SIDMOUTH, Lord & George LEGH KECK re Henry GIRD
1070
Richmond Park
November 7th 1819
Dear Ld BATHURST,
Excuse me for troubling you with the enclosed letter. The writer was one of the Members for Leicestershire in the last Parliament & a steady friend. He would I am sure be much gratified if you would serve the person he has recommended,
Yours very sincerely
SIDMOUTH
[enclosed]
Stoughton Grange
October 16th 1819
My Lord,
Allow me to request your Lordship’s protection of a very deserving young man who is desirous of going out to the Cape of Good Hope as a settler in a medical capacity. He can produce unexceptionable testimonials of his moral character & professional qualifications. Having served his apprenticeship to a surgeon & afterwards attended the [obscured] course of anatomical lectures
His age is 19, his name Henry GIRD, being one of a very large family where circumstance precludes his father from affording such further aid as might establish him professionally at home. I know that your Lordship will not be the less interested in this young man when I assure you that his father is a yeoman in my Corps and ever ready in these [shaky?] times to maintain the cause of Church & State. In the earnest hope that the young man may be honoured by your Lordship’s patronage allow me to add I consider he would be found not undeserving of it.
Believe me, my Lord
Your humble servant
G. LEGH KECK