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fill in my Office:

[1.8]

Withers my hand and the seal of this Court this

the day and date above

written.

(Signed) Jones Keenan,

Live Copy

M. S. Cowsill.

Colonial Secretary.

(Copy)

United States Consulate 278

Hongkong, May

23rd

1855.

M. J.

23

Before me James Kanan, U.S. Consul for the island of Hongkong, came James Mitchell, a citizen of the United States, and made his solemn oath, deposes and says that John Madison, on the evening of the 22nd instant, about ten o'clock, came up to him and asked him for a dollar, and told him that he was the Carpenter of the "Reindeer", an American vessel. I asked him if he had his discharge from the ship, and he said that he had applied to the Consul for his discharge and was refused, and that he then went to the police station and complained that he had been badly treated on board the vessel, and they, the Police, told him that they could not do anything for him as he had not been ill-treated on board...

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1112 fill in my Office: [1.8] Withers my hand and the seal of this Court this the day and date above written. (Signed) Jones Keenan, Live Copy M. S. Cowsill. Colonial Secretary. (Copy) United States Consulate 278 Hongkong, May 23rd 1855. M. J. 23 Before me James Kanan, U.S. Consul for the island of Hongkong, came James Mitchell, a citizen of the United States, and made his solemn oath, deposes and says that John Madison, on the evening of the 22nd instant, about ten o'clock, came up to him and asked him for a dollar, and told him that he was the Carpenter of the "Reindeer", an American vessel. I asked him if he had his discharge from the ship, and he said that he had applied to the Consul for his discharge and was refused, and that he then went to the police station and complained that he had been badly treated on board the vessel, and they, the Police, told him that they could not do anything for him as he had not been ill-treated on board...
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1112 fill in my Office: [1.8] Withers my hand and the seal of this Cownlate the day and date above written. (Signed) Jones Keenan, Live Copy M. S. Cowsil. Colonial Secretary. (Copy) United States Consulate 278 Houghing, M гд Not 3? 1855. M. J. 23 Before me James Kanan, R.). Coment for the island of Hongkong, come Jamis "Mitehall, a citizen of tonighing, laufen his solcune rather, doithe defiore and by that John Madion, on the evening of the 2327 of better lowt, about ten o'clock, came up to lum and asked him for a him dolcar, and told him that he wond the Carpenter of the "Reindeer", an American resool. I asked him if he had this dis- _charge from the ship, and he don't, dom that he had applied to the Cowent for his discharge and was refured, and that be he then went to the police station and Complained that he had been badly und brand the revsel, and they, the Police, told him that they could not do anything for him as he had not been ill-treated Пъ ī !
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1112

fill in my Office:

[1.8]

Withers my hand and the seal of this Cownlate

the day and date above

written.

(Signed) Jones Keenan,

Live Copy

M. S. Cowsil.

Colonial Secretary.

(Copy)

United States Consulate 278

Houghing, M

гд

Not 3? 1855.

M. J.

23

Before me James Kanan, R.). Coment for the island of Hongkong, come Jamis "Mitehall, a citizen of tonighing, laufen his solcune rather, doithe defiore and by that John Madion, on the evening of the 2327 of better lowt, about ten o'clock, came up to lum and asked him for a

him

dolcar, and told him that he wond the Carpenter of the "Reindeer", an American resool. I asked him if he had this dis- _charge from the ship, and he don't, dom that he had applied to the Cowent for his discharge and was refured, and that be he then went to the police station and Complained that he had been badly und brand the revsel, and they, the Police, told him that they could not do anything for him as he had not been ill-treated

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