Wilson, John

To His Excellency The Right
Honble General Lord Charles
Henry Somerset Govinor of the
Cape of Good Hope Commandir in Chief
&c _ &c _ &c _
The humble Petition of John Wilson
Humbly Shewith
That your Petitioner came out of
England in the Party of Mr Thos Rowles, whare I remaind from April
1820 to June 1824 Striving by every means in my powir to
get a living that thro the falure of Crops by Rust &c &c _
and loss of Cattle by Caffires your Petitioner for want of Stock aftir
his lossis was compleld to go out to work for a Subsistence addid
to the above lossis he as likewise to state that he lost nine Head of
Cattle Cows and Calves and fifteen Pigs by Wild Animalls and that he likewise
had the Misfortune (thro want of proper Information) to build and plow
on the land belonging to Mr Wm Owin on which account he as been obliged
to quit and as now to Build a fresh house and brake up new land, undir
these circumstancis your Petitioner Humbly prayeth your Excellency
to Grant unto him a Loane of five Hundred Rix Dollars to enable
him to Return and live on his Land for (which purpose he left his
native Contery) and nothing but extream disress wold have

compeld him to quit It. trusting that Your Excellency will
take his circumstances in to your consideration and be
kind enough to grant him the means of again living on
his Location and your Petitioner as in duty Bound shall
evir Pray
John Wilson
Mason
Grayhams Town
Octobir 22 1824