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the need

Free

made

which he has sundry

Application, and Shall

Communicate I last paragraph

of the letter to the Governor Several

un

India in the hope that His

Excellency

may

reconsider the

decision conveyed in the

accompanying letter from Government.

3.

I have the honour to be

With the highest respect

Your obedient Servant

M. Merivale

Sir,

Confidential

87

Mangking 14 January 1857

4. I have the honour to inform Your Excellency that in my Despatches to the Secretary of State for War, I have pointed out the necessity of a force of not less than 5000 Infantry and a proportion of Artillery and Engineers being sent to China before any satisfactory

His Excellency Sir John Bowring LLP, Governor

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the need Free made which he has sundry Application, and Shall Communicate I last paragraph of the letter to the Governor Several un India in the hope that His Excellency may reconsider the decision conveyed in the accompanying letter from Government. 3. I have the honour to be With the highest respect Your obedient Servant M. Merivale Sir, Confidential 87 Mangking 14 January 1857 4. I have the honour to inform Your Excellency that in my Despatches to the Secretary of State for War, I have pointed out the necessity of a force of not less than 5000 Infantry and a proportion of Artillery and Engineers being sent to China before any satisfactory His Excellency Sir John Bowring LLP, Governor Page 10
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the nee Free made which he has sunde Application, and Schall Communicate I last paragrash of the letter to Ke Governo Several un India in the lone that His inklip may reconsider the decision conveyed in the recompanying letter from Goremment. 3. his I have the hown to be With the highest repect Hom/mot berent Aumke Sewant yay uy M. Merimle c h Dall Hlaboreching no 10 mi M. 13 بر Sir, Confidential 87 Mangking 14 January 1857 4. Shave the honors to infum Your Proellency that in my Despatches to the Scoretary of Mate for tears, I have pointed, out the massity of a foron of not less than 5000 Infantry and a proportion of Artillery and Engineers being sent to China before any satisfactory His Excellency Sis foton Beuwring LLP, Governor Fade owner and C. in chip, suple of tre te 10
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the nee

Free

made

which he has sunde

Application, and Schall

Communicate I last paragrash

of the letter to Ke Governo Several

un

India in the lone that His

inklip

may

reconsider the

decision conveyed in the

recompanying letter from Goremment.

3.

his

I have the hown to be

With the highest repect

Hom/mot berent Aumke Sewant

yay uy

M. Merimle

c h Dall

Hlaboreching no 10 mi

M. 13

بر

Sir,

Confidential

87

Mangking 14 January 1857

4. Shave the honors to infum Your Proellency that in my Despatches to the Scoretary of Mate for tears, I have pointed, out the massity of a foron of not less than 5000 Infantry and a proportion of Artillery and Engineers being sent to China before any satisfactory

His Excellency Sis foton Beuwring LLP, Governor

Fade

owner and C. in chip, suple of tre

te

10

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