Stirk, 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 Stirk /
Humbly Sheweth, /
That Your Memorialist has remained /
on his Location ever since he came to /
this Colony, And has about Seven /
Acres of Land in a good State of /
Cultivation and about twenty Head /
of Cattle, /

That your Memorialist is very /
desirous of increasing his Stock /
of Cattle 7+c. And humbly prays /
your Excellency will be pleased /
to grant him a Loan of four /
hundred Rix Dollars _ for which /
he will give good Security, and /
your Memorialist as in duty //
bound will ever pray 7+c. 7+c. 7+c /
Harewood /

22\nd/ Oct\r/ 1824 /
W\m/ Stirk /