Heath, John Henry

44 Mincing Lane
30 July 1819
My Lord,
Parliament having granted a Sum
of Money for the purpose of assisting Persons
unable to get Employ in this Country to remove
to the Cape: _ I take the liberty most humbly
to solicit your Lordship, to grant such _
Assistance as to your Lordship may seem
requisite for myself and Familys Voyage to
the Colony now establishing by His Majestys
Government. _
I have been regularly brought up
to the Profession of the Law _ but thro _
heavy losses and the ill Conduct of my
late Partner, am now Destitute of all _
resource. _ Situations are at this time
so scarce, that it is almost considered a
favour to employ Persons: _ and altho'
I have made every Application, both thro
the medium of the Daily Papers, and _
private Channels, yet such applications _
have hitherto remained unanswered, and
my Family in consequence in great distress.
I am well aware, My Lord, That
when the Grant was made by Parliament,
It

it more particularly alluded to Mechanics,
and Workmen; But surely, My Lord, it is
not thereby intended to exclude those, who
have been unfortunately brought up to the
more liberal Professions; and with this _
impression upon my Mind, I confidently
ask for the assistance of His Majestys
Ministers, and most sincerely hope, that
your Lordship will excuse my present
application which nothing but my perplexed
Situation would ever have induced me
to make. _
With the greatest anxiety for your
Lordships Answer _
I remain,
My Lord,
Your Lordships most
Obedient, and very
Humble Servant.
J. H. HEATH