Butler, Thomas

To His Excellency Lord Charles Henry /
Somerset Governor of the Cape of Good /
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The Memorial of Cap\n/ Thomas /
Butler Head of a party of Settler in Albany _ /
Most Humbly Sheweth // /
That y\r/ Memorialist having /
lately Heard that the Colonial Government was /
lending money to some of the settlers this the /
Recommendation of your Excellency _ /
That your Memorialist is /
certain (from His perseverance on His Location, from /
His great losses, and present wants) He is as justly /
entitled to the benefit of this loan as any other /
Settlers _ /
That your Memorialist refered /
to Harry Rivers Esq\r/ the Landdrost of this district /
as /
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to the truth of the foregoing statements _ /
Your Memorialist therefore /
Most humbly Hopes your Excellency /
will be graciously pleased to provide for /
your Memorialist a loan of one thousand /
Rix Dollars on such terms as other /
Settlers have received loans and your /
Memorialist will pray _ /
Tho\s/ Butler /
Location near Grahams town /