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Ladekip 91⁄2 Lordship by Majn. General 91 Aquilar, Commanding H. M's. Land Forces in China, but I may perhaps be permitted

to

the

to bear the strongest testimony unecasing zeal and laborions exertions combined with

great judgment, and the most praiseworthy temper and forbearance, with which Major Caine discharged the arduous and important- duties of Chief Magistrate of stonationg,

the moment that Colony taken possession of by mey in May 1841, till the day I quitted

from

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it in June, 18444

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Puedeemin

Thore duties though strictly

coming under the Civil department,

were in

many

instances purely would have been required from

the

safety

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and well-being of H. M's subject,

who hade treated themselves

Island,

were

on

the

mainly owing to Major-

Caine's individual

I am sure

efforts

and

example.

I need not

say

to induce His Grace the Duke of Wellington to look as favourably be consistent with the rules of

Mune

as may

the

Service, on Major Caine's claims, I will therefore only add that this

favour of

that

the

purest publie

the

I must

recommendation in far officer springs from motives, and from

ever

cherish

Lense

of the Assistance I

derived from him in the compliented

and difficult position in which. I was placed in China.

such

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a Military Commander, and I do not hesitate to record

that

uef

to

my opinion,

the conclusion of the War

of

I have to.

(Signed) Henry Pottinger

(Signed) Henry Pottinger