CO129-094 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [11-10] — Page 29

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Secretary to afford me the satisfaction of proving my innocence and how grossly Mr Mercer had been misinformed.

I have etc:,

(Signed) Fredt Forth

Copy

26

M=1281.

Colonial Secretary's Office

Sir,

Hongkong, 20th October, 1883.

I am in receipt of your letter of yesterday's date, replying to mine of the 18th Instant.

I have duly placed it before His Excellency The Acting Governor, who desires me to note his disapproval of it, but makes no comment, as it is plain that you have persistently misunderstood my letter.

If the intention of the Legislature be not eventually frustrated, and the work of the Executive Government be not again embarrassed,

The Honorable

The Colonial Treasurer

etc., etc.,

Le do...

However, to follow the exact output format as requested (HTML using

for paragraphs), and making some further corrections and adjustments according to the given rules:

Secretary to afford me the satisfaction of proving my innocence and how grossly Mr Mercer had been misinformed.

I have etc:

(Signed) Fredt Forth

Copy 26 M=1281.

Colonial Secretary's Office

Sir,

Hongkong, 20th October, 1883.

I am in receipt of your letter of yesterday's date, replying to mine of the 18th Instant.

I have duly placed it before His Excellency The Acting Governor, who desires me to note his disapproval of it, but makes no comment, as it is plain that you have persistently misunderstood my letter.

If the intention of the Legislature be not eventually frustrated, and the work of the Executive Government be not again embarrassed,

The Honorable The Colonial Treasurer etc.

Le do...

Let's adjust to fit the exact format and rules more closely, correcting "Honghong" to "Hongkong", and assuming "sfc:" is a typo or OCR error for "etc:", and fixing other minor issues:

Secretary to afford me the satisfaction of proving my innocence and how grossly Mr Mercer had been misinformed.

I have etc:

(Signed) Fredt Forth

Copy 26 M=1281.

Colonial Secretary's Office

Sir,

Hongkong, 20th October, 1883.

I am in receipt of your letter of yesterday's date, replying to mine of the 18th Instant.

I have duly placed it before His Excellency The Acting Governor, who desires me to note his disapproval of it, but makes no comment, as it is plain that you have persistently misunderstood my letter.

If the intention of the Legislature be not eventually frustrated, and the work of the Executive Government be not again embarrassed,

The Honorable The Colonial Treasurer etc.

Le do...

Upon closer inspection, "Honghong" should be "Hongkong", "sfc:" is likely "etc:", "West" seems out of place, and "た" is not relevant to the English text. The date "1813" is likely incorrect given the context and should be adjusted to "1883" as seen in the corrected text. The output is already in a simple HTML format using

tags. However, the original instruction to output in HTML was followed, but let's directly provide the final version in the required format without further markdown conversion:

Secretary to afford me the satisfaction of proving my innocence and how grossly Mr Mercer had been misinformed.

I have etc:

(Signed) Fredt Forth

Copy 26 M=1281.

Colonial Secretary's Office

Sir,

Hongkong, 20th October, 1883.

I am in receipt of your letter of yesterday's date, replying to mine of the 18th Instant.

I have duly placed it before His Excellency The Acting Governor, who desires me to note his disapproval of it, but makes no comment, as it is plain that you have persistently misunderstood my letter.

If the intention of the Legislature be not eventually frustrated, and the work of the Executive Government be not again embarrassed,

The Honorable The Colonial Treasurer etc.

Le do...

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Secretary to afford me the satisfaction of proving my innocence and how grossly Mr Mercer had been misinformed. I have etc:, (Signed) Fredt Forth Copy 26 M=1281. Colonial Secretary's Office Sir, Hongkong, 20th October, 1883. I am in receipt of your letter of yesterday's date, replying to mine of the 18th Instant. I have duly placed it before His Excellency The Acting Governor, who desires me to note his disapproval of it, but makes no comment, as it is plain that you have persistently misunderstood my letter. If the intention of the Legislature be not eventually frustrated, and the work of the Executive Government be not again embarrassed, The Honorable The Colonial Treasurer etc., etc., Le do... However, to follow the exact output format as requested (HTML using for paragraphs), and making some further corrections and adjustments according to the given rules: Secretary to afford me the satisfaction of proving my innocence and how grossly Mr Mercer had been misinformed. I have etc: (Signed) Fredt Forth Copy 26 M=1281. Colonial Secretary's Office Sir, Hongkong, 20th October, 1883. I am in receipt of your letter of yesterday's date, replying to mine of the 18th Instant. I have duly placed it before His Excellency The Acting Governor, who desires me to note his disapproval of it, but makes no comment, as it is plain that you have persistently misunderstood my letter. If the intention of the Legislature be not eventually frustrated, and the work of the Executive Government be not again embarrassed, The Honorable The Colonial Treasurer etc. Le do... Let's adjust to fit the exact format and rules more closely, correcting "Honghong" to "Hongkong", and assuming "sfc:" is a typo or OCR error for "etc:", and fixing other minor issues: Secretary to afford me the satisfaction of proving my innocence and how grossly Mr Mercer had been misinformed. I have etc: (Signed) Fredt Forth Copy 26 M=1281. Colonial Secretary's Office Sir, Hongkong, 20th October, 1883. I am in receipt of your letter of yesterday's date, replying to mine of the 18th Instant. I have duly placed it before His Excellency The Acting Governor, who desires me to note his disapproval of it, but makes no comment, as it is plain that you have persistently misunderstood my letter. If the intention of the Legislature be not eventually frustrated, and the work of the Executive Government be not again embarrassed, The Honorable The Colonial Treasurer etc. Le do... Upon closer inspection, "Honghong" should be "Hongkong", "sfc:" is likely "etc:", "West" seems out of place, and "た" is not relevant to the English text. The date "1813" is likely incorrect given the context and should be adjusted to "1883" as seen in the corrected text. The output is already in a simple HTML format using tags. However, the original instruction to output in HTML was followed, but let's directly provide the final version in the required format without further markdown conversion: Secretary to afford me the satisfaction of proving my innocence and how grossly Mr Mercer had been misinformed. I have etc: (Signed) Fredt Forth Copy 26 M=1281. Colonial Secretary's Office Sir, Hongkong, 20th October, 1883. I am in receipt of your letter of yesterday's date, replying to mine of the 18th Instant. I have duly placed it before His Excellency The Acting Governor, who desires me to note his disapproval of it, but makes no comment, as it is plain that you have persistently misunderstood my letter. If the intention of the Legislature be not eventually frustrated, and the work of the Executive Government be not again embarrassed, The Honorable The Colonial Treasurer etc. Le do...
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Secretary to afford of proving my charge me the satisfaction innocence of the and how grossly Mr Mercer had been mis informed._ I have sfc: (Pigned) Fredt Forth Copy 26 M=1281. Colonial Secretary's Office Sir, Honghong, 20th October, 1813. I am in receipt of your letter West of yesterday's date, replying to mine the 18th Instant._ of I have duly placed it before His Excellency The Acting Governor, who desires me to note his disaproval of it, but makes no comment, as it is plai that my you letter. have persistently misunderstood If the intention of the Legislature be not eventually frustrated, and the work of the Executive Government be not again: The Honorable The Colonial Treasurer Le do た embarrassed_
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Secretary to afford

of

proving my charge

me the satisfaction

innocence

of the

and how grossly Mr Mercer

had been mis

informed._

I have sfc:

(Pigned) Fredt Forth

Copy

26

M=1281.

Colonial Secretary's Office

Sir,

Honghong, 20th October, 1813.

I am in receipt of your letter West

of yesterday's date, replying to mine

the 18th Instant._

of

I have duly placed it before His Excellency The Acting Governor, who desires me to note his disaproval of it, but makes no comment, as it is plai

that

my

you letter.

have

persistently misunderstood

If the intention of the Legislature be not eventually frustrated, and the work of the Executive Government be not again:

The Honorable

The Colonial Treasurer

Le

do

た

embarrassed_

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