Pringle, Thomas

To the Right Honourable //
Earl Bathurst //
Secretary of State for the Colonies //
7+c 7+c 7+c //

The Petition of Thomas Pringle, residing at No. 24 Salisbury //
Street Edinburgh, humbly sheweth //

That the Petitioner is desirous to avail himself of the generosity of //
His Majesty’s Government in sending out settlers to the Cape of //
Good Hope : That he is ready to carry with him a party of //
at least ten able bodied men, seven of whom (being the petitioner’s //
own relatives) have been bred to farming in the South of Scotland, 7+ //
can muster among them about five hundred pounds sterling of //
capital: That the rest of the Party will consist of a joiner, //
a blacksmith, a gardener, 7+ perhaps two or three ploughmen; with //
Women 7+ Children within the Specified proportion: And that the //
Petitioner and his Party pledge themselves to fulfil all the other points //
prescribed in the Official Circulars 7+ to conform themselves to the //
general regulations that Government may find expedient. //
May it therefore please your Lordship graciously to attend to this //
Petition, _ to afford the party a free pas+sage to the Colony, _ and to grant //
them such a Settlement there as may be most advantageous for their //
individual benefit and for the general welfare _ And the Petitioner //
shall ever pray &c. //
Tho. Pringle //