Cawood, David

To His Exceellancy Lord Charles /
Henry Somerset, Governor of the /
Cape of Good Hope, 7+c,, 7+c,,7+c,, 7+c,,
The Memorial of David Carwood, /
James Carwood 7+ {John} /William\ Carwood, his Sons /
Humbly Sheweth, /
That your memorialists /
by the late accident of having their house /
and Furniture 7+c Burnt; And the erection /
of a very Large substantial house to finish, /
that has already cost them above Three thousand /
R, Dollars; And though the as+sistance they have /
received, has been great ; Your Memorialists /
seeing profitable advantage for them, to /
increase their stock of Cattle, 7+,, Humbly /
prayeth your Exceellancy may Grant /
to /
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to them jointly permis+sion to obtain a loan /
of Twelve Hundred R. Dollars on interest /
For which sum we shall Bond for, with /
securety to the satis+faction of your Excel/ancy\ /
or HRivers Esq\r/ Landdrost, /
[At present our stock of Cattle consists ] /
of Six Horses, Seventy Draft Oxen{s} Sixty /
Cows 7+ young Beasts; which we want to /
increase a deal greater, its also to keep two /
to two Hundred 7+ Fifty Shiep 7+ Goats ; /
[and] {also at present}. [Three good waggons ]
[which comprises our free stocks ] /
So prays God may Bles+s your Excellancy /
Is the sincere wish of your /
Most Humble and /
Obedent Servants /
David Cawood /
James Cawood /
W\m/ Cawood /
Lower Caffre Draft /
8\th/ Oct\r/ 1824 /