CO129-045 - Sir Bonham - 1854 [1-4] — Page 146

Lis

years, during

the whole of which

time he was never absent from his Post, though his duties were both

arduous and trying and involved Constant rxposure to a tropical

Sun.

was

while in

in the

Active discharge of these duties that

he

was suddenly snatched leaving a widow and

away

a widow and four Children

to lament his loss.

In the cases of Mr. Lay.

Ms Layton

and Into Commor whose

Husbands died while in the Consular Service in China and whose circumstances were similar to mine Ibelieve that

some allowance or grant of money was accorded by Her Majesty's Government to ruable them to return to England, and it is my rarest hope, that through Your Excellency's Kind support, on which

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Ifully rely, that a similar grant may be accorded to me..

Sam, te..

| Signed, Hannah Eliza Morrison.

Time Copy, I

Maine Colmist Secretary.