CO129-178 - Governor Hennessy - 1877 [6-8] — Page 586

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the appointment not only satisfactory in every way to you but also gratifying to the British community here.

I have to (Signed)

Arthur Davenport

Merchant

Shanghai, 30th July, 1877

The appointment of Registrar here being vacant by the death of the late J.P. Martin, I beg to apply for the position and should be greatly obliged if you would forward my application to H.M.'s Consul General and thus add to your kind recommendation of me.

Being well acquainted with Mr. Arthur Davenport, I could carry out the details of Office work to the satisfaction of all.

Yours faithfully,

[Name not in original text]

Shanghai

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581 the appointment not only satisfactory in every way to you but also gratifying to the British community here. I have to (Signed) Arthur Davenport Merchant Shanghai, 30th July, 1877 The appointment of Registrar here being vacant by the death of the late J.P. Martin, I beg to apply for the position and should be greatly obliged if you would forward my application to H.M.'s Consul General and thus add to your kind recommendation of me. Being well acquainted with Mr. Arthur Davenport, I could carry out the details of Office work to the satisfaction of all. Yours faithfully, [Name not in original text] Shanghai
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581

the appointment not only salinfadiy

in

every say

to

you

but also

lifying to the British commily

here.

I have to (Signed)

gra=

Arthur Davenport Moment

leafy

Shanghai, 350 July, 1877

The appointment of Patimacter

here being

vacant

by the deart of the late JP. Martin, I beg to apply for the position and hookd be greatly obliged it you world- forward my application to thing. Ring and thirst

you will add to

Kind recommend atim.

it

your

Being well

mainted

mainted with

Jam

I

Que

could

carry

art the declies of

all detail of Office work,

the Nort office to the antinfaction of

Aritur Davenport, Eng

a. Mi leamle

Shanghai

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