Brian Condon: Letters and Documents in 19th Century Australian Catholic History
[Source: Adelaide Archdiocesan Archives copy. Marked '27']
Mr Therry was on yesterday honored by the receipt of His Excellency the Governor's note of Saturday in reply to his of same date. He feels unutterably grateful to His Excellency for having with a politeness peculiar to himself consented to lay the first stone of the Roman Catholic Chapel.
He is grateful to be enabled to say also that no inconvenience is likely to result from the Ceremony being performed on Monday next the 29th. inst. instead of the day originally appointed for that purpose.
Sir, as the erection of our Roman Catholic Chapel may in this Colony be very correctly considered a work destined for His Majesty's and the public service; and as our funds are not adequate to its (not unnecessary) magnitude, I am confident that my looking up to the consideration and benevolence of His Excellency the Governor for sufficient assistance in the advancement of so desirable an undertaking will not be deemed unreasonable by His Excellency, Sir, or by you. The assistance that I will venture to solicit through you, Sir, is that of a few prisoners victualled from the store, the use of one team of bullocks for any limited period, and such materials as can be given without inconvenience to the other branches of the public service.