Crause, John

To His Excellency Gen. The Rt. Hon. Lord C. H. Somerset G.B.H.
Governor & Commander in Chief of His Majestys
Colony of the Cape of Good Hope &c &c &c
The Memorial of Lieut. & Adjutant J. Crause
on Half Pay. Respectfully sheweth _
That.
Memorialist purchased on 25.th of
February 1822 Stock to the amount
of Eighteen hundred and Seventy four
Rix dollars, as per Receipt , _ That on
the 3rd of March 1823, the Caffres
took away Twelve hundred Rix dollars
worth of the said Cattle. which loss
Memorialist still labours under _
Memorialist Oxen used to work
on the Road from Port Elizabeth
to Grahams to convey Goods; which
labour returned from three to four
hundred Rixdollars per quarter _
In consequence of the above loss
by the Caffres Memorialist was

was under the necessity of selling a
Waggon at Two hundred Rix dollars
under prime Cost. _ Thus, the loss
of the labour of the Oxen and Waggons
of the increase and produce of the
Cows, together with loss in the Sale
of the Waggons will in reality make
at the present time a difficientcy
to Memorialist of between two and
three Thousand Rix dollars . _
Memorialist sincerely trust your
Excellency will be pleased to view
it in this light and Grant him
some remuneration _
Memorialist having made the
foregoing statement to Mr. Hayward
the Commissioner of Claims, received
his instructions to lay it before your
Excellency, which Memorialist

trusts will plead, together with
many misfortunes, an apology for this
intrusion in your Excellencys time .
and Memorialist
as in duty bound
will ever pray
John Crause
Palmiet Fontein
Gt Fish River
25. th July 1824