Heads of Parties

To His Excellency Major /
General Sir Rufane /
Shawe Donkin KCB /
/Acting Governor\ /
Commander in Chief /
&c &c &c Cape of Good /
Hope /
We the undersigned Heads /
of Parties, and other British Settlers /
in Albany, beg leave to address /
Your Excellency, to express our /
Gratitude for the liberal manner /
in which we were provided and /
sent to this Colony, for the /
precautions which were previously /
taken, and for the ample supply /
of Stores of all sorts which were /
furnished by the Government /
at Home, to ensure our Success /
and future Stability on our /
Several Locations /
We further beg leave to /
convey the expression of our /
thanks to Your Excellency the /
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to the Officers of this Government, and to the local authorities here, for the zeal and kindness with which the intentions of the Government at Home have been carried into effect, and for the constant care and attention with which our wishes have been met and our wants even anticipated.
We feel it particularly incumbent on us to acknowledge our
gratitude to your Excellency for kindly continuing to us the issue of Rations, after the total failure by Blight of all our Crops,
thereby assuring us a subsistence, until our endeavours by the blessings of Providence may procure us such necessaries as may render our situation easy and independent.
In conclusion we are cheered and encouraged by feeling and knowing that in transplanting ourselves to the Shores of Southern Africa we have not been removed beyond the fostering influence and protection of His Majesty's Paternal care and Government,
and we hope Your Excellency will be pleased to convey these our Sentiments most dutifully to our Sovereign.
(Signed)
Duncan Campbell, George Pigot, Alexander Biggar,
George Dyason, D. P. Francis, John Smith, Henry Lloyd,
Wm. Boardman, Charles Hyman, Edward Ford, Samuel James, Arthur Barker, William Griffiths, Alexander Bisset, J. H. Greathead, Thomas Philipps, Miles Bowker, James Richardson, W. CURRIE,
W. Shaw, Geo. Southey, Wm. Wait,
Wm. Holder,
D. O'Flinn, M.D.,
Geo. Watson,
Thomas Henson,
Geo. Anderson,
Thomas Mahony,
Samuel Bennet,
Geo. Smith,
Josh. Rhodes, Cock's Party, John Jarman,
J. Centlivres Chase, Peter Campbell,
Samuel Harper Bradshaw, C. T. Thornhill,
John Bailie,
Isaac Dyason.
Bathurst, June 1st 1821.