Ford, William

To His Excellency /
Lord C. H. Somerset /
Governor of the Cape /
of Good Hope /
7+c 7+c 7+c /
The Memorial of William Ford /
Humbly Sheweth /
That your Memorialist has remained /
on His Location ever since he came to the /
Colony._ /
That your Memorialist has had /
taken from him by the Caffres fifteen /
Head of Cattle and part of his House /
washed down by the Storm._ /
That your Memorialist has about /
five Acres of Land in a good state of /
Cultivation, about Fifty head of /
Cattle and a Waggon._ /
That your Memorialist is /
anxious to increase his Number /
of Cattle 7+c. And humbly prays /
your Excellency will be pleased /
to grant him a Loan of Seven /
Hundred Rix dollars and your /
{your} Memorialist as in Duty bound /
will ever pray 7+c 7+c 7+c /
Liversages Party /
1. Nov\r/ 1824 /