Powell, James

To his Excellency Lord C H Somerset /
Governor of the Cape of good hope /
7+c [7+c 7+c] /

the Following is a Copy of Memorial Presented to /
[W\m/ Hayward Esg\r/];, September 1824. to which i have /
Received no answer _ /

The Humble Memorial of James Powell Sheweth that he /
is one of the Party of [W\m/ Holder.] that he Paid a /
Considerable Part of the Deposit mony Required by /
Goverment, that the mony Required was 140 \8+/, according /
to the Return mad by [M\r/ Holder], but the Persons who /
actualy Came ought to have Paid, 127;10. \8+/ _ /
in Consequence of a Family of a man Wife and three /
Children not Comeing to the Colony, Consequently i am /
Deficent of their Part of the Said Deposit, , _ /

I therefore /humbly\ Claim your Excellencys attention to the /
Same, and will as in Duty Bound ever Pray /
James Powell, /
list on the other Side /
Febry, /
1825 /