Ball, James

To His Excellency Lord Charles//
Henry Somerset. Governer//
of the Cape of good Hope//
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The Humble Petition of James Ball//
Sheweth that your Humble Petitioner having//
come out in Mr Oslers Party of Settlers 7+ having//
my regular discharge from the Head of my//
Party. I hope your Excellency will grant your//
Humble Petitioners request of granting him a Colonial//
Pas+s as he wishes to travel to another part of the//
Colony 7+ without that I cannot gou. I hope your//
Excellency will consider of it 7+ your Humble//
Petitioner will for ever Pray//
James Ball//
Uitenhage May 14\th///
1823_ /