Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. If any slips are to be found, pray do not believe that it is due to negligence on my part, but simply to the fact that this is my first attempt in writing publicly in a language that differs from my own, both in origin and race. Please forgive my bold attempt. By taking these remarks into account, the planter will, I hope, appreciate my desire of compiling the following pages in his interest.