D'Ewes to Lytton

I trust you will excuse this intrusion upon your time, but as you were kind enough to write to me; and also inform my wife that you would give me letters of 
introduction to the present provisional Governor of New Columbia I imagined that the delay in fulfilling 
your most kind promise might have arisen from some chance of your having found employment for my services.

As however my being able to obtain the means of going out will depend entirely upon my being able to convince some of my connections of your valuable patronage.
I shall feel most deeply indebted to you if you will either allow me to call for the letters in question or direct them to 
be forwarded to me at your convenience and with many thanks for all past favours, believe me,