CO129-094 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [11-10] — Page 165

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## Step-by-step analysis of the given OCR text: 1. **Format into standard Markdown and correct obvious errors**: The text appears to be a historical document. The first step is to correct spelling errors, fix spacing issues, and rejoin broken sentences. 2. **Initial corrections**: - "Itis Excelleney" should be "His Excellency". - "pursued, 161 of the Packet Agency" seems out of place; it might be a page number or reference that was incorrectly placed in the text. - "I observed that I in feel" should be "I observed that I feel". - "than make A synopsis" should be "than make a synopsis". - "His Reellency's" should be "His Excellency's". - "cubject" should be "subject". - "pari instansis" should be "particular instances". - "corrispondence" should be "correspondence". - "prour thaughai" is unclear but might be "through" (part of "through the Post Office"). - "de Dost Office" should be "the Post Office". - "Contract Packet Columbian" should possibly be "Packet steamer 'Columbian'". - "strat place" should be "that place". - "the ease of mesors Fetcher He" is unclear and might be "Messrs Fletcher & Co.". - "were posted by and others them for Shanghai" is awkwardly phrased. - "very the Dacket persons" should be "the Packet persons". - "bouts of there firms" should be "boats of their firms". - "Experintendent" should be "Superintendent". - "Peninsular and Oriental" is correctly spelled. 3. **Reorganizing and correcting the text**: - The text is a letter or report discussing the handling of correspondence by large houses in Hong Kong and their use of packet steamers rather than the regular post office. - The narrative involves the author's observations during a trip to Shanghai and interactions with the Post Office and packet steamer services. ## Corrected text in Markdown format: ```markdown ## Step-by-step consulted His Excellency as to the course I have pursued, 161 of the Packet Agency, I observed that I feel that I need to do no more here than make a synopsis of the subject for His Excellency's guidance. It had been the subject of remark in the Post Office for some time that many of the large houses, except in particular instances, neither sent nor received their correspondence through the Post Office, and on my leaving here for Shanghai in the Packet steamer "Columbian" on the 7th August 1852, for the purpose of completing arrangements with the Municipal Council of that place for the more efficient working, letters were posted by Messrs Fletcher & Co. and others for Shanghai, which I thought singular, knowing the importance of these houses in both places; but, shortly before the departure of the Packet, persons from the boats of their firms were seen handing up their various packages of letters, which were as eagerly and promptly called for and delivered in the same manner immediately on arrival at Shanghai. On the 24th January last, I had occasion to see the Superintendent of the Peninsular and Oriental ``` ## HTML output using `

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Step-by-step consulted His Excellency

as to the course I have pursued,

161

of the Packet Agency, I observed that I feel that I need to do no more here than make a synopsis of the subject for His Excellency's guidance.

It had been the subject of remark in the Post Office for some time that many of the large houses, except in particular instances, neither sent nor received their correspondence through the Post Office,

and on my leaving here for Shanghai in the Packet steamer "Columbian" on the 7th August 1852, for the purpose of completing arrangements with the Municipal Council of that place for the more efficient working,

letters were posted by Messrs Fletcher & Co. and others for Shanghai, which I thought singular, knowing the importance of these houses in both places; but, shortly before the departure of the Packet, persons from the boats of their firms were seen handing up their various packages of letters, which were as eagerly and promptly called for and delivered in the same manner immediately on arrival at Shanghai.

On the 24th January last, I had occasion to see the Superintendent of the Peninsular and Oriental

The number "161" seems out of place and might be a page number or reference that was not correctly positioned in the original text. Further context is needed to correctly place it.

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## Step-by-step analysis of the given OCR text: 1. **Format into standard Markdown and correct obvious errors**: The text appears to be a historical document. The first step is to correct spelling errors, fix spacing issues, and rejoin broken sentences. 2. **Initial corrections**: - "Itis Excelleney" should be "His Excellency". - "pursued, 161 of the Packet Agency" seems out of place; it might be a page number or reference that was incorrectly placed in the text. - "I observed that I in feel" should be "I observed that I feel". - "than make A synopsis" should be "than make a synopsis". - "His Reellency's" should be "His Excellency's". - "cubject" should be "subject". - "pari instansis" should be "particular instances". - "corrispondence" should be "correspondence". - "prour thaughai" is unclear but might be "through" (part of "through the Post Office"). - "de Dost Office" should be "the Post Office". - "Contract Packet Columbian" should possibly be "Packet steamer 'Columbian'". - "strat place" should be "that place". - "the ease of mesors Fetcher He" is unclear and might be "Messrs Fletcher & Co.". - "were posted by and others them for Shanghai" is awkwardly phrased. - "very the Dacket persons" should be "the Packet persons". - "bouts of there firms" should be "boats of their firms". - "Experintendent" should be "Superintendent". - "Peninsular and Oriental" is correctly spelled. 3. **Reorganizing and correcting the text**: - The text is a letter or report discussing the handling of correspondence by large houses in Hong Kong and their use of packet steamers rather than the regular post office. - The narrative involves the author's observations during a trip to Shanghai and interactions with the Post Office and packet steamer services. ## Corrected text in Markdown format: ```markdown ## Step-by-step consulted His Excellency as to the course I have pursued, 161 of the Packet Agency, I observed that I feel that I need to do no more here than make a synopsis of the subject for His Excellency's guidance. It had been the subject of remark in the Post Office for some time that many of the large houses, except in particular instances, neither sent nor received their correspondence through the Post Office, and on my leaving here for Shanghai in the Packet steamer "Columbian" on the 7th August 1852, for the purpose of completing arrangements with the Municipal Council of that place for the more efficient working, letters were posted by Messrs Fletcher & Co. and others for Shanghai, which I thought singular, knowing the importance of these houses in both places; but, shortly before the departure of the Packet, persons from the boats of their firms were seen handing up their various packages of letters, which were as eagerly and promptly called for and delivered in the same manner immediately on arrival at Shanghai. On the 24th January last, I had occasion to see the Superintendent of the Peninsular and Oriental ``` ## HTML output using `` for paragraphs: Step-by-step consulted His Excellency as to the course I have pursued, 161 of the Packet Agency, I observed that I feel that I need to do no more here than make a synopsis of the subject for His Excellency's guidance. It had been the subject of remark in the Post Office for some time that many of the large houses, except in particular instances, neither sent nor received their correspondence through the Post Office, and on my leaving here for Shanghai in the Packet steamer "Columbian" on the 7th August 1852, for the purpose of completing arrangements with the Municipal Council of that place for the more efficient working, letters were posted by Messrs Fletcher & Co. and others for Shanghai, which I thought singular, knowing the importance of these houses in both places; but, shortly before the departure of the Packet, persons from the boats of their firms were seen handing up their various packages of letters, which were as eagerly and promptly called for and delivered in the same manner immediately on arrival at Shanghai. On the 24th January last, I had occasion to see the Superintendent of the Peninsular and Oriental The number "161" seems out of place and might be a page number or reference that was not correctly positioned in the original text. Further context is needed to correctly place it.
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step by step consulted Itis Excelleney as to the course I have pursued, 161 of the Packet Agency, I observed that I in feel that I need to no more here than make A synopsis of the subject for His Reellency's guidance. It had been the cubject of remark in the Post office for some time that many of the large houses, except in pari instansis neither sent nor received their corrispondence to or prour thaughai through de Dost Office, and on my leaving here for Shanghai in the Contract Packet Columbian" on the 7th August 1852, for the purpose of completing arrangements with the Municipal Council of strat place for the more efficient working the ease of mesors Fetcher He letters were posted by and others them for Shanghai, which I thought singular, knowing the importance of there houses in both places; but, shortly before the departure of very the Dacket persons from the bouts of there firms were seen handing up their various packages of letters, which were as engerly and promptly called for and delivered in the same manner immediately arrival at Shanghai. On the 24th January last I had occasion to see the Experintendent of the Peninsular and Oriental
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step by step consulted Itis Excelleney

as to the course I have

pursued,

161

of the Packet Agency, I observed that

I

in

feel that I need to no more here

than make

A

synopsis of

the subject

for His Reellency's guidance.

It had been the cubject of remark in the Post office for some time that many of the large houses, except in pari instansis neither sent nor received their corrispondence to

or prour thaughai through de Dost Office,

and

on

my leaving

here

for Shanghai

in the Contract Packet Columbian"

on

the 7th August 1852, for the purpose of completing arrangements with the Municipal Council of

strat

place for the more efficient working

the

ease of mesors Fetcher He

letters were posted by

and others

them for Shanghai, which I thought singular, knowing the importance of there houses in both places; but,

shortly before the departure of

very the Dacket persons from the bouts

of

there

firms were seen

handing

up their various packages of letters,

which

were

as

engerly and promptly called for and delivered in the same manner immediately arrival at Shanghai.

On the 24th January last I had occasion to see the Experintendent of the Peninsular and Oriental

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