Mahony, Thomas

Bathurst. 9\th./ March /
1822 /
I have the honour to acknowledge the /
receipt of your letter, Communicating his /
Excellencys View of my situation in reference /
to my Memorial forwarded by Major Rogers on the /
15\th/January last. I have called on the Landdrost /
at Grahams town agreeable therto. and find he /
is not authorized to afford the neces+sary protection /
little is required from any man of disernment /
under these Circumstances /to point out\ the line of Conduct he /
Ought to pursue and as I must Abandon my /
place I consider it neces+sary to enclose for your /
Inspection a slight outline of the improvements /
Making and nearly Compleated /
I have in consequence the /
Honor to Request you will be pleased to inform me /
will the Colonial Goverment Remunerate /
the Expences incurred. or am I to apply to the /
Goverment at home for Consideration /
I have also the honor to request /
you will be pleased to State in what /
Manner his /
To /
Colonel Bird /
Colonial Secretary /
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Excellency the Governor desires the balance /
due to the Commesariat to be discharged. as /
I shall make arrangements to meet his Excellencys /
pleasure accordingly /
I beg leave to request it may /
be fully understood I am willing to suffer /
any los+s I can bear consistant with Justice to /
my people. and that whatever his Ex=cellencys /
pleasure is upon this application /
I shall most Chearfully Submit to . _ /
I most earnestly request the /
honour of your reply. as I am uneasy until /
I have my Family removed to a place of /
Safety if no protection can be allowed /
I have the honor to be /
Sir /
your most Obedient /
Humble Servant /
Tho\s/ Mahony /