Pringle, Thomas

To the Right Honourable
Earl Bathurst
Secretary of State for the Colonies
&c &c &c

The Petition of Thomas Pringle, residing at No. 24 Salisbury
Street Edinburgh, humbly sheweth

That the Petitioner is desirous to avail himself of the generosity of
His Majestys Government in sending out settlers to the Cape of
Good Hope : That he is ready to carry with him a party of
at least ten able bodied men, seven of whom being the petitioners
own relatives) have been bred to farming in the South of Scotland, &
can muster among them about five hundred pounds sterling of
capital: That the rest of the Party will consist of a joiner,
a blacksmith, a gardener, & perhaps two or three ploughmen; with
Women & Children within the Specified proportion: And that the
Petitioner and his Party pledge themselves to fulfil all the other points
prescribed in the Official Circulars & to conform themselves to the
general regulations that Government may find expedient.
May it therefore please your Lordship graciously to attend to this
Petition, _ to afford the party a free passage to the Colony, _ and to grant
them such a Settlement there as may be most advantageous for their
individual benefit and for the general welfare _ And the Petitioner
shall ever pray &c.
Tho. Pringle