Willson, Mary Ann

Port Elizabeth /
20 August 1820 /
Sir /
I trust your Excellency will pardon me /
for the liberty I have taken, but I feel that the Interests /
of my dear Children and my personal happines+s are so much /
Involved in being removed into the Interior with M\r/. Willson /
that I as+sure you I could only be Induced to venture upon /
coming here, upon the Solemn As+surance that I should not be /
obliged to proceed up the Country, but to reside at Cape Town /
or any place congenial to my feelings _ or else rturn to my /
Friends in England who have pledged their Ample protection /
I must therefore entreat and Solicit your Excellency, to order us /
back to England or at least to Cape Town for a twelvemonth /
for it is impos+sible that a Wildernes+s can however beautiful be /
useful to M\r/. W_. and his family would lose the benefit of his /
Talents if buried in the Country _ indeed it will be perfectly /
Sacrificing us all _ and after the gros+s threats and exceeding Ill /
treatment and ingratitude which he has endured I am very sure /
he is as little disposed to remain here as myself, therefore /
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I entreat your Excellency's favor to order that we may /
return with the first Ship that arrives here _ begging your /
pardon for this Intrusion and trusting to your Indulgence /
I have the honor to remain /
Your Excellencys /
Most Obedient humb\l/ Servant /
Mary Ann Willson /