Shawe, Samuel Edward

Klein Valley Feby 15th 1822

His Majestys Fiscal having treated
me So very uncourtiously with respect to my
past demand for indemnification of expences
incurred by me in answering his Summons
Mr. Ingrams bussiness in Cape Town I
must take the liberty of making you acquainted
with the circumstances in hopes
that thro your kind interference my Case
may be taken into consideration and as I
am totally unacquainted with the Mode of
proceeding in Such a Case I throw my self
with confidence on the protection of the Government
I wrote at three different periods
to H. M. Fiscal on this subject but was never
honored with a reply to any of my
applications . At length a paper was sent
up to this Drosdy for Signatures Specyfying
the amount that would be allowed to
the different persons that were necessitated
to proceed to Cape Town on that

Occasion amongst the rest of my demand was Curtailed
to Rix Dollars altho I had a Horse at
ery during my Stay being obliged to Ride
and also had my Articled Carpenter Mr Roberts
there who was detained from my employment
for 30 Days and that at the most particular
Season of the year By the Fiscals desire
I gave my horse to Mr. Fryer to ride the first
Stage but he took it on to Jack Lowlsirs at
Deep Rivers and there left it disablid I was
Since obliged to hire a Hottentot to go for the
Horse which cost me three and half Rix Ds
besides being served with a Bill of Six Rix D
for his keep. Now Mr. Fryer who had neither
Man or Horse at the Cape was found with
Waggon and Foud and was allowed 117 Rix
Dollars which mine were only estimated at
115 Rix Ds altho I was obliged to find a Convoyaner
and Foud for myself under those
circumstances I refused to Sign the
paper in question and furnished the Landrost
with my reasons for Such refusal at
the time which was forwarded to the Fiscal
and he has Since written in reply to the
Landdrost to say that he will take MeaSures

to have every other Person paid but
that I must apply thro Some other Channel
I therefore avail myself of his Suggestion
and as I know of no other Channel that
can afford me redress I trust it will
plead my excuse for troubling you with
this Letter I beg also to inform you that
I was twenty one Days absent and was
two Days longer in Cape Town than Fryer
having arrived a Day before and was ditaind
by the Fiscal a day after he left Town, I also
beg to state that I was obliged to hire a
Man to take charge of my Place as I could
not leave my Family consisting of Females
and Infant Children at a distance
of Miles from any habitation
without Some protection my Servant
Roberts having been summoned as well
as myself as it now Stands I doubt not
but you will have it adjusted as from the
Calamity I have Suffered and more recent
disappointments I am really in
want of it
I have the Honor to be
Sir
Your most Obdt humble Servant
Col. Bird
&c &c &c
S.E. Shawe