CO129-084 - War Office & Others - 1861 — Page 177

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Kong

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RECEIVEL

16 MAY

• 1861.

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9 Belgrave Road. Hattones Dublin. May 1/8th 1861.

My Lord Duke,

I have the honor

behalf of my

address you

on

brother Mr William Chapman, Postmaster Emneral of HongKong, who is at present unable to write, haying been seized with Paralysis his left side on the 20th of August last in Hong Hong, and under which he is still suffering; in the hope that your Lordship may please to grant him twelve months leave of absener, for

the

br

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recovery of his health That

your Lordship may of the necessity of

be aware

this application, I forward here - - with two medical certificates,

and also a

cortificate of his

Service,

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