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Records of the Cape Colony From February 1793 (9)
Records of the Cape Colony From February 1793 - 9 Author:Cape of Good Hope Volume: 9 General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1901 Original Publisher: Printed for the government of the Cape Colony Subjects: Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) History / Africa / General History / Africa / South / Republic of South Africa Travel / Africa / General Notes: This is a black and white OCR rep... more »rint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: [Office Copy.] Letter from Henry Goulburn, Esqrk., to Sir John Cradock. Downing Street, 16th November 1812. Sir, -- Lieutenant Colonel Campbell has applied to Lord Bathurst to remunerate him for certain advantages which he states to have been enjoyed by his Predecessors while holding the office of Town Major at the Cape of Good Hope. By the enclosed Copy of a Letter which I have addressed to him, by his Lordship's directions, you will observe that the issue of the Allowance he claims from the date of his Appointment as Town Major to the period at which the discontinuance of the Allowance in question was promulgated by Lord Caledon, has been promised to him; and I am directed by Lord Bathurst to desire that you will take the necessary Steps for remitting to Mr. Courtenay, the Colonial Agent, the amount which may appear to be due to him, in order that the same may be paid to Colonel Campbell or his Agent. A Memorial from this Gentleman was transmitted by Lord Caledon in January 1809, in which the allowance is stated at between 70 and 80 Eix Dollars per month. I have,« less