CO129-093 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [7-10] — Page 106

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General to arrange
the remittal
of £16.8.10, charged as Colonial
7. portage
shme
Desirous of ascertaining
3
the facts of the
the case and
if any
blame attached to our Post Office
here, I called on M. Mitchell
ofor
an explanation
4. Kat bentlerman
sccollected the circumstances
and
your
Grace will see
from
his letter enclored, that the person (I understand a Non-Commissioned Officer or private of Marines) who brought the box to the Postal Office
was warned
of the enormous charge to be made,
but did not consider himself justified in doing otherwise than leaving it in the Post Office to be forwarded through that Channel.
I have the honour to be, Lord Duke,
My
в
Your Grace's,
Most Obedient Servant,

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105 General to arrange the remittal of £16.8.10, charged as Colonial 7. portage shme Desirous of ascertaining 3 the facts of the the case and if any blame attached to our Post Office here, I called on M. Mitchell ofor an explanation 4. Kat bentlerman sccollected the circumstances and your Grace will see from his letter enclored, that the person (I understand a Non-Commissioned Officer or private of Marines) who brought the box to the Postal Office was warned of the enormous charge to be made, but did not consider himself justified in doing otherwise than leaving it in the Post Office to be forwarded through that Channel. I have the honour to be, Lord Duke, My в Your Grace's, Most Obedient Servant,

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105 General to arrange the remittal of £16.8.10, charged as Colonial 7. portage shme Desirous of ascertaining 3 the facts of the the case and if any blame attacked to our Post Office here, I called on M. Mitchell ofor an explanation 4. Kat bentlerman sccollected the circumstances and your Grace will see from his letter enclored, that the person (I understand a Non-Commissioned Officer or private of Marines) who brought the box to the Port daly warned Office was enormous 斥 the charge to be made, but did not consider himself justified in doing otherwise than leaving it in the Post Office to be forwarded through that Channel. I have the hown to be, Lord Duke, My в Your braces, Most Obedient Sewant,

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105

General to arrange

the remittal

of £16.8.10, charged as Colonial

7. portage

shme

Desirous of ascertaining

the facts of the

the case and

if any

blame attacked to our Post Office

here, I called on M. Mitchell

ofor

an explanation

4. Kat bentlerman

sccollected the circumstances

and

your

Grace will see

from

his letter enclored, that the person (I understand a Non-Commissioned Officer or private of Marines) who brought the box to the Port

daly warned

Office

was

enormous

斥

the

charge to be made,

but did not consider himself justified in doing otherwise than leaving it in the Post

Office to be forwarded through that Channel.

I have the hown to be, Lord Duke,

Your braces,

Most Obedient Sewant,

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