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it advisable to have the coincemnere of the thor differing accounts of the Book, reported sypon by a third party and directed. Mr "Wade the Chinese Secretary to the Superintendency to undertake this task and the Books were

forwarded to him. A few days afterwards however further light being unexpectedly shrown upon machowwong's councetion with pirates from an entirely, different source the hucentive fonneil resolved not to interfere with the sentence pased upon him however insufficient the grounds spon

grounds upon which it originally rested and here - in bctober 1857 ceased to all

any

appearances

value poseened by the Books.

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in question. At Wade seuns attached to the Earl of Aegin during the proccding

ajaimé

auton never and any

leisure

even to open dreuments forwarded to him and on his departure with the Free in March 1958 they were returned to Mor Mongan in the state as to seals and shings as the

Mr Mongaus

deshatched them

in the same

chief Chinese teacher finding then

Books an encumbrance to a noċ

very large office sugested to him

either their removal o

if

A

then were not

came to muc trtue

further wanted then distruction - "Mus Ioughm therefore and I sent him to the Acting Mouse

Secretary

to acceive any

instruction

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