CO129-010 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843 — Page 572

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Horalic

I have ve, (Signed) Richard Weemiam.

Colonel Campbell. C. B.

H. Mr. 982 Regh

Victoria, Houghing.

December 13th 1843.

Sir

I have received and laid

your

letter of the #1 Instant with it's Enclosure before His Excellency the Governor-

directs me

in

His Excellency reply to assure you that he sees in its full force the hardship of Quarter Master Fagan's case and he is at a loss to understand why the sanction conveyed in his letter to Major General Lord Saltorn of the 15th of April last that

a piece

ho:127

567

piece of ground on the

verge of the cantonment should be assigned to Mor-

has not been added

Sugani ka

His Excellency must consider that it is the peculiar province of Lord Saltown to look after the comfort and

of the Officers and troops under his

immediate command and as His

land

Excellency is positively precluded by his Instructions under the Royal Sign Manual and signet from granting or assigning to private individuals he considered that by proposing the extension of the cantonment so as to include ground for hot Fagan's accommodation he had met the difficulty of the case, and was under the impression till your

letter came to hand, that the arrangement had been made.

As it seems that that has not

been done which His Excellency fully

intended

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Horalic I have ve, (Signed) Richard Weemiam. Colonel Campbell. C. B. H. Mr. 982 Regh Victoria, Houghing. December 13th 1843. Sir I have received and laid your letter of the #1 Instant with it's Enclosure before His Excellency the Governor- directs me in His Excellency reply to assure you that he sees in its full force the hardship of Quarter Master Fagan's case and he is at a loss to understand why the sanction conveyed in his letter to Major General Lord Saltorn of the 15th of April last that a piece ho:127 567 piece of ground on the verge of the cantonment should be assigned to Mor- has not been added Sugani ka His Excellency must consider that it is the peculiar province of Lord Saltown to look after the comfort and of the Officers and troops under his immediate command and as His land Excellency is positively precluded by his Instructions under the Royal Sign Manual and signet from granting or assigning to private individuals he considered that by proposing the extension of the cantonment so as to include ground for hot Fagan's accommodation he had met the difficulty of the case, and was under the impression till your letter came to hand, that the arrangement had been made. As it seems that that has not been done which His Excellency fully intended
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"Horalic I have ve, (Signed) Richard Weemiam. Colonel Campbell. C. B. H. Mr. 982 Regh Victoria, Houghing. December 13th 1843. Sir I have received and laid. your letter of the #1 = Instant with it's Enclosure before His Excellency the Governor- directs me in His Excellency reply to assure you that he sexs in its full force the hardship of Quarter Master Fagan's case and he is at a loss to understand why the sanction conveyed in his letter to Major General Lord- Saltorn of the 15th of April last that ам piece ho:127 567 piece of ground on the verge of the.. cantonment should be assigned to Mor= has not been added Sugani ka His Excellency amust consider that it is the peculiar province of Lord Saltown to look after the comfort and of the Officers and choops under his immediate command and as His land Excellency is positively precluded by his Instructions under the Royal Sign Manust and signet from granting or assigning to private individuals he considered that by proposing the extension of the cantonment so as to include ground for hot Fagan's accommodation he had met the difficulty of the case, and was under the improstim till your letter came to hand, that the anangement had been made. As it seems that that has not beens done which His Excellency fully intended
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"Horalic

I have ve, (Signed) Richard Weemiam.

Colonel Campbell. C. B.

H. Mr. 982 Regh

Victoria, Houghing.

December 13th 1843.

Sir

I have received and laid.

your

letter of the #1 = Instant with it's Enclosure before His Excellency the Governor-

directs me

in

His Excellency reply to assure you that he sexs in its full force the hardship of Quarter Master Fagan's case and he is at a loss to understand why the sanction conveyed in his letter to Major General Lord- Saltorn of the 15th of April last that

ам

piece

ho:127

567

piece of ground on the

verge of the.. cantonment should be assigned to Mor=

has not been added

Sugani ka

His Excellency amust consider that it is the peculiar province of Lord Saltown to look after the comfort and

of the Officers and choops under his

immediate command and as His

land

Excellency is positively precluded by his Instructions under the Royal Sign Manust and signet from granting or assigning to private individuals he considered that by proposing the extension of the cantonment so as to include ground for hot Fagan's accommodation he had met the difficulty of the case, and was under the improstim till your

letter came to hand, that the anangement had been made.

As it seems that that has not

beens done which His Excellency fully

intended

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