Edkins, John

To His Excellency Sir Rufin Shaw /
Donkin KGB. Governor and /
Commander of the forces /
at the Cape of Good Hope 7+c 7+c 7+c /
The Memorial of John Edkins /
Carpenter and Joiner _ /
of M\r/ William Smiths Party _ /
Sheweth, That at a fire which /
took Place at the House Generally Known /
by the Name of the Burnt House your /
Memorialist lost articles Destroyed by /
the fire and of which your Mem\st./ /
has got an inventory articles to the /
amount of tulwen 8+28 and 8+29 _ /
and which articles Consisted principly of /
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Tools used by your mem\st./ in his trade /
and Cloths principly Bed Cloths and your /
Memorialist was promis+sed that an /
application would be made for /
Him to His Majesties Government /
by the Other Partys who have met /
with Similar Los+ses and Which /
{} Parties have been remunerated /
or as+sisted by the Mimificence of His /
majesties Government least /
of which your Memorialist who /
Has a wife very now lying in /
and Two Children Still remain /
with out any As+sistance for Laid /
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Heavy los+ses and which Comprised the /
principle and not only part of your /
memorialists property who has /
not at this time Sufficent Tools to /
Exercise his Trade as a Carpenter nor /
Scarse Sufficent Bed Cloths for to /
preserve His family for the Cold of /
the Season with Scarce a House
over them. and the Prayer of your /
memorialist is that articles to the /
am\t/ of [8+10 or 12] would be Granted /
to Him from His Majesties Stores /
which He pledges Himself to pay /
for as Soon as His Circumstances /
will Enable Him to do So. and /
your memorialist as in Duty /
Bound will Ever Pray _ /