CO129-006 - Sir John Davis - 1844 — Page 59

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ue for the

Ground

that the amount

of Salary assigned to me having been

fixed with reference to the several

Offices

united in

my

person, only

the moiety of the allowance made to his Henry Pottinger, who received

could be

£. Lovo

granted to myself from the Foreign Department.

But his Henry Pottinger in addition received his full salary

of £. Good sir

from

the time

of

his Embarkation. On this point

I beg to refer to your

Lordship – that is, respecting the time

at which its issue should commence…

I trust it will not appear to your

Lordship that I am unreasonable in

having forfeit half of my

predecessor's outfit allowance on

the

ground of only

a moiety of his allowance

attaching to me

in

my

diplomatic

& consular character, may, on analogous grounds, apply for the issue of a moiety of his Salary (of which he received the whole) from

the time of my Embarkation. My case might

otherwise seem to present the anomaly of a diminution of Emolument consequent on a

multiplication of functions.

I have to report to you

Lordship that no individual will accompany me on my official staff except Mr William Mercer, my private secretary,

A

young gentleman

who lately obtained his Bachelor's degree

at

Oxford, and is now a student

of the Inner Temple; and I beg to

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ue for the Ground that the amount of Salary assigned to me having been fixed with reference to the several Offices united in my person, only the moiety of the allowance made to his Henry Pottinger, who received could be £. Lovo granted to myself from the Foreign Department. But his Henry Pottinger in addition received his full salary of £. Good sir from the time of his Embarkation. On this point I beg to refer to your Lordship that is, respecting the time at which its issue should commence… I trust it will not appear to your Lordship that I am unreasonable in having forfeit half of my predecessor's outfit allowance on the ground of only a moiety of his allowance attaching to me in my diplomatic & consular character, may, on analogous grounds, apply for the issue of a moiety of his Salary (of which he received the whole) from the time of my Embarkation. My case might otherwise seem to present the anomaly of a diminution of Emolument consequent on a multiplication of functions. I have to report to you Lordship that no individual will accompany me on my official staff except Mr William Mercer, my private secretary, A young gentleman who lately obtained his Bachelor's degree at Oxford, and is now a student of the Inner Temple; and I beg to
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ue for the

Ground

that the amount

of Salary assigned to me having been

fixed with reference to the reveral

Offices

united in

my

perom, only

the moiety of the allowance made to his Henry Pottinger, who received

could be

£. Lovo

granted to myself from the Foreign Department.

But his Heng Pottingen in addition received his full salary

of K. Good her

hunun

from

the time

q

his Enbaatiation. On this point

me to gour. hardship – that is, respecting the time

Food-burden has refence

at which its issue thould commer...

fordshif will her happers not representing

Deam

that,

Your

ar

me unreasonable in

I forfeit half of my

predecessor's outfic allowance an

the

ground of only

attaching to me

57

a moiety of his claian

in

my

diplomaties

со

& consular character, may, analogous grounds, apply for the issues of a moiety of his Lalary (of which he received the whole ) from

the time of my Embarkation. My case might

might therwise bem to present the anomaly of a diminution of Emolument consequent on a

- plication of functions.

multi

I have to report to you

hordship that no individual will accompany me on my feetmal staff Except Mr William Mercer, my pricate heretny,

A

young gentleman

who lately Blained his Bachelor's de-

Oxford, and in

-gree

at

and is how a student

of the tuner Temple; and I beg to

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