CO129-023 - Sir John Davis - 1848 [1-3] — Page 267

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I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordships,

Most Obedient

Stumble Servant

Elliet.

Laut Board?

8

AB.24/3.

7. F.5.14/5.

Lingly 611

sz.b

Dans

E

Copy

in 1844 14. Kong

263

%

His Excellency

Sir John

Sir John A. Davis, Bart

Governor of Hongkong.

Je,

fe,

Je.

The humble petition of Ching-san, a Chinese Clerk humbly

Sheweth,

lin-San,

That your petitioner has been for many years a Clerk in the Chinese office, and served faithfully, as the Secretary can testify. He bought some time ago from Government Lots 287 and No14 in conjunction with other Chinese, who subsequently absconded, and left him to pay the ground rent himself, for a tenement building was erected.

As he is too poor either to erect a house on it or to pay continually

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I have the honor to be, With the highest respect, Your Lordships, Most Obedient Stumble Servant Elliet. Laut Board? 8 AB.24/3. 7. F.5.14/5. Lingly 611 sz.b Dans E Copy in 1844 14. Kong 263 % His Excellency Sir John Sir John A. Davis, Bart Governor of Hongkong. Je, fe, Je. The humble petition of Ching-san, a Chinese Clerk humbly Sheweth, lin-San, That your petitioner has been for many years a Clerk in the Chinese office, and served faithfully, as the Secretary can testify. He bought some time ago from Government Lots 287 and No14 in conjunction with other Chinese, who subsequently absconded, and left him to pay the ground rent himself, for a tenement building was erected. As he is too poor either to erect a house on it or to pay continually
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¡ I have the honor to be, With the highest respect, Your Lordships, Most Obedient Stumble Servant Elliet. Laut Board? AB·24/3. 7. F.5.14/5. Lingly 611 sz.b Dans E Copy in 1844 14. Kong 263 % His Excellency Sir John Sir John A. Davis, Bart Governor of Hongkong. Je, fe, Je. The humble petition of Ching san, a Chinese Clerk humbly Yin Sheweth, lin-San, That your petitioner has been for many years ive the Chinese office Clerk, and served faithfully, as the Secretary can testify. He bought time ago from Gevemment Lots 287 and No14 in conjunction with other Chinese, who subsequently absconded, and left him to pay the c: ground himself, for a tenment. building rvas erected. d Cent which no As he is too peor either to erect a house on it or to pay continually
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I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Your Lordships,

Most Obedient

Stumble Servant

Elliet.

Laut Board?

AB·24/3.

7. F.5.14/5.

Lingly 611

sz.b

Dans

E

Copy

in 1844 14. Kong

263

%

His Excellency

Sir John

Sir John A. Davis, Bart

Governor of Hongkong.

Je,

fe,

Je.

The humble petition of Ching

san, a Chinese Clerk humbly

Yin

Sheweth,

lin-San,

That your petitioner has been

for many years

ive

the Chinese office

Clerk, and served faithfully, as the Secretary can testify. He bought

time

ago from Gevemment Lots 287 and No14 in conjunction with other Chinese, who subsequently absconded, and left him to pay the c: ground himself, for a tenment. building

rvas erected.

d Cent

which no

As he is too peor either to erect a house on it or to pay continually

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