am reluctant: and have been 10 to complain but I have reason- to very day, viz: they do almost on. almost every hours after the 7th Instant, and that every day, and at hour. from Sun rise till sun set. receive their letters- almost whenever the private business of the office does not press too hard to upon them "T. 0. M's" admit of attention. have been daily taken for the portages think that though. "attending at the Port Officer loas and every attempt at accommodation has
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397

is lov, to err.

on.

the

safe

side by keeping minutes beyond

the

the office opon a few time appointed. for closing; and. I did not anticipate the possibility of a complaint- on this point : _ It would be highly satisfactory

to me to know what

person

about my office answered. to the Officer who called for the letters and what

did call on

offien

All the

that morning. "Agincourt "letters had been the

eneming

was

in this instance, it is not alw

always a

veritable account- wasted. time. The

Admiral. does not hear of my attempts

accommodation.

mor.

perhaps

has he of my

navy.

repeated. offers to adopt any system which might tend to the convenience of the

confident of of unavoidable denials and refurals.

He. hears I am.

instances

Ho. hears too only

in those instances...

me

more isolated

side of the question_

I doubt not that he

did not hear that Naval officers did.

om that

the

before passed before an officer from wessel They were taken from the Office

into

my private.

room. a. clerk, wailed.

upon him with them and after occupying. upwards of

in look

an hour, at such a time too,

looking through the lotters, a mere

of perhaps 400.

band-ful, out

LURS

only

laken. I am reluctant: and have been

10 to

complain

but I have

reason-

to

very day, viz:

they do almost

on.

almost

every

hours after

the 7th Instant, and that

every day, and at hour. from Sun rise till

sun set. receive their letters- almost whenever the private business of the office does not press too hard to

upon

them "T. 0. M's"

admit of attention. have been daily taken for the portages

think that though. "attending at the Port Officer

loas

and

every attempt

at accommodation

has

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