CO129-010 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843 — Page 494

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Major Mdrich.
Royal Engineers. 4o.

Sir,

Victoria 1th August, 1841/3.
No40.

I am directed by Sir Henry Pottinger to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 29th of last month with two sketches of the survey of the Northern face of the Island of Hongkong, and to inform you that His Excellency considers you to be entitled to his best thanks for the satisfactory manner in which the Survey has been effected at so short a notice, amid the obstacles to which you refer.

I have to...(Signed) Richard... Moonam...

P.S. As the two Traces you furnished have been Lent to Her Majesty's Government, His Excellency desires me to add that at your convenience he would be much obliged if you would send him another for the use of this Office.

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Major Mdrich. Royal Engineers. 4o. Sir, Victoria 1th August, 1841/3. No40. I am directed by Sir Henry Pottinger to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 29th of last month with two sketches of the survey of the Northern face of the Island of Hongkong, and to inform you that His Excellency considers you to be entitled to his best thanks for the satisfactory manner in which the Survey has been effected at so short a notice, amid the obstacles to which you refer. I have to...(Signed) Richard... Moonam... P.S. As the two Traces you furnished have been Lent to Her Majesty's Government, His Excellency desires me to add that at your convenience he would be much obliged if you would send him another for the use of this Office. 489 1

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Major Mdrich. Royal Engineers. 4o. Sir, Victoria 1th Auquet, 181/13. No40. I am directed by Sie. Henry Pottinger to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 29th of last month with two sketches of -the survey of the Northern face of the Istund of Ronghong, and to inform. You that His rucellency considers you to be entitled to his best thanks for the satisfactory in which the , Survey.. manner..... has been effected at to short a notice, amid the obstacles to which.... You refor.. I have to. (Signed) Richard.. Moonam... PS. As the two Traces you furnishes have been Lent to Her Majesty's Government, His Excellency desires me. to add that at your convenience. he would be much obliged. if you for the use. of this Office... send him. 489 1

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Major Mdrich.

Royal Engineers. 4o.

Sir,

Victoria 1th Auquet, 181/13.

No40.

I am directed by Sie. Henry Pottinger to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 29th of last month with two sketches of -the survey of the Northern face of the Istund of Ronghong, and to inform. You that His rucellency considers you to be entitled to his best thanks for the satisfactory

in which the

Survey..

manner.....

has been effected at to

short a notice, amid the obstacles to which....

You refor..

I have to. (Signed) Richard.. Moonam...

PS. As the two Traces you furnishes have been Lent to Her Majesty's Government, His Excellency

desires

me.

to add that at your convenience.

he would be much obliged. if you

for

the use.

of this Office...

send him.

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