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50/1276 - 30th Jan'y 1850 ?

Lieut. Irving

Urging application for employment
in the Native Police

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16th Jan'y 1851

Sir,

With reference to an Official
Application for the Command
of a portion of the Native Police Force
as also to the answer received
to that application, in which you
were kind enough to mention
that His Excellency would take
me into consideration when
the augmentation to the Force took
place, May I beg to know whether
there is any probability of my
obtaining any appointment
in it.

I have held a commission
in H.M. Service and my Family
have served their country for

nearly

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The Hon'le

E. D. Thompson [sic],

Col: Sec'y