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• 18th August 1857 (Creation)

Royal Philatelic Society London

300 299 N above. which on the Grd the Lane Myrell we dealin If Same Mouth wedecaid & which are embodied Jorreasons thereun On the 17th August be dentes augther letter with Samples ABB of Minds of dem Vajain ur Vette gabrial statused. This A bample was tolerable & the Bungs goodby we wrote hime other 20th Auguste Matheringt Sind a sample barrel fedeh tive would prove them. After this be sent us instead of Warrels Glashes which would hold as much as to Barrels and austrial it proud quite unfit for our use. This me informer hime of my aletter & report juhich we how Auned Mating that it was such thatigt would never do fours to send out to the Publie. And now- comes your application for payment. Had the artide proved good or what Heprofessed intern neither he nor you need have applied tige for payment y but we have pouse for & except forthe Government Labels, the un quifit forth. W the Ryad of that deser ment fochids aux nouch it. You must therefor using labre iblisch, & doubtless it was answer for Calico Printing Rother purposes which donn require sorany peculiar qualities as wefe though it and correct, we will pay thing -penses of the sun both here back-endethe this we cannot do. Sent Kuttu respectfully We are your obed downto Signit) Bacon Your Kane Breen When Must Andrew Vaton for manchesten Ser, 18th hour/d157. The Third Printing Machine which Hour Houble Board sold us in a very -very dilapidated Hate having now been completely repaired & the Two Pair Of Paper Label Plates which you have approved having been filled toit, been fitted toit, we are now, about putting the New States Wpress agreeably to your - written Orders – but indouf so, we respect= fully request permission to work both the Oldly The New States for One quarter, so as to accumulate a Quarter's Stoehr Af the New Labels before Missing of them to the Vublie is commenced the Oldblatis "destroyed any. the art this favor because when we began work for four Department your Stoche was nearly exhausted with our Paper Labyl Machine at work we can only keep upotter supply required by the Public without jämning Anything beyond this, &ibappears tous anoth prudent in case of any unlootred for accident to have a three Migzetes supply to fall back upon Your Houble Board appren of and grant thin request your permission for us to receive the Vaper necessary to supply Two machine instead of one, for three months disuct other time as 8 you may see fit, will oblige, Sir, Gery respectfully Alayton, Ruling un Freeling Secretary zrész ord. Serets Bonelle Comment of H. M. Excise.

• English

Summary: The sender reports that the barrels sent were unfit for use and that the article was unsuitable for public distribution. Despite this, an application for payment was made, which the sender disputes except for government labels.

From: Bacon

Date: 18th August 1857

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