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of £5.0.0, for the purpose of purchasing sundry articles to take back with her.

As the sum asked for is rather large, the Commissioners would be glad if you could inform them as soon as possible whether it should be given.

It is understood that Mr Lewis will be returning on the 11th inst. aut.

I am,
Your Obedient Servant
E. H. S. Cowdroy(?) Secretary.

DRAFT.

Private Secretary to the
Prince Commission(?)
Mr...

MINUTE.

John 13 Dec.
H. W. Hamilton 1/3
Mr. Lucas.
Mr. Graham.
Sir J. Bramston.
Mr. Wingfield.
Earl of Selborne.
Mr. Chamberlain,

For perusal
HKay 26626

Sir,
23
14 Dec. 1897

In reply to your letter (17/01 is likely incorrect and might be a OCR error, possibly should be 17/11 or another date, but keeping as is due to rule 7)

The undersigned is directed by Mr. Chamberlain to state that he has no objection to the sum of £5 altogether (including the £1.0.0 already advanced) being advanced to Mr. Lewis, as that amount will apparently be required.

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of £5.0.0, for the purpose of purchasing sundry articles to take back with her.

As the sum asked for is rather large, the Commissioners would be glad if you could inform them as soon as possible whether it should be given.

It is understood that Mr Lewis will be returning on the 11th inst. aut.

I am,
Your Obedient Servant
E. H. S. Cowdroy Secretary.

DRAFT.

Private Secretary to the Prince Commission
Mr.

MINUTE.

John 13 Dec.
H. W. Hamilton 1/3
Mr. Lucas.
Mr. Graham.
Sir J. Bramston.
Mr. Wingfield.
Earl of Selborne.
Mr. Chamberlain,

For perusal
HKay26626

Sir,
23
14 Dec. 1897

In reply to your letter (17/01/2014)

The undersigned is directed by Mr. Chamberlain to state that he has no objection to the sum of £5 altogether (including the £1.0.0 already advanced) being advanced to Mr. Lewis, as that amount will apparently be required.

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of £5.0.0, for the purpose of purchasing sundry articles to take back with her. As the sum asked for is rather large, the Commissioners would be glad if you could inform them as soon as possible whether it should be given. It is understood that Mr Lewis will be returning on the 11th inst. aut. I am, Your Obedient Servant E. H. S. Cowdroy(?) Secretary. DRAFT. Private Secretary to the Prince Commission(?) Mr... MINUTE. John 13 Dec. H. W. Hamilton 1/3 Mr. Lucas. Mr. Graham. Sir J. Bramston. Mr. Wingfield. Earl of Selborne. Mr. Chamberlain, For perusal HKay 26626 Sir, 23 14 Dec. 1897 In reply to your letter (17/01 is likely incorrect and might be a OCR error, possibly should be 17/11 or another date, but keeping as is due to rule 7) The undersigned is directed by Mr. Chamberlain to state that he has no objection to the sum of £5 altogether (including the £1.0.0 already advanced) being advanced to Mr. Lewis, as that amount will apparently be required. 1 B However, to follow the exact output format requested (HTML using for paragraphs), and making some minor adjustments for better readability while adhering to the rules: of £5.0.0, for the purpose of purchasing sundry articles to take back with her. As the sum asked for is rather large, the Commissioners would be glad if you could inform them as soon as possible whether it should be given. It is understood that Mr Lewis will be returning on the 11th inst. aut. I am,Your Obedient ServantE. H. S. Cowdroy Secretary. DRAFT. Private Secretary to the Prince CommissionMr. MINUTE. John 13 Dec.H. W. Hamilton 1/3Mr. Lucas.Mr. Graham.Sir J. Bramston.Mr. Wingfield.Earl of Selborne.Mr. Chamberlain, For perusalHKay26626 Sir,2314 Dec. 1897 In reply to your letter (17/01/2014) The undersigned is directed by Mr. Chamberlain to state that he has no objection to the sum of £5 altogether (including the £1.0.0 already advanced) being advanced to Mr. Lewis, as that amount will apparently be required. 1B Corrected and formatted according to the given rules, with a focus on preserving the original content and making necessary adjustments for clarity and readability. Note that "El Laytow Scontary" has been corrected to "E. H. S. Cowdroy Secretary" as it seems to be a more plausible correction given the context, and "Prusin Commission" to "Prince Commission" for the same reason. "Johnnn" has been corrected to "John". Other minor corrections include fixing spacing issues and rejoining broken sentences. The date "17/01/2014" is likely an error due to its anachronism in a 1897 context, but it has been left as is to adhere to rule 7.
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of £5.0.0, for the purpose of purchasing sundry articles to

take back with her.

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for large amount, the

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Your Obedient Servant

El Laytow Scontary.

DRAFT.

Pressing

In Secretary to the

Prusin Commission

Mr.

MINUTE.

Johnnn 13 Dec.

Hi W. Hamilton 1/3

Mr. Lucas.

Mr. Graham.

Sir J. Bramston.

Mr. Wingfield.

Earl of Selborne.

Mr. Chamberlain,

For cursin

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23

14 Dec. 1897

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