Hare, John & Foster

Cape Town 27th July 1820
The Memorial of Wm Conn John Hare and James Foster
The Settlers under the Direction of Wm Parker Esqre
We beg leave to inform your Honor
that we have come to this Town for the purpose of purchasing
some Necessaries for the use of Our Families and
Articled Men which we Assure they Stand much in Need of.
as we cannot purchase the Same at Klein Valley unless
we pay double price which we cant afford as our Money
is Nearly Exhausted we have a little Money belonging
to Other Settlers which we promised to dispose of to the
best advantage for them in the like Necessaries as they
could not leave their families conveniently now as
we are so Sadly distressed we hope your Honour will take
our Situation into your consideration and grant us some
Mode of Conveyance for our goods one Waggon would
answer our purpose we are after walking from Klein
Valley which is near 200 Miles and the Nature of the
Roads we need not Mention to your Honour _ the above
Request will ever make us in Duty bound to ever Pray
Wm Con
John Hare
James Foster