Holditch, Robert

Clan William Sept\r/ 25\th/ 1820 /
Sir // /
I take the liberty of enclosing to you a /
list of Drugs which I supplied the Settlers with during /
the East Indian pas+sage from Cove Harbour to Simon’s /
Bay from my own private Stock, trusting that His /
Excellency will be pleased to take the same into his /
kind consideration as well as the propriety of the /
Salary of five hundred Rix dollars taking place /
from the period of the Arrival of the East Indian /
Transport in Simons Bay. /
I have herewith sent two letters of Thanks and an /
agreement from which I have not received any benefit /
and as the party are now separated and having an /
appointment, of course it becomes null _ by it, will /
be seen I was to have had a free cabin Mes+s, the whole /
expences of which I bore myself amounting to 30 8+ and /
the Medical care of 222 settlers was arduous in the extreme /
and the only remuneration were 8+ 10.10.0 from M\r/ Parker /
8+ 3.5.0 from M\r/ Francis 8+ 1.1.0 from M\r/ Walter and 8+ 1.10.0 /
from the Rev\d/ F.M\c/ Clenor _ the major part of them /
considering I received pay from His Majesty Government /
I mention the circumstance of having had valuable /
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articles stolen whilst on board the East Indian as /
tending to have reduced my general Stock and /
how very acceptable any sum will be, that /
His Excellency might in justice and in his {his} /
wisdom be pleased to direct to be paid me and /
which will be ever remembered with sentiments /
of gratitude by /
Sir, /
your devoted and obed\t/ humble /
Servant /
Robert Holditch /
Henry Ellis Esq\r/ /
Col. Sec\try/ /
7+c 7+c 7+c. /