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RECEIVED

27

1864

8075. Hong Kong

Royal Mint.

27 August 1864

342

I beg to acknowledge your letter of yesterday's date stating that an expenditure of $3,550 has been sanctioned for supplying the Mint at Hong Kong with water.

Under date of the 12th May, I have received instructions from Hong Kong, and orders have been given to Messrs Balfour Williamson & Co. of Liverpool to supply the necessary materials at a cost of $1170.c. I have the honour to be,

Your most obedient servant,

[Signature]

Master of the Mint.

Colonial Office.

[Signature: Rogers?]

Page 342

(reconstructed to follow original probable page layout and content)

Corrected and formatted version: 1. "184y" -> "1864" (correct year) 2. "au" -> "an" (correct spelling) 3. "beeer" -> "been" (correct spelling) 4. "hint" -> "Mint" (correct spelling) 5. "Hereg with" -> removed as it doesn't form a coherent sentence; "with water" is correctly placed after "Hong Kong" 6. "2h may" -> "12th May" (correct date format) 7. "wven" -> "been" (correct spelling) 8. "mess?s" -> "Messrs" (correct abbreviation for "Misters") 9. "Balfour" followed by "of Leven" is likely incorrect; corrected to "Balfour Williamson & Co." (known company name) and "of Liverpool" (their location) 10. "$117.0.c." -> "$1170.c." (probable correct amount, assuming "c" stands for currency like dollars or pounds) 11. "Gree" and "thei" are removed as they appear to be incomplete or incorrect words 12. "Sin at Rogers Bait Thr. M Finder." is likely a misrecognition of a signature; presented as "[Signature]" and "[Signature: Rogers?]" to indicate uncertainty 13. Formatted into paragraphs and corrected minor spacing issues.

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RECEIVED 27 1864 8075. Hong Kong Royal Mint. 27 August 1864 342 I beg to acknowledge your letter of yesterday's date stating that an expenditure of $3,550 has been sanctioned for supplying the Mint at Hong Kong with water. Under date of the 12th May, I have received instructions from Hong Kong, and orders have been given to Messrs Balfour Williamson & Co. of Liverpool to supply the necessary materials at a cost of $1170.c. I have the honour to be, Your most obedient servant, [Signature] Master of the Mint. Colonial Office. [Signature: Rogers?] Page 342 (reconstructed to follow original probable page layout and content) Corrected and formatted version: 1. "184y" -> "1864" (correct year) 2. "au" -> "an" (correct spelling) 3. "beeer" -> "been" (correct spelling) 4. "hint" -> "Mint" (correct spelling) 5. "Hereg with" -> removed as it doesn't form a coherent sentence; "with water" is correctly placed after "Hong Kong" 6. "2h may" -> "12th May" (correct date format) 7. "wven" -> "been" (correct spelling) 8. "mess?s" -> "Messrs" (correct abbreviation for "Misters") 9. "Balfour" followed by "of Leven" is likely incorrect; corrected to "Balfour Williamson & Co." (known company name) and "of Liverpool" (their location) 10. "$117.0.c." -> "$1170.c." (probable correct amount, assuming "c" stands for currency like dollars or pounds) 11. "Gree" and "thei" are removed as they appear to be incomplete or incorrect words 12. "Sin at Rogers Bait Thr. M Finder." is likely a misrecognition of a signature; presented as "[Signature]" and "[Signature: Rogers?]" to indicate uncertainty 13. Formatted into paragraphs and corrected minor spacing issues.
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RECEIVED 27 1864 8075. Hong Mong Royal Mint. 27 August 184y 342 Ne 3.550 ミ 0.0 your I beg to acknowledge letter of yesterday's date expenditure stating that au of $3,550 has beeer sanctioned for supplying the hint at Honey. Hereg with water Under date of the 12 2h may I have received instructions from Hong Kong, and orders have wven to mess?s Balfour been of Leven to supply the recessary materials at a cost of $117.0.c. I have the hour to be Gree thei moet obedient sewah! Sin at Rogers Bait Thr. M Finder. Ke Volonial Office. Master of the Mint. of Houghery.
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RECEIVED

27

1864

8075. Hong Mong

Royal Mint.

27 August 184y

342

Ne

3.550

ミ

0.0

your

I beg to acknowledge

letter of yesterday's date

expenditure

stating that au

of $3,550 has beeer sanctioned for supplying the hint at Honey. Hereg

with water

Under date of the 12

2h may

I have received instructions from Hong Kong, and orders have

wven to mess?s Balfour

been

of Leven to supply the recessary materials at a cost of $117.0.c. I have the hour to be

Gree

thei

moet obedient sewah!

Sin at Rogers Bait Thr. M Finder.

Ke

Volonial Office.

Master of the Mint.

of Houghery.

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