OS1/10/37/214

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OSI10/37/214
O S O Southampton December 12th 1865
Lieut[Lieutenant] Sanford
Be so good as to cancel the named "Sunny Brae" and "Smiths Park" Sheet LVIII.2 Middlebie Parish Dumfriesshire, to be erased from the zinc plated and 1/2500 impressions; and the name "Sunny Brae" to be erased from the one inch plate and impressions.
Colonel R E [ Royal Engineers]
13 December 1865
Col[Colonel[] Cameron
Can you send the reasons in which this decision is based, for insertion in the name book. W Sanford.
Sheet 10 Scotland Hill and Contour Impressions.
Will you please to have the names erased from the impressions- copper -late Col[Colonel] McDonald RE
I will attend to this J W Peake22 December 1865

Lieut[Lieutenant] Sanford
The names are said to be inapplicable to the object and unknown in the neighbourhood.------- Sergeant Meade who reported this error, A Clarke Capt{captain] 18th December
A Clarke for Col[Colonel]Cameron RE{Royal Engineer] 14 December 1865 Sir Mr Dobbie of Annan on behalf of Mr Smith of Blackwood House in the Parish of Middlebie.
Capt[Captain Clarke RE[Royal Engineers]
R Meade 18 December 1865
L Sanford RE[Royal Engineers]
for your information A C Capt[Captain]

Transcriber's notes

This letter is in several different hands and all over the page in no order.