The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 15, July 1911 - April, 1912 Page: 334
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Texas Historical Association Quarterly
ELLIOT TO ADDINGTON'
Separate. Galveston, September 4th. 1842.
Sir.
I have the honor to acknowledge your letter of the 7 July trans-
mitting the copy of a letter received from the Treasury, stating
the reasons for which their Lordships consider that they cannot
grant me any allowance in consideration of the extraordinary ex-
pence I had incurred whilst acting as Her Majesty's Plenipoten-
tiary in China.
Although their Lordships have not felt themselves justified in
entertaining that request I trust it will be remembered that I was
detained in London upon the public Service for some months after
my return from China, entirely at my own charge; And I hope
therefore that Lord Aberdeen will move their Lordships to pay
me my full salary as Consul General in Texas from the expiration
of the Month's leave of absence granted to me after my arrival in
England in the Month of November last year, till I commenced
to draw my allowances, that is, ten days before the date of my
departure, on the 1st June last. The specific period for which I
would respectfully submit this claim to their Lordship's consid-
eration, is that between the 1st January last, and the above date,
when I actually commenced to draw my allowances.
My detention was occasioned by the desire of the Lords of the
Treasury, that I should remain in England pending the examina-
tion of the Accounts of a very large sum of money which I had
received for the use of the Crown, and though it has not been
possible for their Lordships upon principle which I do not pre-
sume to question, to make me any allowance for my Services as
Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary in China, still I cannot but hope
that it will be thought right to relieve me from the burdensome
expence of a residence in London, attributable to motives of public
convenience.
Charles Elliot.
H. U. Addington, Esqr.1F. O., Texas, Vol. 3.
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