CO129-016 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [1-6] — Page 285

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with the foregoing details that His Excellency may at one bist have before him the on which I most respectfully subunit for His Excellency's favorable consideration my Claim not to have be-imposed on pre the duties of a Magistratie

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Harbor Matters Office, Crotonin, Honghong 15th April 1545

Shan the hours to acknowledge the rescist of your letter of the 14 mist. Nr 193 in which in reply to the statement Imade through you to His Excellencyeing letter Nr 23 of the 13th wrist, you thate at follent.

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brought forward in support "of it was referred, has declined to "accede to your request, and

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