Atherstone, John

Uitenhage _ [8 Aug \t/ 1820] /
Laminal. /
[Camtoos River ]

Sir /
D\r/ Mac_Munn the Surgeon /
to the district of Uitenhage having deter=mined /
on relinquishing the appointment /
the Inhabitants of the above place have /
unanimously expres+sed this earnest /
wish,that I might be appointed his /
Succes+sor, as having lived some little time /
in the neighbourhood, and been succes+sful /
in seminal surgical operations,I have /
performed, they feel a confidence in /
me, they could not repose in a Stranger /
but notwithstanding their solicitations /
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the Landrost in consequence of a promise /
to appoint D\r/ OFlinn, who is now /
district Surgeon at Bathurst, refuses /
to recommend me to Your notice _ /
I therefore, and at the request of the Inhabit=ants /
take the liberty of writing you on /
the subject, and should feel particularly /
obliged by Your giving me the appoint=ment/ ___
When at Cape Town I should have done /
myself the honor of waiting upon you /
in person, and to deliver the Box I brought /
from *aminton {and} which I was particularly /
desired to give you into your own hands /
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but the positive orders which were is+sued /
that none but the Heads of Parties should /
be permitted to land prevented me, /
and I was under the neces+sity of sending /
it by my Brother in Law M\r./ Damant _ /
I have the honor to be /
Your most Ob\t// Humble Serv /
[J. Atherstone ] /
To Colonel Bird /