Sephton, Hezekieh
To His Excellency Mayor General Sir
Rufane Shawe Donkin K.C. B. Acting
Governor & Commanding in Chief His Majestys
Forces at the Cape of Good Hope &c. &c. &c.
The Humble Memorial of Hezikiah
Sephton, head of a party of Settlers _
Most humbly Sheweth: _ That a Settler
of the party under his direction died before
disembarkation at Port Elizabeth. By order of the
Commandant at that place . Memorialist paid the
whole of the deposit Money due to deceased, to his
widow, which (being a man of a large family) was
considerable, amounting to 22_10_ Sterling . _
Memorialist has only received one instalment
of this Sum, & he prays Your Excellency to direct that
the remaining two third may be reimbursed to him .
Your Memorialist holds a receipt for the Money signed
by the Widow, of which the following is a true copy
May 28 1820 _ Algoa Bay _ On Board the Brilliant
Capt. Bothwell . _ Recd of Hoezh. Sephton , in Spanish
dollars fifteen pounds being part of my deposit Money
paid into the hands of Government by Hoezh. Sephton
15 _ 0 _ 0 _ Ann Bray . _ This 15 is the sum
due to Memorialist, the 7.10 being the first installment
. which was handed over to the Widow as soon
as received . _ _
Your Memorialist further begs leave
to state on the part of William Miller, a Settler
in his party ; that the Deposit Money for a Son of
his named Thomas which son was by uncontrollable
circumstances prevented from
accompanying
accompanying his father to this Colony : the said
William Miller humbly prays Your Excellency to
direct that the remaining two thirds of this sum
may be repaid to him . _
Your Memorialist is also desired to state
that two children for each of whom the sum of
2..10 Sterling was paid to Government by William
Prynn & Thomas Holmes both Settlers in this party
died before Memorialists commenced their passage
out _ they humbly pray Your Excellency to order that the
two thirds of this Sum due to them on the account
may be repaid . _
And Your Excellencys Memorialists
As in duty bound
Will ever pray _
Hezekiah Sephton