Francis, David Polley

To
His Excellency
Major Genl. Sir R. S. Donkin
Acting Governor &c &c &c _
The Memorial of D.P. Francis
Humbly Sheweth
That the farm called the vaderlandsche
Riet Valley now held on
perpetual quitrent by Mess Kirsten
and Scoonberg has been offered for
Sale to Memorialist and which farm
from the nature of the Soil seems
to be well calculated for the purpose
Memorialist came to this Colony

That as Memorialist will have
to incur considerable expence in
Building, and draining the land in
question. he humbly requests your
Excellency Should he become
the purchaser of the Vaderlandsche
Reit Valley ) to exempt him from the
payment of the annual quitrent
of 100 Rxd as also to permit that the
Sum for which the farm is now
Mortgaged to the Bank may be
transferred to Memorialist without
paying off my preportion of the
Capital at present. . .
and Memorialist as
in duty bound
Shall ever pray &c
DP Francis
Simons Town
Agst 1 1820