CO129-010 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843 — Page 514

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they all now, Understand reach Bombay in the General Mails, and are assorted there,

in

"which leads to the necessity for the outward Ship Postage all take an early opportunity

being charged upon them.

of representing

to Her Majesty's Government, the

inconvenience and trouble this

is calculated to cause

arrangement

amongst Her Majesty's

Combined Forces in China, who

are scattered

at different Stations; and hope something will be done to remedy it, but in the mean time, I am anxious to realize the Postage for which the Bombay Post Master General

has kindly made himself responsible, and as the Clerk in charge of the Post Office informs me, that a number of letters for Your Excellency's Mail Ship for the different Ships of the Fleet, should be obliged by your allowing all that have

were sent on

not been delivered to be returned to the Post

Office

their 509

Office, that the Postage due on ascertained and registered; and further by Your Excellency calling over such of Her Majesty's ships as have received their letters to furnish a return of those, on which Postage

as can be ascertained.

was due, as far

I have to

(Signed) Henry Bottenger

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they all now, Understand reach Bombay in the General Mails, and are assorted there, in "which leads to the necessity for the outward Ship Postage all take an early opportunity being charged upon them. of representing to Her Majesty's Government, the inconvenience and trouble this is calculated to cause arrangement amongst Her Majesty's Combined Forces in China, who are scattered at different Stations; and hope something will be done to remedy it, but in the mean time, I am anxious to realize the Postage for which the Bombay Post Master General has kindly made himself responsible, and as the Clerk in charge of the Post Office informs me, that a number of letters for Your Excellency's Mail Ship for the different Ships of the Fleet, should be obliged by your allowing all that have were sent on not been delivered to be returned to the Post Office their 509 Office, that the Postage due on ascertained and registered; and further by Your Excellency calling over such of Her Majesty's ships as have received their letters to furnish a return of those, on which Postage as can be ascertained. was due, as far I have to (Signed) Henry Bottenger
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they all now, Sunderstand reach Boubay in ' the General Maits, and are assorted theres, in " which leads to the necessity for the outward Ship Postage all take an early opportunity being charged upon them. of representing to Her Majesty's Government, the inconvenience and trouble this is calculated to cause arrangement amongst Her Majesty's Combined Forces in China, who are scattered at different Stations; and Shope something will be done to remedy it, but in the mean time, I am anxious to realize the Pootage for which the Bombay Post Mater Senval has kindly made himself responsible, and as the Clark in charge of the Post Office informs me, that a number of letters Foard Your Excellency's Hay Ship for the= differnet Ships of the Fleet, Schould be = obliged by your allowing all that have were sent on not been delivered to be returned to the Post Office thear 509 Office, that the Postage due on ascertained and registered ; and further by = Four Excelling calling our serch of ther Majesky's beforts as have received their letters to furnish a return of those, on which Postage as can be ascertained. was dire, as as far I have to (Signed) Herny Bottenger
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they all now, Sunderstand reach Boubay in ' the General Maits, and are assorted theres,

in

" which leads to the necessity for the outward Ship Postage all take an early opportunity

being charged upon them.

of representing

to Her Majesty's Government, the

inconvenience and trouble this

is calculated to cause

arrangement

amongst Her Majesty's

Combined Forces in China, who

are scattered

at different Stations; and Shope something will be done to remedy it, but in the mean time, I am anxious to realize the Pootage for which the Bombay Post Mater Senval

has kindly made himself responsible, and as the Clark in charge of the Post Office informs me, that a number of letters Foard Your Excellency's Hay Ship for the= differnet Ships of the Fleet, Schould be = obliged by your allowing all that have

were sent on

not been delivered to be returned to the Post

Office

thear 509

Office, that the Postage due on ascertained and registered ; and further by = Four Excelling calling our serch of ther Majesky's beforts as have received their letters to furnish a return of those, on which Postage

as can be ascertained.

was dire, as

as far

I have to

(Signed) Herny Bottenger

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