Fryer, Richard

Cape Town /
March 22. 1821 /
Sir /
I beg leave respectfully to lay /
before you for the consideration of /
His Excellency, a request, which I am /
emboldened to make, by the Kindnes+s /
which has been shewn towards the /
settlers by the Colonial Government /
That having paid Mr Woodcock /
in England Twenty Pounds for the Land, /
that having expended more than Eighty /
Pounds upon the cultivation of it in /
the Kleine Valley, without reaping the /
least advantage from it in consequence /
of being deprived of the water by those /
who lived above, that as the small /
capital I brought with me being /
nearly exhausted obliges me to /
seek for some employment, my humble /
prayer is, That if I should be fortunate /
enough to obtain some situation at /
Cape Town or elsewhere, I may not /
To Colonel Bird /
Colonial Secretary /
7+c 7+c 7+c /
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forfeit my title to the Land that is /
ordered for me; but still consider it /
mine, altho I may not have realiz+ed /
again sufficient Capital to reside upon /
it for these two years; as I need not /
as+sure His Excellency that without /
some little money, it is impos+sible to /
bring the Land into a state of /
Cultivation. /
I have the honor to be /
Sir /
Very respectfully /
Your most Obed\t/ Humble Serv\t/ /
Richard Fryer /