Gilfillan, William

Thornhill, Albany. /
26\th/ Oct\r/ 1824 /

My Lord /
In consiquency of the liberal /
incouragement which your Lordship has /
invariably givn _ for the improvement of /
the breed of horses in this colony I have taken /
the liberty of addres+sing you /
Induced by the circumstance of the /
Orvill horse being sent to Grahams town /
for the purpose of covering I expended a /
considerable sum in the purchase of /
Mares several of which were covered by /
him but unfortunately not one has /
proved to be in Foal So that I have not /
only lost the season _ but the sum I paid /
for Covering _ In consiquency of there being /
now no stallion _ in the neighbourhood /
I find myself under the neces+sity of either /
purchasing /
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one, or sacrificing my mares _ the former I /
fear is out of my power unles+s I am kindly /
as+sisted by your Lordship _ Could I procure /
a loan _ of two Thousand dollars from the /
Lombard Bank on Interest, it would be /
more than adequate ( together with the /
funds at present in my pos+ses+sion, the /
value of {which} which will amount to cover /
durably more than the Sum required to /
be given as security, as also the additional /
stock which I propose purchasing _ or if /
required personal security will be given /
with every reliance on Your Lordships /
generosity /
I have the Honor to be /
Your Lordships /
Most obd\t/ Hum\l/ Serv\t/
W Gilfillan /