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CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All AI Reviewed

long

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service in Hongkong,

to solicit

Compels

Your

intervention with The Light

a view

Honorable Earl Granville in my behalf with to a retiring allowance.

The Appointment of

Clerks in the Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong was proffered

by

Son John Bowring

M

As

R

T

the Governor, which I accepted

and

resigned the appointment of Medical Corps, Army Medical Department. At this period I had been 9 years in the Army.

I. April 185th I purchased My discharge when Schoolmaster

C.

C

Surgeant 59th Regiment June 1854.

was

Appointed

of Medical Corps, thereby resting

My Military Service - Inducement

were held out to me to remain

but the fact of having been Offered a permanent Appointment in the Colonial Service without the usual course of provisional

Caused

me to

decide upon resignation of Military Service, I should long have attained the rank of Major, Medical Clarke having merged into Assistant Surveyor during the Crimean War.

I have the honor to

However, to better follow the instructions and improve readability, here is a revised version with some corrections and formatting: ## Memorial to Earl Granville

Long service in Hongkong, compels me to solicit your intervention with the Honorable Earl Granville in my behalf with a view to a retiring allowance.

The appointment of Clerks in the Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong was proffered by Sir John Bowring, the Governor, which I accepted and resigned the appointment of Medical Corps, Army Medical Department. At this period, I had been 9 years in the Army.

In April 1854, I purchased my discharge when Sergeant of the 59th Regiment in June 1854, and was appointed Schoolmaster of Medical Corps, thereby resting my military service.

Inducements were held out to me to remain, but the fact of having been offered a permanent appointment in the Colonial Service without the usual course of provisional appointment caused me to decide upon resignation. Had I remained in the Military Service, I should long have attained the rank of Major, Medical Staff having merged into Assistant Surgeon during the Crimean War.

I have the honor to...

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Long service in Hongkong, compels me to solicit your intervention with the Honorable Earl Granville in my behalf with a view to a retiring allowance.

The appointment of Clerks in the Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong was proffered by Sir John Bowring, the Governor, which I accepted and resigned the appointment of Medical Corps, Army Medical Department. At this period, I had been 9 years in the Army.

In April 1854, I purchased my discharge when Sergeant of the 59th Regiment in June 1854, and was appointed Schoolmaster of Medical Corps, thereby resting my military service.

Inducements were held out to me to remain, but the fact of having been offered a permanent appointment in the Colonial Service without the usual course of provisional appointment caused me to decide upon resignation. Had I remained in the Military Service, I should long have attained the rank of Major, Medical Staff having merged into Assistant Surgeon during the Crimean War.

I have the honor to...

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long B service in Hongkong, to solicit Compels Your intervention with The Light a view Honorable Earl Granville in my behalf with to a retiring allowance. The Appointment of Clerks in the Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong was proffered by Son John Bowring M As R T the Governor, which I accepted and resigned the appointment of Medical Corps, Army Medical Department. At this period I had been 9 years in the Army. I. April 185th I purchased My discharge when Schoolmaster C. C Surgeant 59th Regiment June 1854. was Appointed of Medical Corps, thereby resting My Military Service - Inducement were held out to me to remain but the fact of having been Offered a permanent Appointment in the Colonial Service without the usual course of provisional Caused me to decide upon resignation of Military Service, I should long have attained the rank of Major, Medical Clarke having merged into Assistant Surveyor during the Crimean War. I have the honor to However, to better follow the instructions and improve readability, here is a revised version with some corrections and formatting: ## Memorial to Earl Granville Long service in Hongkong, compels me to solicit your intervention with the Honorable Earl Granville in my behalf with a view to a retiring allowance. The appointment of Clerks in the Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong was proffered by Sir John Bowring, the Governor, which I accepted and resigned the appointment of Medical Corps, Army Medical Department. At this period, I had been 9 years in the Army. In April 1854, I purchased my discharge when Sergeant of the 59th Regiment in June 1854, and was appointed Schoolmaster of Medical Corps, thereby resting my military service. Inducements were held out to me to remain, but the fact of having been offered a permanent appointment in the Colonial Service without the usual course of provisional appointment caused me to decide upon resignation. Had I remained in the Military Service, I should long have attained the rank of Major, Medical Staff having merged into Assistant Surgeon during the Crimean War. I have the honor to... Here is the revised output in HTML as requested: Long service in Hongkong, compels me to solicit your intervention with the Honorable Earl Granville in my behalf with a view to a retiring allowance. The appointment of Clerks in the Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong was proffered by Sir John Bowring, the Governor, which I accepted and resigned the appointment of Medical Corps, Army Medical Department. At this period, I had been 9 years in the Army. In April 1854, I purchased my discharge when Sergeant of the 59th Regiment in June 1854, and was appointed Schoolmaster of Medical Corps, thereby resting my military service. Inducements were held out to me to remain, but the fact of having been offered a permanent appointment in the Colonial Service without the usual course of provisional appointment caused me to decide upon resignation. Had I remained in the Military Service, I should long have attained the rank of Major, Medical Staff having merged into Assistant Surgeon during the Crimean War. I have the honor to...
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long B service in Hongkong, to solicit Compels Your intervention with The Light a view Honorable Earl Granville in my behalf with to a retiring allowance. The Appointment of Clerks in the Colmial Secretary's Office, Hongkong was proffered Son John Bowring M As R T the Governor, which I accepted ted and to do So resigned the appointment. of Medical Cluts, Army Medical Department. At this period I had been and & months in the 9 years Army. I. April 185th I purchased My discharge when Schoolmaster C. C Sugiant 59th Regiment June 1854. was and 369 Appointed of Medical Cents, thereby resting My Military Service - Inducement were held out to me to remain but the fact of having been Offered a permanent Appointment in the Colonial Service without the usual course temporary, of provisional Caused me to Are the other. Had since decide upon resignation of I acceptance of Iremammed in the Military Service, I should long have attained the rank of Major, Medical Clarke having merged into Assistant Surveyor during the Crimean War. I have the honor to
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long

B

service in Hongkong,

to solicit

Compels

Your

intervention with The Light

a view

Honorable Earl Granville in my behalf with to a retiring allowance.

The Appointment of

Clerks in the Colmial Secretary's Office, Hongkong was proffered

Son John Bowring

M

As

R

T

the Governor, which I accepted

ted and to

do

So

resigned the appointment. of Medical Cluts, Army Medical Department. At this period I had been and & months in the

9 years Army.

I. April 185th I purchased My discharge when Schoolmaster

C.

C

Sugiant 59th Regiment June 1854. was

and

369

Appointed

of Medical Cents, thereby resting

My Military Service - Inducement

were held out to me to remain

but the fact of having been Offered a permanent Appointment in the Colonial Service without

the usual course

temporary,

of provisional

Caused

me to

Are

the other. Had

since

decide upon resignation of I acceptance of Iremammed in the Military Service, I should long have attained the rank of Major, Medical Clarke having merged into Assistant Surveyor during the Crimean War.

I have the honor to

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