That your memorialist is a native of Africa, and has a knowledge of the manners and customs of the inhabitants of that country. |
Therefore your memorialist humbly prays your Lordship's encouragement and support in the undertaking. |
But in supposing that this was the case, lies the error of the memorialist. |
There was, we are informed by the memorialist, nothing maudlin in her conduct after condemnation. |
The commissioners transmitted the paper to Paris, and appointed the memorialist to the higher rank of acting commander. |
As every newspaper sent your memorialist is retained by the governor, your memorialist prays the liberty of reading them. |