O'Callaghan, Henry

Cape Town _ Cape of Good Hope /
Tusday 3\rd./ August [24] /
I on yesterday morning had the honour /
of laying a Memorial of mine before you _ through the hands /
your Orderly Serg\t/, and by him given [as he said] to one /
of your domestics, or a Man Servant belongi\ng/ to your Lord=ships /
Suit _ My Lord after delaying for Some time it was then /
told me that I could not see you on a hearing _ perhaps for two or /
three days _ My Lord _ I also have to observe to /
you _ that in said Memorial was Stated My grievance with /
my famelys _ Praying _ after the relapse of /
Seven Months _ distres+sed hardships; imposed on here _ you /
would be pleased to see me, and family _ Justified 7+ /
Saying that your Memorialist Henry /
Callaghan O’Callaghan _laterly Clerk of H. M. Works Bere /
Haver Banty Bay _ and Overseer of H. M. Works /
7+ Spike Islands, Spike Island /
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Spike Island was most generously /
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My Lord if Pleasing to you, you can see these /
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My Lord through Distres+s I am oblidged /
to Beg _ this Small sheet of Paper _ no _ /
man never was more humbuged or 7+c. this time /
past closing Eight months _ that what _ your /
Lordships distres+s\d/ have been _ _ My Mem\l/ /
will partly shew you _ of partly _ the Case /
I was advised to send in this to your /
Col\l/ Secretarys office _ No _ I would not _ I /
between 7. and 8 Months ago _ I sent in a /
Memorial addres+s\d/ to your Lordship _ and /
Bay from on Board the Barrosa Capt\n/ Henry /
Hutchinson _ which Mem\l/ was not /
heard of after _ at least no answer to me /
I suppose it was laid under foot /