Ingram, John

|Re. 28 July|
Sir,
Percieving by the Publick prints //
it’s the intention of the Government to encourage //
persons to go out and settle at the Cape of //
Good Hope I take the Liberty of addres+sing //
you on this subject and only to request //
your perusal of the following case for //
the truth of which I beg to refer you /
to the Right Hon\ble/. Sir Ben\n/. Bloomfield //
the Lord Bishop of Ferns and Sirs Nich.\s/ //
C Colthurst Baron M.O. all of whom //
know me and my Family these number //
of years particularly the two first. //
I am a young man 35 years //
of age having a Wife and five Children //
four Sons and a Daughter the Eldest of //
them not yet 6 years old. having been //
well educated and brought up to general //
>>
Busines+s And left with good Capital. I am //
now destitute for the means of Support for //
myself and Family. caused by upholding //
by every means in my powers, the Constitution //
as at present established in Church and //
State at the election of 1812 having //
taken a very decisive part in this City //
to insure the return of Sir Nich\s/ Colthurst //
in order to put out M\r/ Hutchenson the //
Catholic candidate. the Papists who are //
the great body of the Peoble here universally //
agred and indeed were ordered by their //
Priests not to deal with me. This has //
at lenth caused my ruin. and I fear //
every exertion I could make in this Country //
would be of no avail, and their Hatred of //
any one who opposes their views is never //
to be conquered,. even in common conversation //
they are not commonly civil. //
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I therefore beg to solicit at your hands //
such a grant of Land at the Cape //
as may prove by my Industry //
a Compitance for my young Family //
and that you will be Pleased to grace //
me such means and on enquiry you may //
be convinced my case merits. perhaps //
the Government may want an Agent or //
have some appointment, that would require //
a person of Confidence. in that case //
I flatter myself they would find few //
more firmly attached to our good //
old King and the present administration //
I could give you several other highly //
respectable references for my Character //
and rely on your generosity and //
Benevolence. //
I have the Honor // to be Sir, with the highest respect //
your Ob\t/ and very humble Se //
John Ingram //

To the// Right Hon. \ble/ Nich \s/ //
Vansittart . //
7+ .7+ c. 7+ //
Cork July 20 \th/ 1819 //