Roes, David

To His Excellency The Right Honourable General Lord
Charles Henry Somerset Governor of His Mejestys
Castle: Town and Settlement of The Cape of Good Hope
&c &c &c
May it please your Excellency
The Memorial of David Roes most humbly
Sheweth
That your Excellencys Memorialist who came to this Colony at his own expence purchased some time
ago a certain portion of Land on the Location assigned to Mr Nathaniel Morgan which
belonged to
Charles Kestall by virtue of his connection with the sd Party, the Duplicate of which is hereto annexed
and who is still living at his Location and cultivating the Land which he retains
That your Excellencys Memorialist has erected a Cottage on his sd Farm, Stocked it with a
considerable number of Cattle and is also desirous of making other great and important improvements, and
which he is confident could never have been affected had it remained in the hands in the hands of the original
proprietor _ Memorialist having done more work upon the sd Location than the whole party, but he is
frequently annoyed by persons cutting down and disposing of the Mimose Trees whereby he is considerably
injured and your Memorialist not having his Title thereto is prevented from instituting legal proceedings
That your Excellencys Memorialist therefore (who is perfectly ready and willing to pay at a moments
notice the amount of duty required by His Majestys Colonial Government for the Transfer of the said
Land) humbly prays that your Excellency will be graciously pleased with your accustomed goodness to
ratify and confirm the annexed Agreement and allow him to have his Diagram on his conforming with
the Laws of the Colony so that hes property may became protected and your Memorialist as in duty
bound will ever pray &c