CO129-090 - Public Offices & Others - 1862 — Page 276

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" to find that gour " Administration of the "Government of Mortierrat

" has been such as

Ine

the

" fully to justify in offering you " promotion which

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regand

my

and for your Father and his Pamily

lenders

" it may agreeable to

"

",

me to give you.

After about a

quis service in

Christophers

I received from secretary Fir

to

the

i

Jom Molisiverth a dormant dated 18 octob

Commision Appointing

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to administer the General

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Government of the Lecvark Selands in the event of the

the

death or absence of Governer in Chief; and under this authority after upwards of four gears suvice in I' Christopher's I assumed the General Goverment upon Govenor Hamilton's departure

haves

ow

Early

lie 18:

While in the

administration

of

the

Seneral Government of this Leeward Islands I was

selected for the Government,

Hongkong by Sir Eclward

anno

Lytton who in a

of

Announcing

to me that he had

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