Adams, Thomas Price

Kaap River Mouth /
Aug\t/ 2\nd/ 1821 /
To His Excellency /
Lord Charles Henry Somerset /
7+c 7+c 7+c /

My Lord /
M\r/ Rivers having requested me to inform /
him the amount for which I memorializ+ed your /
Excellency by way of pecuniary aid. I beg to inform /
you I have expended since leaving England /
5000 Rix dollars waiting in anticipation of Crops!! /
and have it in contemplation to cultivate and /
enclose 15 Acres more land, to increase my Herd. /
Sadly reduced! to purchase a Cart, Plough 7+c, /
my Waggon 7+ old Plough worn out, to Build /
a new Cottage my old one injured by the heavy /
Storm! all of which, will require nearly four /
thousand rix dollars _ towards which I shall feel /
obliged by your as+sisting me with the loan of /
one thousand rix dollars and upwards as your /
Excellency may think proper I have the honor /
to be. /
Your devoted Servant /
Thomas Price Adams /