CO129-089 - Public Offices - 1862 — Page 33

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5 Adams Court, Old Broad Theet

Loncton 12th Febmary 1862.

I have to acknowledge receipt of your favor of 7th chat requesting polyment of Fio dal from me to the Govenment of Hogs Nong,

Hoods Rong for prostage from Oliner to Southampton in 1859.

Inegret extremely thirt I am at present unable to meet this demand. The following stortement will sufficiently explain how it is that I am unprepared to meet is

contingency

should in the ordinary

Courte

of things

hirve been

provided for.

Eh belgen di

Third bee but or short line on the Goverment

service - about 18 months - when severe

my

illness necessitented

rotam to England to undergo enfical treatment.

Phone per

On the

voyage

in the per Aline we were wrecsect

Jun

the Red Seco, and though

phand

Jexe, and though our lives were common with most of the passerens boot

brand. Wry loss

everything

we

hirpl

on

in money)

2

Balul amounted to upwards of £300, neon

nearly

I had in the world; to that on arvind at

Touthernston with much wife and founder,

wve

After or sccessful

were almost destitute. operation (for the removal of stone. ( a long

Mluss followed,

all

some hine my recovery premed

the mercy's

hopeless, and although by of Divinie Pitevidence ultimately restored, the stable of ing

health added to want

penderest

want of fonds constaret it

impressio