Rye, George

May it Please your Excellency /
The Petition of George Rye Labourer of /
Grahams Town late of Lushington Valley /
Humbly Sheweth /
That your Petitioner came out to /
this Colony under the direction and in the employ of /
Mes+s Dyason 7+ Co of Lushington Valley, has a regular /
discharge from their Service, and humbly begs that /
your Excellency will be pleased to grant him a Colo=nial /
pas+s to enable him to accept a situation /
that will be much to his advantage and for which /
as in duty bound he will ever pray, /
Grahams Town /
July 8\th/ 1824 /
George Rye /

I. Izaac Dyason of Lushington Valley, /
do hereby Certify that the above is matter of fact /
Izaac Dyason /
Lushington Valley /
July 12\th/ 1824 / !