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251

To the Right Honorable

Earl Grey

London 65 Cornhill

9

7th June 1849

Her Majesty's principal Secretary of State

For the Colonial Department,

My Lord

Jm6/49

Ares

We have been desired by John Thornton Esquire,

Secretary

Colonial Secretary of Tobago, and by the Honorable Major Caine, Sheriff of Hong Kong, to procure for each of them a copy of the Colonial Regulations

issued in 1843; but on application to Messrs

Clowes & Son,

we were informed

that no copies of

the said Regulations could be entrusted to us without your Lordship's sanction.

We beg leave therefore to request the favor of your Lordship's permission to receive two copies of the said Regulations, being one copy for each of the two gentlemen above named; and trusting to be favored with an answer to this application at your Lordship's early convenience.

We have the honor to subscribe ourselves

My Lord,

Your Lordship's obedient servants

Smith & Caine

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5081- Tobago: Sroughong) 251 To the Right Honorable Earl Grey London 65 Cornhill 9 7th June 1849 Her Majesty's principal Secretary of State For the Colonial Department, My Lord Jm6/49 Ares We have been desired by John Thornton Esquire, Secretary Colonial Secretary of Tobago, and by the Honorable Major Caine, Sheriff of Hong Kong, to procure for each of them a copy of the Colonial Regulations issued in 1843; but on application to Messrs Clowes & Son, we were informed that no copies of the said Regulations could be entrusted to us without your Lordship's sanction. We beg leave therefore to request the favor of your Lordship's permission to receive two copies of the said Regulations, being one copy for each of the two gentlemen above named; and trusting to be favored with an answer to this application at your Lordship's early convenience. We have the honor to subscribe ourselves My Lord, Your Lordship's obedient servants Smith & Caine 76• Page 257 Adu
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5081- Thago: Sroughong)

251

To the Right Honorable

Earl Grey

houdon 65 Cornhill

9

7th June 1849

Her Majesty's principal Secretary of State

For the Colonial Department,

My Lord

Jm6/49

Ares

We have been desired by John Thornton Esquire,

Secretary

cace

Colonial Secretary of Tobago, and by the Howroble Major Caine, Sheriff of Hong. Song, to procur for each of theme a copy of the Colonial Regulations

issued in 1843; but on opplication to Messrs

copies of

Clowns

lowes & Sou.

we were

informed

that us

no

the said Regulations could be entrusted to us

Lordship's sanction .

without

your

"We beg leave therefore to request the favor of

Lordships permission to receive two copies of the said Negulations, being

your

of each of the two,

copy, for the

to gentlemen above named; and trusting to be favored with an answer to this hordships early conversience

application at

tion at your

Eve have the honor to subscribe ourselves

My Lord.

Your Fordships obedient servants

Smith leder 76•

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257

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