Seton,Thomas

Landing Place Saldanha Bay
Thursday 25th. May 1820.
In consequence of Mr. William Parker
having refused to me this morning the permission
of assingning my name to his list with 3 Servants
and their families for proceeding up the
Country I take liberty of earnestly
soliciting that myself my Servants and
their families may be permitted to proceed
by the earliest oppertunity to
Williams Clan or elsewhere on the Banks
or in the Vicinity of the Oliphant River
I write my present in great
haste for availing myself of the Post
and request your consideration of
my situation as miserably encumbered
by

by the animosity of this individual
who conceals his various communications
from the Government and by
such means has lost to me the opportunity
of supplying myself with Tents
Tools and various Stores when at Simons
Bay _ I have the honor to be
Sir
Your truly Obedt. Servant
Thomas Seton
Colonel Bird
Colonial Secretary
Cape Town _