Thornhill, Christopher Camm

To His Excellency Lord Charles Henry Somerset /
Governor of the Cape of Good Hope /
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My Lord, /
In consequence of my intimacy to /
Your Excellency that the Settlers in the district /
of Albany were in great want of Mills to grind /
their Wheat 7+ Indian Corn, your Excellency was /
pleased to direct me to purchase a few Mills /
for the purpose of supplying so great and neces+sary /
want _ I did then purchase Sundry Mills as of bill /
amounting to Rds 775 _ which I beg your /
Excellency will be pleased to order payment /
of and give your instructions in the distribution /
of the Same /
I have the honor to be /
My Lord /
Your Lordships most obd\t/ /
humble Servant /
C.T.Thornhill /
Cape Town /
26\th/ April 1824 /