Emslie, Robert

To Major Blake Adjutant General Cape Town /
Memorial of Sergeant Rob\t/ Emslie of /
W\m./ Cock’s Party near Kowie Mouth /
Your Memorialist hearing the Office of /
Sheriff at Graham’s Town is or soon will /
be vacant will feel for ever indebted if you /
will use your Influence with his Excellency /
the Governour that your Memorialist may /
be appointed to the Situation and your /
Memorialist will ever pray. /
Or should a Market be established at /
Kowie Town your Memorialist will be grateful /
should he be appointed Market Master /
Charlestown /
Kowie \nr/ Mouth 29\th../ March 1824 /

Born/Year: 
1771
Born/Place: 
Aberdeen, Scotland
Occupations: 
weaver and army pensioner
Cape archive: 
223/029
Scribe: 
Bailie
Type ?: 
Scribal Informants
Rich or Plain: 
Rich Text
Additional information: 
CO48/43/57, 72, 81