CO129-054 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [1-2] — Page 48

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All AI Reviewed
Series Prev Next

and I sincerely trust that His Excellency will afford the request I have therein made the benefit of his powerful support. I have, &c.,

(Signed) L. d'Almada e Castro,

Clerk of Council, and Chief Clerk and Keeper of Records in the Colonial Secretary's Office.

True Copy

Joaquim

Castro,

External Secretary.

 

(Copy)

For Agent

Iwas

 

3

47

Memorandum. For 107. I was born at Macao of Portuguese Parents. My Father, a native of Lisbon, was Colonel of Artillery in the Portuguese Service. On the 7th January, 1844, I entered Her Majesty's Service in the Office of the Chief Superintendent of British Trade in China, at Macao, under Rear-Admiral (then Captain) Elliot, the present Governor of Trinidad. On the 26th June 1845, on the ratification of the Exchange of the Ratifications of the Treaty of Peace with China and the erection of the island of Hongkong into a British Colony, Sir Henry Pottinger removed me from the Superintendency to the Colonial Department, giving me several appointments which I still hold, that of Chief Clerk and Keeper of Records...

Edit History

2026-05-18 00:10:59 · NVIDIA / meta/llama-4-maverick-17b-128e-instruct
Live
View comparison
AI Proofread
and I sincerely trust that His Excellency will afford the request I have therein made the benefit of his powerful support. I have, &c., (Signed) L. d'Almada e Castro, Clerk of Council, and Chief Clerk and Keeper of Records in the Colonial Secretary's Office. True Copy Joaquim Castro, External Secretary.   (Copy) For Agent Iwas   3 47 Memorandum. For 107. I was born at Macao of Portuguese Parents. My Father, a native of Lisbon, was Colonel of Artillery in the Portuguese Service. On the 7th January, 1844, I entered Her Majesty's Service in the Office of the Chief Superintendent of British Trade in China, at Macao, under Rear-Admiral (then Captain) Elliot, the present Governor of Trinidad. On the 26th June 1845, on the ratification of the Exchange of the Ratifications of the Treaty of Peace with China and the erection of the island of Hongkong into a British Colony, Sir Henry Pottinger removed me from the Superintendency to the Colonial Department, giving me several appointments which I still hold, that of Chief Clerk and Keeper of Records...
Baseline (Original)
and I sincerely trust that His "Excelleney will afford the request I have therein made the benefit of his powerful support. I have, Be:, (Signed) L. d'Munda & Gratre; d'Almanda "Clerk of Concile, and Chief blerk and Keeper of Records in the Colonial Secretory's Office. True Copy Joluno Castro, Extnual Seretary.. بیم (Copy) For Agent Iwas 3 47 Memorandum. For 107 Isove borne at you of Portuguese Parents. My Father, a partive of Listone, wow Corlouch of Artillery in the Portugues Service. _ On the 7 January, 1887. Soutered Her Majesty's Service in the Office of the Chief Inperintendent of " British Trade in China, at Macas, under Rear-Admiral (then Captain) Elliot, the present Governor of tinidad On the 26th June 1845, on the recasting of the Exchange of the Pentifications of the Treaty of Free with bline and the erection of the island of Honighing into on Pritish Colony, Sir Houry Pottinger removed me from the cluperintendency to the Colonial Definatorent, giving me A Mu of the t appointments which I un hold, that of Chief blerk and Keeper of Reende
2026-05-18 00:10:59 · Baseline
View content

and I sincerely trust that His "Excelleney will afford the request I have therein made the benefit of his powerful support. I have, Be:, (Signed) L. d'Munda & Gratre;

d'Almanda "Clerk of Concile, and Chief blerk and Keeper of Records in the Colonial Secretory's Office.

True Copy

Joluno

Castro,

Extnual Seretary..

بیم

(Copy)

For Agent

Iwas

3

47

Memorandum. For 107 Isove borne at you of Portuguese Parents. My Father, a partive of Listone, wow Corlouch of Artillery in the Portugues Service. _ On the 7 January, 1887. Soutered Her Majesty's Service in the Office of the Chief Inperintendent of " British Trade in China, at Macas, under Rear-Admiral (then Captain) Elliot, the present Governor of tinidad On the 26th June 1845, on the recasting of the Exchange of the Pentifications of the Treaty of Free with bline and the erection of the island of Honighing into on Pritish Colony, Sir Houry Pottinger removed me from the cluperintendency to the Colonial Definatorent, giving me

A Mu

of the

t

appointments which I un hold, that of Chief blerk and Keeper of Reende

Comments

Approved members can add comments, bookmarks, and private notes.

No comments yet.

Private Research Note

Private notes are available after approval.