Goodwin, John

To /
His Excellency Mayor General /
Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin K. C. B. /
Acting Govenor Commander in Chief /
7+c 7+c 7+c Cape Good Hope /
Memorial of /
John Goodwin /
Humbly Sheweth /
That your Excellencys /
Memorialist did agree to come from /
England to this Colony with M\r/ /
John Bailey. but ultimately declin’d /
to do so That M\r/ Bailey Paid /
8+25 Sterling as Deposit for /
Memorialist his Family 7+ Servants /
one third of which only has been /
returnd him. The remaining two /
thirds of Such Deposit Memorialist /
has recently been Call’d upon to pay /
as will be Seen by Cop{p}y of Receit /
Annexed. Memorialist therefore /
prays Your Excellency will be /
pleas’d to Ordir him repayment /
of the Said two thirds Deposit the /
full time having expired agreeable
to the Circular of His Majestys
Colonial Sectr\y/ _. /
Memorialist feels /
it due to himself to State to Your /
Excellency That he has in no /
Instance Caused any expence to the /
Colonial /
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Colonial Government. That he /
has not been Connected with any /
party has never received Rations /
Impliments or any other advantage /
dispencing by the Colonial Govern=ment. /
And having no Debit Acct /
Memorialist Prays your Excellency /
will Order him the Payment of /
the two Third Deposit as before /
Stated and Memorialist as in /
Duty bound will ever Pray 7+c 7+c /

Grahams Town /
23 May 1821 /