BRYAN, John
247
July 27th 1819
Petitioner John BRYAN being in distress and out of work this long time and having no family only one son which is married and has got a family and being inclined to go to[o] only his wife not being in a situation to go petitioner being well inclined to look for a living being informed that there is persons taking to Cape of Good Hope finds himself to go as he being on board a ship for eight years in the carpenters trade and can have the best of caracters from where he worked in London and true idleness having pawned all his ????and tools would wish to seek for refuge through some Benevolent friend.
Your humble petitioner lives at No 5 Brown Bare Alley
Est Smithfield
London