Bastow, James

To /
His Excellency /
The R\t/ Hon\ble/ Lord Chas Somerset /
Governor, Commander in Chief 7+c 7+c 7+c /
I beg leave to represent to /
your Excellency, that I came out as a Settler /
with M\r/ Waits Party from whom I have /
obtaind my discharge _ that I am by Trade /
a Brickmaker, 7+ have worked at this Drosdy /
for many Months past _ but in Case of Work /
failing here, I shall be obliged to remove. 7+ /
therefore beg to request that your Excellency /
that your Excellency will be pleased to grant /
me a Colonial pas+s, to enable Me to proceed /
to such part of the Colony. where I may be /
enabled to procure an honest Livelihood /
Which favor will ever be most /
gratefully acknowledged by /
Your Excellency’s /
Very h\ble/ Sert /
James Baston /
Uitenhage 19 Nov 1822 /