Excerpt from Records of the Cape Colony, Vol. 32: From June to August 1827; Copied for the Cape Government, From the Manuscript Documents in the Public Record Office, London I shall not, I feel confident, weaken his claims to the gracious protection of His Majesty's Government when I state that in addition to his misfortunes as a Colonist he forms part of a Family, every man of which has devoted his life to the service of his King and Country. His father (now deceased) and three of his brothers held Commissions in the Army, two fell during the last war, and it was not till after 26 years of honorable and approved active service, during which from wounds, ship wreck, and bad climate his health was much impaired, that himself solicited and obtained permission to retire on Half pay in order to avail himself of the facilities at that time afforded by the Government to those who wished to emigrate to the Cape of Good hope. For testimonials to character and fitness for any situation Government may be pleased to bestow upon him, I would refer to Mr. H. Ellis, late deputy Colonial Secretary at the Cape, to whom he has the honor of being known, and 'who has kindly permitted me to use his name on this occasion. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.