Holditch, Robert

20 Great Hermitage Street /
Wapping 22\nd/ Aug\t/ 1819 /
Sir // /
Permit me to take the liberty /
of requesting the favor of being informed /
of the particulars to be observed by /
Persons emigrating to the Cape of Good Hope /
Allow me to observe I am a Member of /
the College of Surgeons in London and have other /
neces+sary qualifications to practice here or /
abroad as a Medical Man _ I should /suppose\ that /
the Ships destined for the Cape will each /
have a surgeon and also the Emigrants /
themselves will be allowed Medical attendance /
for the first year or two _ /
Should I be so fortunate as to be /
succes+sful in an application for such /
a Situation I can give undeniable references /
as to my qualifications _ /
I have a Wife and two very young /
Children _ /

I have the honor to remain /
Sir your oblig\d/ & obed\t/ Servt /
Robert Holditch /