Basset, Benjamin

Port Elizabeth June 28. 1824
To
His Excellency
The Rt Honble Lord Charles Somerset
Governor, Commander in Chief
& & &
I beg leave to represent
to your Excellency, that I came out as a
Settler, with Mr Carliles Party, from whom
I obtained my discharge, and am residing here
as a Labourer, & frequently assisting in
Fishing & & _ I shall be obliged
by your Excellencys granting me a Colonial
Pass that I may remove in case of Need
which favor will ever be most gratefully
acknowledged by Your Excellencys
Very humbl Sert
Benjn Bassett
Port Elizabeth
July 6 1824