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has been made. It is however difficult to make these attempts at accommodation evident where there are perhaps three or four hundred letters in the division; and when A.B. has to sign each one to his own, and feels called upon to take his time, he will only take his own or perhaps a friend's letter, and is offended unless permitted to spell through the whole. Unless there is an abundance of time on hand, some reluctance is necessarily felt to encounter the certainty of being detained for a considerable time.
As clerks in this department are very punctilious about their hours, and my time is generally occupied pretty fully during the hours at which the office is closed in the private business office, I can hardly think that the Naval Officers in general can accuse me of a want of disposition to accommodate them in their strictness.
I cannot pass this opportunity of mentioning a plan which I have at different times discussed with many Naval Officers for their opinion, and it has appeared to meet with general approbation. It is that the Admiral should furnish me with a flag, and a letter bag for the fleet or for particular vessels. When letters arrive here, the flag would be hoisted, a letter bill made out, and the bag sealed and addressed to whomsoever the Admiral might appoint.
The advantages to the Navy of such a system are too evident to need being pointed out.
(Signed)
J. Scales
(True Copy)
Frederich Mr. A. Bruce
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has been made. It is however difficult. make these attempts at accommodation - evident. where there.
four
fr.. Miore
are
perhaps three,
-hundred letters in the
division ; and when A. B. 4.
each.
to
I signe
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calls, and will only take his perhaps a friend's letter, and. offended unless permitted. to spell. Through
the whole. Unless there is -.-
abundance of time.
on.
hands
some
reluctance is necessarily felt to encounter.
the certainty of being detained for
considerable time. in
As are
flerks
this
sement-
very punclitious about their.
hours, and
my
time is
generally occupied.
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pritty fully during the hours at which the
office
is closed in.
the
the
private.
business
office.. I can hardly think that the
Naval. Officers in general,
can. UREUSE me
of a want of disposition to accommodate
--
strietness in
them.
of
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pass
this opportunity of
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mentioning a plan. which. I have. at different times to many Maval. Officers for their opinion, and it has appeared to meet with general approbation. It is that
the Admiral. will furnish.
if
me
with a .
flag, and a letter bay for the fleet or for
particular. vessels, when letters arrive here, the flag would be hoisted.
made out and the
bag
- a letter bill.
seated and
addressed. to whom over, the Admiral-
The advantages to the
might appoint.
mary
navy of such a system.
need.
being pointed out..
(Signed)
are.
too evident. to
t
(True fopy)
J.
I have
Scales
Vo.
Frederich Mr. A. Bruce
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