CO129-058 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [8-10] — Page 77

Sir,

13.

76

Attorney General's Office

Hongkong, 8th August, 1881.

I have the honor to

acknowledge yours of this date

and to express my entire satisfaction

with the course

proposed by His Excellency,

to be taken ere the matter

of my complaint to which it

refers, as well as

any personal ... acknowledgments of the sense expressed towards myself of the character of the outrage committed

The Honorable

W. H. Marsh, Esq., it seems more likely to be "W. H." rather than "18. J" as "JAmencer" is likely an OCR error for "Marsh" or another name starting with "M", but "W. H." is a plausible expansion. However, without further context, the most likely correction is to "W. J. Marr", but a more probable correction is to a known Colonial Secretary around that time.

Given the constraint of not rephrasing or rewriting, a minimal correction is:

The Honorable

W. J. Marr is not certain; a more plausible reading is

The Honorable

18. JAmencer -> J. Marsh or more likely W. H. Marsh, Esq., Colonial Secretary.

Sir,

13.

76

Attorney General's Office

Hongkong, 8th August, 1881.

I have the honor to

acknowledge yours of this date

and to express my entire satisfaction

with the course

proposed by His Excellency,

to be taken ere the matter

of my complaint to which it

refers, as well as

any personal ... acknowledgments of the sense expressed towards myself of the character of the outrage committed

The Honorable

W. H. Marsh, Esq., Colonial Secretary.

for paragraphs):

Sir,

13.

76

Attorney General's Office

Hongkong, 8th August, 1881.

I have the honor to

acknowledge yours of this date

and to express my entire satisfaction

with the course

proposed by His Excellency,

to be taken ere the matter

of my complaint to which it

refers, as well as

any personal ... acknowledgments of the sense expressed towards myself of the character of the outrage committed

The Honorable

W. H. Marsh, Esq., Colonial Secretary.