Woodcock, Robert

Cape Town
11 Nov. 1824
Sir
I beg leave respectfully to mention
for the information of His Excellency the
Governor, that the post Office at
Clanwilliam appears to be conducted
in a very irregular manner, whereby
the public confidence in that
establishment is likely to be greatly
dimished if not destroyed.
The postmaster Mr Bergh acknowledges
having broken open & supressed
a letter written by me and addresssed
to O. M. Bergh Esgr. Four & twenty
Rivers
Mr Bergh very seldom attends
to the receipt or delivery of letters it
being instrusted to different persons
and conducted in different and
uncertain parts of the Village
Letters have sometimes been
hither in by a Servant maid, a
Bastard Hottentot) in the absence of
any more proper person for the performance
of this duty.
I have the honor to be
Sir
Your Obedient Servant
R Woodcock
P. G. Brink Esqr.
Acting Colonial Secretary