CO48/44 National Archives, Kew, London  ~  1820 Settler Correspondence I-O

 

Transcribed by volunteers from the ZA-IB and ZA-EC Rootsweb mailing lists from digital photographs taken by Sue Mackay at the National Archives. The original correspondence is filed in order of receipt. Here it has been placed in alphabetical order according to the surname of the writer, with letters by the same writer in chronological order, for ease of reading. Original spelling has been maintained.

 

Letters were either addressed to Lord BATHURST, Secretary of State for the Colonies, (starting My Lord), or to his deputy Henry GOULBURN (starting Sir). Reference numbers, where given, refer to printed page numbers stamped on the letters and will enable visitors to the National Archives to locate the letter more easily. If a page number is not given then the date of the letter will give a good idea of its whereabouts in the file.

 

Names in red actually became 1820 settlers to South Africa, as listed in ‘The Settler Handbook’ by M.D. Nash, not necessarily with the Party listed here.

 

DRISCOLL, John (filed under I – see also John INGRAM correspondence below)

 

130

Cork

24th October 1819

My Lord,

            Having lately underwent an Examination before the Board I was rated an out pensioner of Chelsea Hospital at 6d per day which being inadequate to my support I applied to Mr. John INGRAM of this city to go with him to the Cape of Good Hope and being very much distressed I requested him to advance me a little money which he could stop from me by degrees at the Cape & which he id at sundry times to the amount of £2 10 shillings upon the faith of going with him. At the same time he asked to know what security I could give him that I would go with him to which I replied I had none but that I would deposit my Instructions as a Pensioner. Mr. INGRAM soon after went to London and on his return he informed me that you would not allow him to take me as there might be very soon occasion to call for the Services of Pensioners at Home, and he should be at the loss of the money he advanced which he said he considered a Hardship but it could not be helped. These were his exact words. However, Mr. INGRAM accompanied me to the Post Office and drew the money which was the first pension due to me and refused to return it to me or any part thereof, thus leaving me in the greatest distress that it is possible to conceive, my friends being all Dead. I am willing to allow him to stop it by degrees but he would not do this as he said he must be in a short time off for the Cape. Now my Lord as I consider Mr. INGRAM under your Control and Jurisdiction I hope your Lordship will have the goodness and humanity to order him to refund the money which is to me the greatest loss & to him of very little consequence particularly when I assure your Lordship that it was on the faith of going to the Cape he advanced it and not on the Instructions which he knew could not be taken as a pledge by him, or given by me for any such purpose & which the said Instructions clearly set forth. If your Lordship will have the goodness & condescension to send me a reply you will confer a very great obligation on me.

My Lord, your Lordship’s most obed’t & very humble servant

John DRISCOLL

Out Pensioner of Chelsea Hospital from the 85th Regiment of Foot

Address: John DRISCOLL, pensioner, Collectors Lane, near the Grand Parade, Cork

Mr.INGRAM’s address: Mr. John INGRAM, Grand Parade, Cork

 

IMLACH, James

 

79

4 King Street

Kent Road

12th August 1819

My Lord,

            May I be allowed to request of your Lordship to give such time as to enable me to gain the necessary information respecting the prospects which are held out to those Persons who are desirous to emigrate to the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope.

I have the honour to be my Lord

Your Lordship’s most obedient & most humble servant

Jas. IMLACH

 

INCE, Frederick

 

154

28 Milk Street

Bristol

26th Dec 1819

My Lord,

            I take the liberty to address your Lordship, having a great desire with my family to become settlers at the Cape of Good Hope. I mean that part of the country intended for the new colony. A near relation, Mr. Thomas WILSON, by marriage with my own sister, has embarked from London for the new undertaking in some official capacity. I should have no objection should it meet your Lordship’s approbation to accept of a similar charge whenever any other settlers may be sent thither either from this Port or any other. I could much wish to know how soon such an event may probably take place, also the terms and responsibility attached to whatever situation your Lordship may think me capable of undertaking for the benefit of any part of the new colony.

            I have a wife & six children, the eldest son 23 years married & got two children male & female, my eldest daughter 21 years spinster, second son nineteen batchelor, second daughter 13 years, third son 10 years, fourth son eight months, all of whom I could wish to take with me. I am a mechanic & have a general knowledge of all kind of machinery, for further particulars I should be most happy to be at your Lordship’s command and am with due respect

Your Lordship’s most obed’t humble sev’t

Fred’k INCE

 

INGAR, James Julius

 

55

Manse St?

Bath

Aug 3rd 1819

My Lord,

            Having observed in the public prints the offer made by Government to assist such persons who are destitute of employment to obtain a passage to the Cape of Good Hope, I beg your Lordship will be pleased to give me the necessary information that I may avail myself of the generous offer.

            I am a married man. My wife now pregnant was bred to agricultural pursuits, has been abroad in hot climates several years, and having had a liberal education I have studied Medicine and Surgery, but by a series of misfortunes I am much reduced and quite unemployed. Your Lordship’s kindness in allowing us to become members of the new settlement will be esteemed a favour.

Your Lordship’s most obed’t sev’t

James Julius INGAR

 

INGRAM, John

 

16

                                                                       Cork

20 Jul 1819

Sir,

            Perceiving by the Publich print’d it’s the intention of the Government to encourage persons to go out and settle at the Cape of Good Hope I take the liberty of addressing you on this subject and only to request your perusal of the following case for the truth of which I beg to refer you to the Right Hon.ble Sir Ben. BLOOMFIELD the Lord Bishop of Ferns and Sir Nich. C. COLTHURST Baron M.O. all of whom knowing me and my family these number of years particularly the two first.

            I am a young man 35 years of age having a wife and children four sons and a daughter the eldest of them not being 6 years old having been well educated and brought up to general Business And left with good capital. I am now destitute for the means of support for myself and Family caused by upholding by every means in my powers, the Constitution as at present established in Church and State at the election of 1812 having taken a very decisive part in this city to insure the return of Sir Nich. COLTHURST in order to put out Mr. HUTCHENSON the Catholic candidate the Papists who are the great body of the people here universally agreed and indeed were ordered by their Priests not to deal with me. This has at lenth [sic] caused my ruin and I fear every exertion I could make in this country would be of no avail, and their hatred of anyone who opposes their views is never to be conquered, even in common conversation they are not commonly civil.

I therefore beg to solicit at your hand such a grant of Land at the Cape as may prove by my industry a competence for my young family and that you will be pleased to grace me such means and on enquiry you may be convinced my case merits perhaps the Government may want an Agent or some appointment that would require a person of confidence in that case I flatter myself they would find few more firmly attached to our good old King and the present administration.

I could give you several other highly respectable references for my character and rely on your generosity and Benevolence

I have the honor to be Sir with the highest respect your Ob’ and very humbl

John INGRAM

 

[To the Right Hon. Nich.VANSITTART]

 

95

8 Cecil St

    Strand

London

Monday 30 August 1819

My Lord 

              I take the liberty of enclosing for your Lordships information a list of Twenty seven names (my own included) who propose to proceed to the Cape of Good Hope under your Lordships instructions for the purpose of forming part of the new settlement. I beg leave to refer you the application made on my behalf by my Friend and relative Right Hon.ble Sir Ben. BLOOMFIELD and inform your Lordship I have endeavoured as much as possible to comply with the General orders as referred by your Lordship for that purpose having come over from Cork for the express purpose of waiting on Sir Benj’n whom I find has left town with the Regent

              I therefore beg leave to inform you that I am ready to answer any questions you may think proper to put to me, and to give your Lordship any Information respecting those persons who mean to accompany me and to make the necessary deposit

I have the Honor to be your Lordships Ob’ very humble St.

J INGRAM

 

96

I the Right Worshipful Richard DIGBY, mayor of the City of Cork, do hereby certify that the several persons whose name and marks are hereunder subscribed personally appeared before me this Day at the Mansion House in the said City and voluntarily declared their wish to go to the new settlement about to be established in South Africa near the Cape of Good Hope and they do so of their own free will and accord having agreed to put themselves under the direction of John INGRAM of said city, merchant and Edward INGRAM Esq for that purpose.

J. INGRAM

E. INGRAM

Patt. PIERCE

William AGNEW

Morgan SWEENEY

John FOSTER

John BARRY

Dan BUCKLY

Roger LEVISSY

Jer’h HANLY

William HANLEY

Gerald BEGLEY

Timothy BEGLEY

David BEGLEY

John GRESNOCK X his mark

John DALEY

Patt GRIFFIN

Corn’s CALLAHAN X his mark

Jeremiah SULLIVAN

John SULLIVAN

John HIDE X his mark

Sam BUCKLEY

Philip BLAKE

William BLAKE

Sam HORNIBOOK

John REILY X his mark

John HENNESSY X his mark

All which I certify this 20th day of August 1819

Richard DIGBY, Mayor

 

I certify that I have seen the within named persons, and consider them in every respect eligible for the new settlement at the Cape of Good Hope being able bodied men

Sam G BA….[indecipherable signature]

Surgeon to the Forces

Cork  Aug 20th 1819

 

99

A List of the Persons who have agreed …….[paper fold]

To go out to the Cape of Good Hope with them from ……[paper fold]

[columns with ages of children below obscured in paper folds, as are some of the female names]

 

Names

Age

Trade

Wives Names

Age

Children

Male

Female

John INGRAM

35

 

Grace

29

Five

Henry

John

George

Jocelyn

 

[column obscured]

Edward INGRAM

22

 

None

 

 

 

 

Patrick PIERCE

21

Carpenter

Catherine

19

One

 

“

William AGNEW

25

Mason

Honora

22

One

 

“

Morgan SWEENEY

33

Mason

Bridget

30

Two

 

“

John FOSTER

40

Chemist

Mary

34

Four

[obscured]

“

John BARRY

23

Slater/Plasterer

None

 

 

 

 

Dan BUCKLEY

24

Shoemaker

Eliza

20

One

Edgar

 

Roger McSWEENEY

24

Shoemaker

None

 

 

 

 

Jer’h HANLY

23

Gardner

None

 

 

 

 

William HANLY

32

Gardner

None

 

 

 

 

Gerald BEGLEY

40

Farmer

Margret

36

Two

Gerald

Margaret

Timothy BEGLEY

40

Farmer

Catherine

20

Two

Patrick

Catherine

David BEGLEY

22

Farmer

Mary

18

One

 

Mary

John GRESNOCK

34

Labourer

Mary

32

Two

 

Mary/Ann

John DALY

20

Sawyer

None

 

 

 

 

Patrick GRIFFEN

30

Wheelwright

Mary

28

Two

Michael

Mary

Corn’s CALLAHAN

23

Labourer

None

 

 

 

 

Jeremiah SULLIVAN

32

Taylor

None

 

 

 

 

John SULLIVAN

25

Carpenter

Charlotte

20

Two

John

Peggy

John HIDE

28

Smith

Maryann

21

Two

John/William

 

Jer’h BUCKLY

24

Farmer

None

 

 

 

 

Philip BLAKE

25

Mason

None

 

 

 

 

William BLAKE

27

Labourer

Nancy

21

Two

William

Nancy

Sam HORNIBRROOK

21

Servant

None

 

 

 

 

John REILLY

28

Labourer

Johanna

27

Three

John/Henry

Mary

John HENNESSY

24

Blacksmith

Eliza

20

One

 

Eliza

 

106

8 Cecil St Strand

Sept 8th 1819

My Lord,

With the utmost respect for your Lordship I take the liberty of thus addressing you, on the subject of my memorial to go out to the Cape of Good Hope. so I flatter myself the recommendation of my respected friends and relatives Sir Ben. BLOOMFIELD and Sir John COLPEY, will be sufficient to enable your Lordship to select me as a proper person to go out. The object of my thus addressing you is to request from your Lordship as speedily as information on that head as possible as it must be obvious to your Lordship that the time is but short for the arrangement of such an undertaking.

having come over from Cork for the purpose of purchasing several articles which I consider necessary for the comfort of myself and People. Twenty seven Families feeling confident your Lordship will see the necessity of going, (favour) me as speedy an answer as you can with convenience, as I have many large property to arrange and that your Lordship will have the kindness to pardon this intrusion I am with the highest respect Your Lordship's Ob.'t and very humble S..

J. INGRAM

 

110

8 Cecil St. Strand

 18 Sept 1819

Sirs

            I beg leave to acquaint you that being about to leave town, you will be so kind as to address me at 10 Grand Parade Cork whenever it shall be the Pleasure of Lord BATHURST to give one any further information respecting my going out to the Cape of Good Hope. I can not miss the opportunity of returning you my most sincere thanks for your many kind communications on this subject. I have the Honor  to be your Ob.t.  S..

J. INGRAM

 

122

Cork

7 Oct 1819

Sir

            I have the Honor of viewing your enclosed form of the 30th Sept and am agreeable to your instructions therein contained filled up the lists and have now the Honor, of including them for your inspection

            I shall take it a favour if you will have the kindness to inform me when the vessels will be ready to take the Stores on board; as I should wish to be on the spot myself to ship several articles I bought in London, as also whether the People shall be provided with bedding on Board and any other useful information you may have it in your Powers to communicate

I have the Honor to be your Ob.St

J INGRAM

 

Return of Settlers proceeding to the Cape of Good Hope under the direction of Mr John INGRAM of Cork in Ireland

Total number of the men                                     27

   “           of the women                                      13

   “  persons above fourteen years of age              None

   “  children under  fourteen years of age              22

   “  of the whole party                                         62

Total amount of the deposit for the whole party    [left blank]

 

Names of the Men                    

Their Age

Profession or Trade

Names of the Women

Their Age

Male Children

Their Age

Female Children

Their Age

1 John INGRAM

35

Merchant

Grace

29

Henry N

John

George N

Jocelyn

6

5

4

3

Catherine

1

2 Patrick PIERCE

21

Carpenter

Catherine

19

 

 

 

 

3 William AGNEW

25

Mason

Honora

22

 

 

 

 

4 Morgan SWEENY

33

Mason

Bridget

30

 

 

Bridget

Mary

13

2

5 John FOSTER

40

Chemist

Mary

31

James

George

7

2

Mary-Ann

Harriett

9

2

6 John BARRY

23

Slater/Pasterer

 

 

 

 

 

 

7 Daniel BUCKLEY

24

Shoemaker

 

 

 

 

 

 

8 Roger McSWEENEY

24

Shoemaker

 

 

 

 

 

 

9 Jeremiah HANLEY

29

Gardner

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 William HANLEY

32

Gardner

 

 

 

 

 

 

11 Gerald BEGLEY

42

Farmer

Margret

36

Gerald

Terence

John

12

10

8

 

 

12 Joseph BEGLEY

44

Farmer

Mary

40

Joseph

13

Ellen

4

13 Timothy BEGLEY

24

Farmer

Catherine

19

 

 

 

 

14 David BEGLEY

22

Farmer

Mary

17

 

 

 

 

15 John GRESNOCK

36

Labourer

Mary

34

 

 

Mary

Ann

12

11

16 John DALY

23

Labourer

 

 

 

 

 

 

17 Patrick GRIFFEN

30

Labourer

Mary

20

Michael

2

Mary

5

18 Cornelius CALLAGHAN

21

Labourer

 

 

 

 

 

 

19 Jeremiah SULLIVAN

20

Taylor

 

 

 

 

 

 

20 John SULLIVAN

25

Carpenter

Charlotte

20

 

 

 

 

21 John HIDE

28

Smith

 

 

 

 

 

 

22 Philip BLAKE

25

Sawyer

 

 

 

 

 

 

23 Timothy HORRIGAN

40

Labourer

Mary

32

John

2

Catherine

12

24 Samuel HORNIBROOKE

21

Servant

 

 

 

 

 

 

25 John HENNESSY

24

Blacksmith

 

 

 

 

 

 

26 Thomas AHERN

24

Labourer

 

 

 

 

 

 

27 Charles DALY

26

Labourer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note Timothy HORRIGAN is the only Military or Naval person about to embark (who is entitled to pension) and is one shilling and sixpence p day pensioner of the 6th Regt and late of Serjeant of the 100th Regt. his place of Residence Cork. And has applied this post to the Secretary of War

 

132

Cork 21 Oct

            1819

Sir

            You will herewith receive the desired application you require for my Lord BATHURST respecting DRISCOL and have taken the Liberty of inclosing also a Letter I have written to Cap. HARDING, Grahamstown Cape of Good Hope in order that Gentleman (who is a particular friend of mine) may take such steps as may insure our comforts on the arrival of myself and party at the Settlement. And shall feel particularly obliged if you will have the kindness to have it forwarded

            I shall be much obliged if you can lett me have the earliest information with respect to Vessels leaving England for this Port that are to take my Party

I hope you will excuse this trouble from, Sir

Your Ob  St.

J. INGRAM

 

134

Sir

            In reply to your respected favour of the 26th including a letter of John DRISCOL addressed to the Right Hon.ble Lord BATHURSTand requesting an explanation thereon. I shall briefly state the particulars relating to that transaction.

            DRISCOL came to me and told me was an out Pensioner of Chelsea which I considered  a sufficient recommendation of him as I did not agree with any person whatever unless of the utmost unexceptionable character. A few days  after DRISCOL told me he was in very great distress having been robbed of his clothes and money and begged of me to lend him a little money as I had his instructions by me in order to get his pension transferd to be paid at the Cape when I went to London as also he was to order his agent to remit me some pryice [sic]  money which I never rec.d  I lent him 20’s__(shillings)and in about 10 or 12 Days he meet me in the St and told me he was unable to get work and said actually starving and for God sake to give him as much more money and that I could receive it when his Pension became due in Oct. which I did that I may not be tormented by a fellow creature who stated he was starving and that he had been robbed of the first money I gave him while in London he procured under similar representations from one of my Apprentices 10’s____(shillings) more making in the whole 50’s_____(shillings) When his pension became due he came to me to accompany him to the Post Office when he rec d. the order and came home with me to assign it to me which he did in the presence of several Persons, stating that if he could raise some more money  on ticket he would Pay me the Balance of 4’s + 6 which he has never done and appeared much obliged for the accommodation I had afforded him so much for the cash part of this transaction

Now with respect to what my Lord BATHURST conceives he has a jurisdiction which is not taking the man with me to the Cape I have only to say that when I first saw this man he appeared to me in a good state of health but on my return from London I found him most dreadfully afflicted with the Asthma and Pleurisy for which he was discharged from His Majesties Service and which prevented him being able to work and I informed him he could not go out with me not being an able bodied man as directed by the General orders and I substituted Tim HORRIGAN late Sargent in 100 Reg who addressed the Sec ‘y. of War on the subject agreeable to orders contained in the late circular

            I have now to add that in declining to take DRISCOL with me I have every reason to be well pleased as I have found him to be a very improper person living in a Brotheral. I trust my conduct on this occasion will meet my Lord BATHURST’s approbation.   I return DRISCOL’s letter as directed and beg leave to subscribe urgently

Your Ob t & humble  St.

J INGRAM

 

[Filed under C in CO48/42]

 

COLPEY, J.W. re John INGRAM

 

276

2 Cleveland Court

St.James Place

Sep 3rd 1819

Dear Sir,

            Tho’ I understand you are expected shortly at the office yet as I have a particular engagement far into the City and which may prevent my calling this way again today, I hope you will forgive my trespassing on your time by requesting your perusal of the accompanying letter from Mr. INGRAM, who is recommended to me by some most respectable people in Ireland and I really believe what he says of himself to be untrue. You can at your leisure give me [obscured] to say when or whether his queries can be answered. I shall esteem it as a great [favour as I wish to shew him and his friends in Ireland that I have interested myself about him.

I hope you will forgive the intrusion

I am dear Sir your faithful humble servant

J.W. COLPEY

 

[attached to letter from John INGRAM – filed under C] see also INGRAM correspondence at CO48/44

 

Thursday, 2nd September, 1819

Dear Sir John,

                        In reference to the conversation between us this morning I beg leave to bring the matter more minutely under your consideration.

            On Monday last I presented my Memorial with every other document required at the Colonial Office and have received for answer to my Proposal that it had been received and that due notice will be given me upon it. My object would be to know as early as possible if I will be allowed to go out as I have a vast deal to arrange in my affairs and the time between this and the intended sailing of the ship is very short, and in case I am selected whether Lord BATHURST will be so kind as to order a Vessel to Cork to take me and my People on board, and in case he does, I should wish you to request of his Lordship to give me any appointment which may happen in the case of the Settlers that some appointments will take Place I have been informed. I can say without fear of contradiction that the Government never selected any Person more [attached?] to the present administration than [myself?] and for a reference of Character I can with confidence refer them to Lord Bishop of Ferns, Sir Benjamin BLOOMFIELD, Sir Nicholas COLTHURST Bart & Honourable Richard HARE, as well as your good self, and several other highly respectable persons.

I make no doubt that you will use your best endeavours to forward my Interest and believe me, Dear Dear Sir John,

With much respect

Your Obedient and Humble Servant

John INGRAM

 

Admiral Sir John COLPEY

8 Civil Street, Strand

 

IRVING, Reid & Co on behalf of John THOMSON

 

8

Broad Street Buildings

16 July 1819

Sir,

            We have the honour to lay before you the accompanying letter of our correspondent Mr. John THOMSON, a considerable ship owner in Dumfries, who requires information from us as to the intentions of his Majesty’s Government in the appropriation of the grant of £50,000 given for the relief of intending emigrants to the British Colonies; a subject of considerable importance to him, in case of any part being appropriated to the extensive district in which he has residence in the Port. You will therefore confer an obligation on us by enabling us to give him such information as may guide him in his view of offering some of his shipping for this service.

We have the honour to be very respectfully, Sir

You most obed’t sevt

Reid IRVING & Co

 

Copy

Dumfries

10 July 1819

Gentlemen,

            I observe by the public papers the Chancellor of the Exchequer has given notice of his intention to make the grant of a sum of money to enable emigrants to go out an settle in the British Colonies. I have for some years taken out a large number of emigrants to the British States and in the last three years about 20,000, a considerable number of whom were from Cumberland & Westmoreland, and many of their families sent out at the expence of the parishes. From my having five vessels in the trade, each Captain tries to give more comfort than another to the Passengers; and on which account those landed write their friends to come out by my ships. May I again use the freedom to ask the particular favour of your House interesting themselves with Government in allowing a part of the grant to be sent to this district, where from distress emigration is thus been so prevalent. And should it be that Government allows a part of that money to this Port, no doubt a person must be appointed agent for the purpose, in my humble opinion Mr James ARTHUR, agent for Lloyds, would act most independently and would be a fit person to fill that situation; but this I by no means convey to you as an interest done to me, but from my extent of shipping and my masters being partly interested I humbly set myself to give accommodation & comfort to emigrants equal to any ship owner, our ships being all of the first class. Begging you will excuse this freedom as the request is of great importance to me.

I have the honor &c

(signed) John THOMSON

 

IRWIN, Christopher et al

 

104

Dublin

Sept 7th 1819

The humble petition of Christopher IRWIN, Andrew MERNAGH and Thomas FITSIMMONS

Humbly sheweth

That through the Badness of the Times and want of work hearing that there is a Colony gowing to be formed in the Cape of Good Hope your petitioners wood wish to get the Liberty of gowing with their families out there as they wood wish to earn bread for them and it is not now in their Power for want of work. One of your petitioners serv’d His Majesty for thirteen years and wood serve him tomorow if called up again in the Navy, that is Andrew MERNAGH is a Carpenter by trade. Your petitioner Christopher IRWIN served with the Navy and is a Carpenter. And the other that has served His Majesty as before stated Thomas FITSIMMONS is a sawyer by trade. Patrick ANCHOR is a turner by trade and wood wish to go to. Your Lordship having the goodness to grant the prayers of these ?? petitioners your petitioners are in duty bound to pray

Christ. IRWIN

Andrew MERNAGH

Thomas FITSIMMONS

Patrick ANCHOR

Your Lordship will have the goodness to direct your answer to Christopher IRWIN at

No.7 Bonham Street

155 Church Street

Dublin

 

105

Hoping your Lordship will excuse the ignorance of your petitioners and set them right in the way to take the opportunity that now offers. Your Lordship’s petitioners will ever pray for your health and welfare. Your Lordship will be pleased to send instructions in what marner we are [to] conform our selves sou that we may succeed in our application.

We remain your Lordship’s humble servant

Christ. IRWIN 155 Church St

Andrew MERNAGH

Thomas FITSIMMONS

Patrick ANCHOR

 

116

Dublin

Sept 29th 1819

My Lord,

            I had the honour of your letter of the 13th relative to my application of gowing to the Cape of Good Hope. Your Lordship refers me to a circular letter which states the condisions under which assistance can be granted to individuals. I request that your Lordship will be so good as to send me one of the letters that your Lordship refers to as I can gain no information in what manor to proceed and their is number of Persons in the same predicament as myself. Their are many men that would be willing and anxious to go with me if your Lordship will be sou good as to allow us on the Book of the settlers. I will mention their names & occupations in case your Lordship will grant the [obscured] of our petition and your Lordship’s petitioners as in duty bound will ever pray

Christpher IRWIN, Cabinet Maker & Carpenter, wife & two sons

155 Church Street

Thomas FITSIMMONS, Sawyer, no family

Andrew MERNAGH, Sayer, a wife and four children all grown up

Patrick ANCHOR, turner, a wife

Thomas CONNELL, Labourer, no family

Robert SAUNDERS, Cabinet Maker, a wife

Thomas SCOTT, no family

Thomas BYRNE, no family

Henry MOONEY, no family

and their is number that I have not inserted their names

 

ISBISTER, Caleb

 

34

No.1 Hunts Court

St.Martin’s Lane

July 25th 1819

My Lord,

            May it please your Lordship to inform me of the [terms] upon which I can go out as settler on the Cape of Good Hope. I am a single man aged 22 years, a cabinet maker by trade, but not unwilling to turn my hand to other things. I have no means to keep myself in the Cape while there till I get work there, for should wish to go out with some person

I am my Lord

Your Lordship’s most obedient humble servant

Caleb ISBISTER

 

McINNES, Matthew William (filed under I)

 

32

2 Northumberland Street

Edinburgh

26th July 1819

The memorial of Matthew Wm.JONES, Lieutenant Half Pay late Cape Regiment

Humbly sheweth

That memorialist perceives His Majesty’s Government is willing to encourage emigration to the Cape of Good Hope, most humbly solicits your Lordship for a grant of land on the same terms and conditions as were given to Half Pay officers whose regiments were disbanded in America, and also a passage to that colony.

            Memorialist begs to observe that the Cape Regiment in which he served from 1809 to the time of its being disbanded was a Colonial Corps serving on the Frontier of the Colony and was with the regiment when it was employed in driving the Kaffirs out of the Zuurvelt (now Albany) and at the time the corps was disbanded no encouragements of grants of land were given, so that memorialist returned to his native country and not being able to get employed again on full pay wishes to embrace the indulgence of Government of emigrating to the Cape of Good Hope.

            Memorialist trusts your Lordship will take his memorial into consideration and grant him the same indulgence as were given to other Half Pay officers whose regiments were disbanded in other parts and memorialist as duty bound will ever pray

M.W.McINNES

Lt.HP Cape Regiment