Goddard, Ralph

To /
His Excellency Sir r. S. Donkin K.G.B. /
Governor 7+ Commander in Chief /
of the Cape of Good Hope /
7+c. 7+c. 7+c. /
The Memorial of Ralph Goddard _ /
Humbly Sheweth /
That Memorialist is by Trade a /
Cabinet Maker, And came out /in\ M\r/ Tho\s/ Willsons /
Party, Not having any knowledge of Agriculture /
he finds it impos+sible to support himself 7+ /
Family on the Location by his Trade, he therefore/
humbly prays His Excellency will be pleased to /
grant him a Colonial Pas+s /with\ which he has good /
reason to hope he shall be enabled to support /
himself 7+ Family. /
And Memorialist as in duty bound /
Will ever pray 7+ /
Ralp Goddard /
Grahams Town /
May 22 1821 /