Wells, Thomas

To His Excellency the //
Right Honorable Lord //
Charles Henry Somerset //
Governor 7+ Commander //
in Chief 7+ 7+ 7+ //

The Memorial of Thomas Wells of //
M\r/ Sephton's Party //
Humbly Sheweth //
That your Memorialist came //
to this Colony as a Free Settler and Cultivated //
his Land for three years 7+ a half, but //
that from repeated disappointments in his //
Crops he was Induced with what property //
he had left to come and reside in Graham's //
Town having a Building Plot Ground there //
upon which he has Built himself a Small //
House //
> House and has been in Constant Employ //
ever Since residing in Graham's Town Your //
Excellencys Memorialist can refer to many //
Gentlemen in Graham's Town as to his Character //
for Industry and Sobriety //
Your Excellencys Memorialist //
prays your Excellency would be pleased //
to grant him the Loan of Rds 500 for the //
purpose of enabling your Memorialist to //
Build himself a Substantial House and //
otherwise improve his Land //
That your Excellency would be //
pleased to take this the prayer of Your //
Memorialist into consideration and as in //
duty bound he will ever pray //
7+c 7+c 7+c //
Graham's Town /
25\th/ Jan.Y 1824 /