Green, James Samuel

To His Excellency The Right Honourable
General Lord Charles Henry Somerset
Governor of His Majestys Castle; Town and
Settlement of The Cape of Good Hope
&c &c &c
May it please your Excellency
The Memorial of James Samuel Green humbly
Sheweth
That your Excellencys Memorialist is a native of New York in the united States
North America, but has faithfully served His Majesty the King of Gt Britain
during the long period of 25 years, and fought under his triumphant
Flag off Trafalgar, under the command of the immortal Admiral Lord
Nelson, and at the taking of the Isle of France under General Abercomby.
That your Excellencys Memorialist petitioned for his discharge and
obtained it, while on board His Majestys Ship Nicest under the command of
Admiral Stockwood, lying off Cape Town, and consequently he has no
pension, nor does even solicit any, but begs leave with all humility,
to state to your Excellency, that he is so seriously suffering under the
effects of impaired vison, which originated at the Kowie (under Mr Mc Cory
the Harbour Master) that he is thereby rendered incapable of providing
for his future support, and is now in a state of distress for the common
necessaries of life, which he is persuaded, will excite your Excellencys
clemency and compassion
That your Excellencys Memorialist has a kind and venerable Father
now living in New York in good circumstances, and who would receive
him with that parental affection which has ever distinguished his
character, and feel a pleasure in providing for his future maintenance,
could he reach his hospitable roof, and therefore having spent the prime
of this days in his Majestys service, and left it with a good character,
he appeals with some degree of confidence to your Excellency, as the as the noble representative of the British Sovereign in this part of his Dominions, and prays that you will be
graciously pleased, to allow him, a free passage to his native country
with necessaries for the Voyage, and your Memorialist as in duty bound
will ever pray
Grahams Town March 8 1824
The Xmark
James Samuel Green