Sparks, Henry

To His Excellency the Right Honble /
Lord Charles Henry Somerset /
Governor 7+ Commander in Cheif /
of the Cape of Good Hope /
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The Memorial of /
Henry Sparks /
Humbly Sheweth /
That your Memorialist being /
a Carpenter by Trade from his /
Industry he has been enabled to Build /
Six Houses in Grahams Town and /
also has purchased on Erf and a /
half of Ground /
Your Memorialist prays /
Your Excellency would be pleased /
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to Grant him the Loan of Rds 1000 _ /
to enable your Memorialist to Build/
a good and Substantial House upon /
his Erf, which Joins the Main Street /
of the Town and for which Loan /
your Memorialist will give good /
and ample security. /
That Your Excellency will /
be pleased to take the prayer of your /
Memorialist into Consideration. /
And as in duty bound he will /
ever pray /
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Graham’s Town /
23\d/ Nov\r/ 1824 /