CO129-023 - Sir John Davis - 1848 [1-3] — Page 23

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respectfully petitions His Honour. Mr. Hillier. With much thanks for your recommendation to the situation which I have enjoyed for five years. Touching every public affair, I have hitherto been diligent and careful, venturing not to be negligent. The monthly salary is only twenty dollars, which is hardly enough to meet the expenses of my livelihood, but because I want now to support both wife and children and to pay for the rent of my lodging together with other expenses, it is not sufficient.

If my wages be a little increased, it would be enough. Therefore, thinking that it is no offence, I beg that you will ask His Excellency to go beyond the limit, so to show favour that a small addition to my monthly pay may...

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The Chart. Ingfungshan 22 respectfully petitions His Honour. Mr. Hillier. With much thanks for your recommendation to the situation which I have enjoyed for five years. Touching every public affair, I have hitherto been diligent and careful, venturing not to be negligent. The monthly salary is only twenty dollars, which is hardly enough to meet the expenses of my livelihood, but because I want now to support both wife and children and to pay for the rent of my lodging together with other expenses, it is not sufficient. If my wages be a little increased, it would be enough. Therefore, thinking that it is no offence, I beg that you will ask His Excellency to go beyond the limit, so to show favour that a small addition to my monthly pay may...
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N The Chart. Ingfungshan 22 respectfully petitions His Houer. Mr. Hillier With much thanks for your to the situation which. I have enjoyed for five- recommendation years. Touching every public affair. I have. hitherto been diligent and careful, venturing not to be negligent. The monthly salary is only twenty dollars which in is hardly enough. to meet the my economy- expences of my livelihood, but because. I want now to support both wife and children and to pay for the rent with other of my lodging together expences it is not sufficient_ If my wages be a little increased it would be enough, therefore thinking. offence, I beg that you that it is no will ack His Sucellency to go beyoud_ the limit- so to show favour that a small mouthly pay may addition to my. ba
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The Chart. Ingfungshan

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respectfully petitions His Houer. Mr. Hillier With much thanks for your to the situation which. I have enjoyed for five-

recommendation

years. Touching every public affair. I have. hitherto been diligent and careful, venturing not to be negligent. The monthly salary

is only twenty dollars which in

is hardly enough.

to meet the

my economy-

expences of my

livelihood, but because. I want now to

support both wife and children and to

pay for the rent

with other

of my lodging together

expences

it is not sufficient_

If my wages be a little increased it would be enough, therefore thinking. offence, I beg that you

that it is no

will ack His Sucellency to go beyoud_ the

limit- so to show favour that a small

mouthly pay may

addition to

my.

ba

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