CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5] — Page 179

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on the 28th February from Southampton

to relieve

Permit me very respectfully to express to Your Lordship my acknowledgments for so kindly carrying out the previous arrangement to relieve me of duties which it was very doubtful, when I left England, whether I should survive to perform.

I also gratefully recognize, without needing to allude to, the complimentary terms in which Your Lordship has been pleased to speak of my administration of this Government. It has not been an easy task, and many peculiar difficulties and matters of special discussion have arisen during my tenure of Office. Your Lordship, however, has given me all the support I could have anticipated, for I freely admit that I often failed to realize my own standard of duty.

I have the honor to be,

My Lord, Your Lordship's

most obedient

humble Servant,

Robert

Hard

Graves

Macdonnell.

Governor.

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on the 28th February from Southampton to relieve me Permit me very respectfully to express to Your Lordship my acknowledgments for so kindly carrying out the previous arrangement to relieve me of duties which it was very doubtful, when I left England, whether I should survive to perform. I also gratefully recognize, without needing to allude to, the complimentary terms in which Your Lordship has been pleased to speak of my administration of this Government. It has not been an easy task, and many peculiar difficulties and matters of special discussion have arisen during my tenure of Office. Your Lordship, however, has given me all the support I could have anticipated, for I freely admit that I often failed to realize my own standard of duty. I have the honor to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's most obedient humble Servant, Robert Hard Graves Macdonnell. Governor.

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on the 28th February from Santhampton to relieve mer Permit me very respectfully to cxpuse to Your Lordship m my acknowledgments for so kindly carrying out the previous arrangement to relieve me of duties which it was early very doubtful when Ileft England, whether I should survive to perform. I also gratefully recognize to allude to the complimentary terms in which Your Lordships has tiun pleased my administration of this Governments. It has not bun easy task, and movery pasuliwr -difficulties and matters of special 177 discussion have arisen during my tenure of Office. Your Landship however has given me all the support I could have conticipated, for Sefreely admit that I often failed to realize of duty- my. own standard Ihave the honor to be, My Lord, Your Lordships most obedient humble Servant, Rais hard Graves Macdonnell. Governor.

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on the 28th February from Santhampton

to relieve

mer

Permit me very respectfully to cxpuse to Your Lordship m

my acknowledgments for so kindly carrying out the previous arrangement to relieve me of duties which it was

early

very doubtful

when Ileft England, whether I should survive to perform.

I also gratefully recognize

to allude to

the complimentary terms in which Your Lordships has tiun pleased my administration of this Governments. It has not bun

easy task, and movery pasuliwr -difficulties and matters of special

177

discussion have arisen during my tenure of Office. Your Landship however has given

me all the

support I could have conticipated, for Sefreely admit that I often

failed to realize

of duty-

my.

own standard

Ihave the honor to be,

My Lord, Your Lordships

most obedient

humble Servant,

Rais

hard

Graves

Macdonnell.

Governor.

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