Vallentine, Peter

To His Excellency Lord C. H. Somerset /
govern of the Colony of the Cape of good /
Hope 7+c. 7+c. 7+c /
The Memoriel of Peter Vallentine shoemker of /
the Nottingham Party of setlers Humbly /
Sheweth that your Memorialist about six /
weeks since Petitioned your Excellency to be /
allowed the sum of five Hundred Rix /
Dollers But your Memorielist has not as yet /
Had answer to the said Memoriel your /
Memorielist Humbly Prays that i may /
have an Early answer to the said /
Petition as i have been erecting a new /
House and Making Preperations for the /
Extension of my farm and of my trade /
Cattel of which i will be unable to ad /
unles+s it Pleases your Excellency to gran\t/ /
the prayer of my Petition for whitch /
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i will give Responsible security if /
granted your {your} Memorialist and /
my famely is in Duty Bound /
will Ever Pray /
Peter Vallentine /
22 of November 1824 /