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Luard,

in March 1840 by Colonel John- Perood, who was then Military Secretary to Sir Jaspur, and is still alive to speak their

fact:

Unfortionately the officers

to fill the offerentent

o

offices

Depenty Quarter Master General, Desenly Day Muster General. and Deputy Commisvary Janecals Majors, whereas & was only Captain, though at that time of 1 years standing, and when these appointinents were onbunker

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to the Commeil in Calcutta the

lank

misfortune of my inferior, Round operated against- confinuation to the port, and

Doperty

Ievas then offered the Def Indge Advocateship, which t

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declined in

respectfully de

Consequence.

of it's being expected that the

Brevet of 1848 would have been granted in 1840, in whirter being on the staff of

case

Majer General Oglometer Iuents have been his Military Secretary.

Bart the delay

ira

Mic

Brevet and the death of hone

· of fenerals

Oglandes, bed to my joving

in the 20 Régiment

my Company

with which I was present at the taking of Chusan

the

5th July 1840.- There I filled the froot of British Commissioner- and Chief Magistrate inutil. the delivery of the Sound to

Sebonary

the Chinese in following.

In May 1841 I was