Carter, John

Port Eliz+abeth, /
Jan\r/ 17\th/ 1825 /
To His Excellency /
The Right Hon\ble/ Lord Charles Somerset /
Governor, Commander in Chief /
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I beg leave to represent to your /
Excellency that I came out to this Colony /
as a Settler with the Deal Party, whom, /
I soon quitted, having obtain’d my discharge /
and the Landdrost Lieut Col. Cuyler was /
kind enough to procure me a Colonial /
Pas+s _ I spend my time principally /
in Accounts, 7+ have been frequently called /
upon to write Memorials 7+c 7+c to your /
Excellency _ the great Increase of /
Inhabitants at this place prompts me /
to think that your Excellency may soon /
be induced to appoint a Notary here, and /
I beg to suggest to your Excellency the /
great advantage such an Appointment.
would be to this place _ at present /
a Person who makes a Contract must /
go to Uitenhage, 7+ take his two Bondmen /
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at a great Expence and Los+s of time /
and as the Number of Inhabitants at /
this Port are continually increasing, I am /
persuaded such an Appointment would /
be a pleasing satisfaction to them, 7+ /
they would Feel grateful For it _ /
Having been used to public /
Busines+s, 7+ Formerly a Magistrate at /
Sandwich in Kent, 7+ Respectably /
connected, as Freeman of said Town /
voting For Sir George Warrender _ and /
as a Freeman of Canterbury voting /
for S. R. Lushington Esg\r/ _ I beg to /
Recommend my self to your Excellency’s /
notice, in case your Excellency should /
think proper to make such an appoint=ment, /
which I will endeavor to execute /
to the best of my Abilities /
My Family are not with me /
(except one Son) but I am anxious /
for their being here, and should your /
Excellency be pleased to appoint me /
to be a Notary here, it would be such /
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pleasing satisfaction to my Friends in /
England, that it would not be long /
before my Family join’d Me /
Submitting this to your /
Excellency’s consideration _ /
I have the Honor to be /
Your Excellency’s /
Very humble Servant /
John Carter /