Doe, Thomas

Grahams Town 13 Janry 1822
To His Excellency Lord Charls Somersett
Governor and Comander in Chief of all
the forces at the Cape of Good Hope
The Memorial of Thomas
Doe of M John Smiths Party _ Blackmith
aged 21 years, sheweth that your
memorialist wishes to go to Cape town
there to Exercise His trade and Prays
Your Excellency to Grant Him a
Colonial pass for that Purpose or
a Pass to return to England and
Your Memorialist as in Duty
Bound will Ever Pray.