Hanton, William

To His Excellency Lord Charles Summerset
The Humble Purticion of Wm Hanton of Willsons
Partey Setteller Has a Wife and four Children
By Trade a Lock Smith & Bell Hanger wich
as Bin of no youse to me on my Locasion So
that I have Exspended on my Land the
Proppertey I Brot out wich wos to the amount
of 200 in money and Goods and I should Have
Bin able by this time by Sober and industry
to Have made a Good living But my Small
Plot of Ground wich I am oblight to plow in
Six Different placis for five Ackers of Land
wich at the time of the flood I Lost all my
Ground & Crops Likewise and Garden well
Stockd with frute Trees wich Cost me 25 RDs
& House and all my familey was under the
Same from Eaight at night till Day Light in
the morning Rayning in Torrents wich Spilt what
Little Rise and flower Whe ad in the House wich
Whe Was with out for 2 Days the flood Being So high
Wich Mr Hart of Summerset Came and Saw the
Same in a few Days after and Said it
was a Wonder Whe wos not all Lost it Laying
So Long at this time my Loss wos at Lest Eaight
Hunderd Rix Dor and a Little Before I Lost Ninetey
Sheep with the Distempter besides Cowes & If your
Excellency Goodness will will But Grant me a
Lone so that I can Purchis a Waggon to inable
me to Conway my Tatters to the Cowhe and
Grahams town as now I have got Plentey of
Seed I mean by the Help of God to Be able to
Supply the Cape with Good taters at a
Cheap Rate if I have not to pay for Waggon
Hier wich is the Case now; me and my
Son as Got Cattle and Propperty to Give
Sercuritey for the Same if Wanted.

May it Please your Excellency I have Got
a Son wich was of age When Whe Came out
But Mr Willson to Get a nother familey on
His List Got me to pay five pounds insted of
Ten and Said He Should Have forfit Land
When we was on ower Land and He Should
Have a Locasion then wich neaver took place
and He as always bin with me on my Locacion
If your Excellency Can but Grant me a _
Locacion at a Place Cauld the Hottentot Post
which is at place that will Accomadate all
Pirsons tue and from to the cowhe and is at
the End of ower Locacion Whear their is
Thousands of ackers Govert Land wich I wil
Build a Good Stone House for the accomadation
of passengers and will fince in all I plou
a Gainst Damage by out Spanding and woll
Heep the Hill in Good orcher wich is now
So Bad for the Waggons it is 18 miles from
Grahams town & 20 from the Cowhe wich is
much Wanted as theair is now House for near
7 Miles & is a Harber for the Caffers being all
Back Land I will open it as a In and I can
Say that nobodey in the Colliney or in England
Ever Saw me Drink awey Spirits tho I Have
Bin in the Habbit of Being in the Same Line
for Sum years in the Cittey of London wich I
am a Liverreyman of the Pentaress Cumpaney
and ther I can Let my Son Have my Locacion
wich I am a Going to Build and Cultivate the
Same on the Back Land to Garde against the
flood So all my Labour will be all over
a Gain I am Sorrey to Say that the Sample
of Corn wich I sent your Excellencey all faild
to Buy flower ale this Season for my familey
after Sowing four ackers of the Same wich for the
Last Two years I have Ploud _ other peopels Land
and Gave them Half the Cash if anye not Having
Land of my Hone

Surficient to Plow
Your Excellencey was So Good as to ask what
Impliments I mite Wont wich thank God I
Have got Plows & Every thing yousfull in
the farming Line Except Spades & Shovels wich
whe Have Broke all the Land being so stoney
if you Excellency can But Grant Me a
olde tent for my familey to Sleep in while
I Build a House me and my familey wil
Return your maney thanks and will
Ever Pray
W Stanton
My frends as Sent me out Sum Seeds of all Sortes
after Hearing of my Loss at the flood wich is
now at the Cape