Sir,
I am commanded by the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury to acquaint you that, the First Lord of the Treasury having communicated to the Board your wish to retire from the Board of Audit, their Lordships have been pleased to accede thereto, and will give directions for placing you on a retired allowance of 900l. per annum, to be paid to you in the same manner as the retired allowances of the Audit Office are paid.
In thus acceding to your wishes, my Lords desire me to state, that they feel themselves called upon to express the high sense which they entertain of the integrity, zeal, and ability with which you have discharged the duties of the important situations which you have successively filled, and the deep regret which they feel for the cause which now compels you to retire from the Chair of the Board of Audit.
I am, Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
(Signed) G. Clerk.
To F. S. Larpent, Esq.
(Extract.) No. 2.
Downing Street,
March 3rd, 1843.
My dear Sir,
I have learnt with great regret that we are about to lose your services in the Audit Board, over which you have so long presided, with equal advantage to the public and satisfaction to the Treasury. I only hope that you will reap in the improvement of your health a benefit equal to that which your retirement will deprive you of.
(Signed) Henry Goulburn.