John William Akerman to Frederick Chesson, 13 July 1877

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Natal, Jul 13/77

My dear Sir,

Just have time to catch the mail to remind you of the adage ‘hope deferred maketh the heart sick.’

Post after post comes but lo! No news of the pamphlet which according to yours of the 26th April was then in [type?]. Thus my labours are frustrated because the parliament will be prorogued before its appearance.

Yours very truly

In haste

J.W. Akerman

F.W. Chesson, Esq