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22.

Account

t of a suit which was

brought by the head partners of becsers Sandali

Beccurs + b = agamist her before the Chief Justice of the Colony for a heavy debt & " contracted by the Tak. Han, a messenger (?) of the of the tank, with

Firme

that

which now delaris the

steamer for the repayment of the

debt.

From enquiries I found that John Jack was the owner who sold her to us at a suitable price of ft quan which was dulys paid in full in proof thereof. I hold a receipt.

In the 25th and 24th year of Ju Que, Jai Jai her first Commander

Da

and My Wang,

her second Commander

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were commissioned to proceed in the Stamer to Houghtong where they had. the presumption to stand security for Hr. Tak. Han in the purchase of a steamer and 1 for the private negociation

a smali

loon with Mesens Landsten He

Gensing

for the buging of some Quising.

The beaster of that form wrote to us

The

beacter of that form

asking for the reimbursement of the

debt which had been contracted by

there too officers for the purpose of carrying

on their own

*

own private trade and not for the purchasing of the " Bang Nice Steamer which is the property, our Government and not of Mr. Take than

the case

of our

The Arcumstances of

were set

it forth in a letter which was