Ames, John

Uitenhage Febr 6\th/. 1821 /
Hon\d/ Sir //
I hope you will pardon my troubling you with this for the purpose of //
obtaining my Colonial Pas+s which I took liberty requesting when I had the honor of //
seeing you at Algoa Bay prior to your Embarkation on Board the Aurora for Cape Town. //
I beg leave to state I have no grant of Land, but was a free Settler 7+ obtained the //
neces+ary discharge from the head of the party (Hezekia Sephton) which I delivered to //
M\r/ Onkroid Secretary at Grahams Town who promised the pas+s sh\d/. be ready in One //
month 7+ on my applying at the expiration of that time, was informed my //
papers were mislaid. /
I had therefore again had to obtain from the head of the party a second //
certificate 7+ take it to Uitenhage 7+ on my delevering it to Col\l/ Cuyler Landrost //
has kindly promised it would be received in three weeks. 7+ who desired me //
to remain untill I had it. Eight weeks are now elapsed without receiving //
it in great anxiety expecting to meet my Family at the Cape. //
you will probably recollect me from the circumstance of my Mistaking //
you for another Gentleman (a Merchant) of the same name 7+ from such mistake //
wrote to you, 7+ on my seeing you, was generously promised to attend on my //
applying for a Pas+s sh\d/ I need one //
Capt\ne/. Thos\s/. Pearson of the Aurora promised he would again mention //
my name to you who well knew me as I regularly dined with him //
It would be in vain to expect I could obtain /at\ any other place than Cape //
Town my living (Surveyor Engraver 7+ printer) my Wife is eminent as a painter //
on Velvet 7+ Minature Painter, 7+ whose Maiden productions were well known //
at the Exhibition Somerset House in the name of Nicolle your well //
known attention to application to all Her Majesty's Subject as+sures me that //
this my supplication will with your usual kindnes+s be forgiven and believe //
me Hon\d/. Sir /
with every gratitude /
7+ high respect /
I remain your Obedient Servant /
Jn\o/ Ames /