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Louise

Admiralty

63

More or less were a single query; but the £14-17-6 was deducted by his direction, from my salary for the quarter ending December 1846, under the pretext of former correspondence. On my applying to the Treasurer, W. Mercer for a receipt specifying this refund, in which the item of overpayment might be detailed, this was refused, although the poorest person paying the smallest sum into the Treasury is entitled to one.

It is a grievous matter, but as the demands made upon me of this nature have been of frequent occurrence, and security for the future becomes necessary, and the above sums may again be called for, because I have nothing to prove the due payment thereof;

I have no alternative but to state that if there really existed an item of £19-17-6 unpaid, I am very sorry that two years and six months elapsed before I should have discharged a just debt. If, on the other hand, the accounts, entries, and receipts of the Treasury itself are correct, I beg you to submit my humble claim for a refund of £40-1 and £19-17-6 to the Lords of the Treasury through His Excellency the Governor, with a copy of the accompanying letter and certified enclosures, and I shall ever remain

Your humble obedient servant,

Charles Gutzlaff

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Louise Admiralty 63 More or less were a single query; but the £14-17-6 was deducted by his direction, from my salary for the quarter ending December 1846, under the pretext of former correspondence. On my applying to the Treasurer, W. Mercer for a receipt specifying this refund, in which the item of overpayment might be detailed, this was refused, although the poorest person paying the smallest sum into the Treasury is entitled to one. It is a grievous matter, but as the demands made upon me of this nature have been of frequent occurrence, and security for the future becomes necessary, and the above sums may again be called for, because I have nothing to prove the due payment thereof; I have no alternative but to state that if there really existed an item of £19-17-6 unpaid, I am very sorry that two years and six months elapsed before I should have discharged a just debt. If, on the other hand, the accounts, entries, and receipts of the Treasury itself are correct, I beg you to submit my humble claim for a refund of £40-1 and £19-17-6 to the Lords of the Treasury through His Excellency the Governor, with a copy of the accompanying letter and certified enclosures, and I shall ever remain Your humble obedient servant, Charles Gutzlaff
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Louise

Admiralty

63

Mor UWS WEr a

were

single . query ; but the £14-17-6

voor deducted by his direction, from my satory of the queerter ending December 1846, under the.. dissemination of former corepaupent. On my applying to the Treasurer, W. Mercer for re noript "this refeend, in which the trine of overpayment might

specified, this was

26656749

MAVUn aw

Treasury

refused, although the poorest paying the smallest sum into the:

is entitled to and

It

greever

4. furnished, with a

me to trouble

You

a rees ipt rescipt

with.

so

brefting or matter, but as the demands made upon Time of this nature. have been of frequent occurence, and security for the future becomes this necessary, and the above seuns may again be called for, because

I have nothing to prves the due pegment thereof;

I have no alternative...

off there really existed an

itim of £19-17 b. unpaid, I am.

two years

very Lvery

that

and- sis mouths elapsed before. I should

have discharged a just dilt. If on the other hand. the accounts, entices and receipts of the Treasury

itself

land.

required.

(my own dr

sums

- drafts for the payment of the

to submit my humble are correct, I bey You to submit

alcim for a refund of £40_1 and £19. 17-6 to

the Lords of the Treasury through His Excellency,

the Governor, with a

copy of the accompanying

letter

and certified enclosures, and I shall ever remain

Your humble tebeduint Porrvent

Charles Gutzlaff Kohrerese Searching,

kave.

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