Cowie, James

To His Excellency the Right Honble Lord /
Charles Henry Somerset /
Governor 7+ Commander in Chief /
of the Cape of Good Hope 7+ 7+ 7+ /

The Memorial of /
James Cowie /
Humbly Sheweth /
That your Memorialist is in /
pos+ses+sion of a Grant of Land upon /
which it is his intention to Build a /
Substantial House to as+sis+st him in /
which and in the purchase of a /
Waggon your Memorialist prays /
that your Excellency would be /
>
pleased to Grant him a Loan /
of Rds 1000 _ /
Your Memorialist begs to /
Inform your Excellency that he can /
give good and ample Security for /
the payment of the same, that being /
a Brick Maker by trade he is /
desirous to obtain a Waggon being /
at great expence for Carriage of /
his Bricks into Town. /
That your Excellency will /
be pleased to take the prayer of /
your Memorialist into Consideration /
And as in duty bound he will /
ever pray. /
7+ 7+ 7+/
Graham’s Town /
23\d/ Nov\r/ 1824 /