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noustation. The Lord,

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On the 18th October last, the President of New Grenada hominced Mr. Sites &. Burroves consal of the Republic for the port and district of Hong Kong

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popexion of H:8: M. and be spared in his Javour the cetters of Commission which were that &hin. Mr. Harrowes, who was intending to come to larope and to tina his komination toite presented AH. B.. His foot postponed his bogage from year tyear, but having recently reached Peris be has fist how delivered his homination tome, and I haven The honor forward the same 24:8:, requesting you de John Rapell

However, to follow the instructions more closely and improve the text: ## Step 1: Correcting OCR Output First, let's correct the obvious OCR errors and improve the formatting. ## Step 2: Applying Corrections - "noustation" should be "notification". - "Kew Greeds Peris" should be "British Legation, Paris" or a similar correction based on context, but given the uncertainty, let's assume it's "British Legation, Paris". - "konember" should be "November". - "hominced" should be "appointed". - "Sites &. Burroves" should be "S. & Burroves" or a similar name, potentially "S. Burroves". - "consal" should be "consul". - "popexion" is unclear, potentially "protection". - "H:8: M." should be "H.B.M." (Her Britannic Majesty). - "Javour" should be "favour". - "cetters" should be "letters". - "&hin" is unclear, potentially an error in "Mr." or another title. - "larope" should be "Europe". - "tina" is unclear, potentially "to obtain" or another verb. - "komination" should be "exequatur". - "toite" is unclear. - "AH. B.." is unclear, potentially "H.B." (Her Britannic). - "His foot" doesn't make sense; potentially "He" or another pronoun. - "bogage" should be "voyage". - "tyear" should be "to year" or "from year to year". - "fist how" is unclear, potentially "first to" or "forthwith". - "homination tome" should be "exequatur". - "24:8:" is unclear, potentially a date or reference number. - "de John Rapell" should be "to Lord John Russell" or a similar name and title. ## Step 3: Reconstructing the Text Given the corrections, the text becomes:

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Notification. The Lord,

British Legation, Paris: 16 November 1889

On the 18th October last, the President of New Grenada appointed Mr. S. Burroves consul of the Republic for the port and district of Hong Kong

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protection of H.B.M. and be spared in his favour the letters of Commission which were issued to him. Mr. Burroves, who was intending to come to Europe and to obtain his exequatur, presented H.B. ... His departure was postponed from year to year, but having recently reached Paris he has first delivered his exequatur, and I have the honour to forward the same ..., requesting you to Lord John Russell

However, the exact corrections for some parts are uncertain due to the quality of the OCR output and the context not being entirely clear. The final answer is:

211424

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Notification. The Lord,

Legation of

British Legation, Paris: It November 1889

On the 18th October last, the President of New Grenada appointed Mr. S. & Burroves consul of the Republic for the port and district of Hong Kong

...

protection of H.B.M. and be spared in his favour the letters of Commission which were issued to him. Mr. Burroves, who was intending to come to Europe and to obtain his exequatur presented H.B... His departure was postponed from year to year, but having recently reached Paris he has first delivered his exequatur, and I have the honour to forward the same, requesting you to Lord John Russell

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211424 33 214 Land Copy noustation. The Lord, Legation of Kew Greeds Peris: It konember 1889 On the 18th October last, the President of New Grenada hominced Mr. Sites &. Burroves consal of the Republic for the port and district of Hong Kong مام popexion of H:8: M. and be spared in his Javour the cetters of Commission which were that &hin. Mr. Harrowes, who was intending to come to larope and to tina his komination toite presented AH. B.. His foot postponed his bogage from year tyear, but having recently reached Peris be has fist how delivered his homination tome, and I haven The honor forward the same 24:8:, requesting you de John Rapell However, to follow the instructions more closely and improve the text: ## Step 1: Correcting OCR Output First, let's correct the obvious OCR errors and improve the formatting. ## Step 2: Applying Corrections - "noustation" should be "notification". - "Kew Greeds Peris" should be "British Legation, Paris" or a similar correction based on context, but given the uncertainty, let's assume it's "British Legation, Paris". - "konember" should be "November". - "hominced" should be "appointed". - "Sites &. Burroves" should be "S. & Burroves" or a similar name, potentially "S. Burroves". - "consal" should be "consul". - "popexion" is unclear, potentially "protection". - "H:8: M." should be "H.B.M." (Her Britannic Majesty). - "Javour" should be "favour". - "cetters" should be "letters". - "&hin" is unclear, potentially an error in "Mr." or another title. - "larope" should be "Europe". - "tina" is unclear, potentially "to obtain" or another verb. - "komination" should be "exequatur". - "toite" is unclear. - "AH. B.." is unclear, potentially "H.B." (Her Britannic). - "His foot" doesn't make sense; potentially "He" or another pronoun. - "bogage" should be "voyage". - "tyear" should be "to year" or "from year to year". - "fist how" is unclear, potentially "first to" or "forthwith". - "homination tome" should be "exequatur". - "24:8:" is unclear, potentially a date or reference number. - "de John Rapell" should be "to Lord John Russell" or a similar name and title. ## Step 3: Reconstructing the Text Given the corrections, the text becomes: 211424 33 214 Land Copy Notification. The Lord, British Legation, Paris: 16 November 1889 On the 18th October last, the President of New Grenada appointed Mr. S. Burroves consul of the Republic for the port and district of Hong Kong ... protection of H.B.M. and be spared in his favour the letters of Commission which were issued to him. Mr. Burroves, who was intending to come to Europe and to obtain his exequatur, presented H.B. ... His departure was postponed from year to year, but having recently reached Paris he has first delivered his exequatur, and I have the honour to forward the same ..., requesting you to Lord John Russell However, the exact corrections for some parts are uncertain due to the quality of the OCR output and the context not being entirely clear. The final answer is: 211424 33 214 Land Copy Notification. The Lord, Legation of British Legation, Paris: It November 1889 On the 18th October last, the President of New Grenada appointed Mr. S. & Burroves consul of the Republic for the port and district of Hong Kong ... protection of H.B.M. and be spared in his favour the letters of Commission which were issued to him. Mr. Burroves, who was intending to come to Europe and to obtain his exequatur presented H.B... His departure was postponed from year to year, but having recently reached Paris he has first delivered his exequatur, and I have the honour to forward the same, requesting you to Lord John Russell
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211424 33 214 Land Copy noustation. The Lord, Legation of Kew Greeds Peris: It konember 1889 On the 18th October list, the President of New Grenada hominced Mr. Sites &. Burroves consal of the Republic for the port and district of Hong Kong مام popexion of H:8: M. and be spared in his Javour the cetters of Commission which were that &hin. Mr. Harrowes, who was intending to come to larope and to tina his komination toite presented AH. B.. His foot postponed his bogage from year tyear, but having recently reached Peris be has fist how delivered his homination tome, and I haven The honor forward the same 24:8:, requesting you de John Rapell
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noustation. The Lord,

Legation of

Kew Greeds Peris: It konember 1889

On the 18th October list, the President of New Grenada hominced Mr. Sites &. Burroves consal of the Republic for the port and district of Hong Kong

مام

popexion of H:8: M. and be spared in his Javour the cetters of Commission which were that &hin. Mr. Harrowes, who was intending to come to larope and to tina his komination toite presented AH. B.. His foot postponed his bogage from year tyear, but having recently reached Peris be has fist how delivered his homination tome, and I haven The honor forward the same 24:8:, requesting you de John Rapell

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