ALEXANDER BIGGAR

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.

JACKSON, Francis

13 Devonshire Street

Portland Place

Aug 6 1819

Sir,

I waited at your office yesterday to gain information respecting the emigration of settlers to the colony of the Cape of Good Hope. I received for answer when ten families were ready to comply with the terms mentioned in the circular we might address you. Ten of us are ready to comply with those terms and Mr. G.H. WILLIAMS No. 7 Selby Place, New Road is appointed to take the lead and deposit to you the sum required. We beg of you to inform us what things we are permitted to take with us. We believe the Government will furnish us with what things may be needful in farming &c I mean agricultural implements, but should we be wrong request you will have the goodness to inform us better. We also wish if it is not contrary to the letter of the act to each bind ourselves there, that should any head of a family die the rest should cultivate his grant of land for the benefit of the widow and children.

I am for myself & friends your very humble serv’t

Fra’s JACKSON

JACKSON, George

No.11 Cundale Place

Bermondsey

July 16 1819

Sir,

I did myself the honor of calling at your office this morning in consequence of a wish of myself & friends. I have been very unfortunate in Business and should be happy to imbrace the opportunity of proceeding to the Cape as I am acquainted with agricultural pursuits. Should like to go under a person of some property as I am destitute of any of my own. My age is 34 years and I have hitherto enjoyed an excellent state of health & I am unmarried. If you should be so good & kind as to give attention to this you will oblige

Your most humble servant

George JACKSON

NB If required I can produce testimonials as to abilities

127

Globe Tavern

Borough of Southwark

October 11^th 1819

Sir,

In July last I addressed a letter to you stating my wish of becoming one of the individuals for going to the Cape and I received an official paper in return, since which I have not had any further communication on the subject. I stated in my former letter my wishes of being engaged by a party going, as I am well acquainted with agricultural pursuits, am 34 years of age and unmarried, consequently have no incumbrance. As the time is fast approaching for the departure of the transports I thought it perhaps needful for me to take the liberty of troubling you with these few lines.

I remain Sir your most obedient servant

Geo. JACKSON

JACKSON, Henry (1)

24 Henry Street

Brook Street

Hampstead Road

July 20^th 1819

Honored Sir,

Having seen an account in the paper of the intended emigration to the Cape of Good Hope and being a young man 28 years of age with a wife and three children and out of employ I am desirous of going there with my wife and family. Should a recommendation be required I can have it from persons whom I have served. Should this meet with your aprobation & I might be favord with the particulars you will very much oblige, Sir

Your obed’t and humble serv’t

Henry JACKSON

JACKSON, Henry (2)

London

15^th August 1819

My Lord,

Having seen the printed circular respecting emigration to the Cape of Good Hope I wish to go out on the terms therein mentioned, namely to take out nine persons or families besides myself.

I therefore request your Lordship will be graciously pleased to order me further information on the subject, as well as to the tonnage allowed each man or family for their little furniture and implements &c also if Half-pay officers and discharged soldiers and sailors will be permitted by Government to go without loss of their respective half-pays and pensions &c. Also if any military protection will be afforded the settlers against any inroads or attacks from the Caffers or other Natives.

By your Lordship’s condescension and information on the above as well as generally I will feel truly grateful (addressed to me) to the care of my late private agent Mr. ALLOTT, 56 Spring Gardens.

With due respect I have the honor to remain my Lord

Your Lordship’s most obed’t and very humble serv’t

Henry JACKSON

JACKSON, William

Cumberland Street

Leicester

July 16^th 1819

My Lord,

I beg to inform your Lordship that I am a framework knitter of this town out of employ and seeing in the public paper that his Majesty’s Government are willing to give some encouragement to persons so situated to emigrate to the Cape of Good Hope and being desirous of availing myself of that encouragement I shall be obliged if your Lordship will be so kind as to inform me of the terms of settling in the above place. I have only to add that should I be able to comply with them my wife & family will accompany me.

I am my Lord

Your Lordship’s most obed’t hbl sev’t

Wm. JACKSON

Cumberland Street

Leicester

Aug 18^th 1819

My Lord,

The undersigned being desirous of emigrating to the Cape of Good Hope beg to solicit information as to the following points:

1^st Whether the 100 acres of land proposed to be given for each family will be conveyed bona fide to the person acting as agent for the whole, or whether it will be conveyed to each family according to the above proportion of one hundred acres providing an agreement is made with the agent to that effect.

2^nd Whether pensioners emigrating to the Cape of Good Hope can receive their pensions as in England

3^rd Whether the parties proposing to emigrate will be examined by a medical man, if so when and at what place

I have to inform your Lordship that the parties for whom I write will each furnish their own deposit money and they want to know whether they can by any means be each entitled to the 100 acres of land, that is whether his Majesty’s Government will convey the land separately to each, or if that cannot be done whether an arrangement with the agent, whom they employ for him to convey the land in equal proportions to each family, will be binding upon him according to the laws and usages of the colony or the regulations of His Majesty’s Government.

I have also to inform your Lordship that five of the parties are pensioners who are extremely desirous of the information I have solicited.

Your Lordship’s most obed’t hbl sev’t

Wm. JACKSON

[on reverse]

Wm. JACKSON

Thos. CHAMBERLAIN

Wm. BROWN

Wm. SAMUELL

Jas. TAYLOR

Ed’d GARRETT

Jos’h CART

Jos’h GARNER

John ADDISON

Joseph MARTIN

Robert HALL

John CHANDLER

JACOBS, James

Aug 3 1819

Hon Sir,

Hearing the emigration at the Cape of Good Hope I took the liberty wrighting to you as I see the terms and I approv of them and I am willing to go their is 3 of us will want for your consent

I remain your obedient and humble servant

Jas. JACOBS

R. STORER

F. MOLTBY

Direct to Jas. JACOBS

8 Reeves Mews

South Audley St

Grosvenor Sq

Aug 18 1819

Hon Sir,

Receiving your letter & approving of the terms I took the liberty of wrighting a nother letter to say that we are willing to give to give [sic] our consent but will wait for another letter

I remain your humble obedient servant

Jas. JACOBS

R. STORER

Direct to 8 Reeves Mews

South Audley St

Grosvenor Sq

JACOBS, Lazarus

5 Arabella Row

Pimlico

July 20^th 1819

My Lord,

Having seen an advertisement in the public newpapers for familys to emigrate to the Cape of Good Hope. The humble petitioner has a wife and eight children should be happy of a Royal Grant to the emigration to the above place and to accept of such proposals granted by the last session of parliment

I am your most obed humble st.

Lazarus JACOBS

JAMES, Samuel

102

Westbury

Wiltshire

August 31 1819

My Lord,

Thos. LANHAM of this place having received a circular letter from your office specifying the conditions on which his Majestys government take emigrants to the Cape of Good Hope.I take the Liberty to inform you that I’ve engaged ten families to go to that Colony and the money will be redy to be Deposited in the hands of government as soon as I hear from you whether we can be accepted

Your answer as soon as convenient will oblige

Tour Obd. Humble Servant

Samuel JAMES

BROWN re Samuel JAMES (Filed under B in CO48/41)

671

Westbury Leigh

Wilts

Oct 30 1819

Sir,

I beg leave to state to you in reply to your letter to Samuel JAMES of Westbury Wilts of the 28^th inst that the party he is desirous of taking to the Cape of Good Hope is already accepted of but that Sam’l WATSON who first undertook the care thereof & who applied for that purpose has declined going & JAMES wishes to succeed him, therefore his application was merely to take the command of a Party already accepted instead of WATSON & to make good any other Deficiency to complete the number.

Your early answer whether his request can be complied with will oblige

Sir your most obt svt

?. BROWN, Clerk to the Mayor

130

Westbury

October 26 1819

Sir,

Your last came to hand stating the amt. of money which would be nesasary to send you. Amting to £137:10:0 which the parish of Westbury has in contemplation of making up some of the amt for those who is not able to pay their own way which is to be settled on Sunday next, but since the first of our application our foreman Mr.WATSON with three or four of the others has Rinag’d but should it meet with your approbation I will ingage to fill up Mr.WATSON’s station as foreman & also get the compliment to fill up those who has left. Your answer to the above will greatly oblige your obed. Serv’t.

Sam’l JAMES

NB Please to Say the Day when the money must be sent & also when it will be nessasary for us to come to London or where we embark.

142

Westbury

November 8 1819

My Lord,

In compliance to your Directions stated in a Letter to Mr. Steph’n BROWN of the third? Inst. inclosed you have here the Report desired and the money will be remitted in the course of the Present week and when you will be kind enough to write to say on what Day the Partie must be in London and at what Place as it shall be duly attended to

I am my Lord your ob’d serv’t

Samuel JAMES

147

Westbury

December 20

Sir,

I have been to Portsmouth with my Partie and stating the surcumstance of my wife being just put to Bed with 2 children – to Mr.CHEESMAN he advised me to write to you thinking you would see it nessasary to allow the wife and children something more and this you will please to way over in your mind & Do the Best you Can for me.

I am your obd. Servt.

Samuel JAMES

152

Gosport

26 Dec 1819

My Lord,

In Apply to John HOPKINS letter dated 22^nd instant from Mr. GOULBURN acceptances of him and his wife and family in the substituted of William WATTS and family By my Recomention I therefore strongly recommend him as a usefull an fit man for this Emigration to the Cape of Good Hope. I also state that Richard TOWNSEND and family is not coming but in substituted for them this Gentleman of Westbury have sent up Thomas LANHAM Plaster & Tiler aged 30 his wife aged 24 and children aged 2? Also Richard HINTON Blacksmith aged 34 his wife aged 33 their daughter Rebecca 10 George their son age age 7 Linard their Daur [sic] aged 3 years Jane their Daughter 6 months all waiting now at Portsmouth for your Lordship’s approbabtion upon the Busness By the Returns of Post if your Lordship think proper.

I am my Lord your Lordships humble servant

Samuel JAMES

[postscript] My Lord I rote a Letter to Mr. GOULBURN requesting a Extra allowance for my two Invent Children but have had no answer as yet. I therefore Relay on your Lordships Goodness for the same. I have inclos’d the list for attention if your Lordship think proper

156

Portsmouth Harbour on board the Weymouth Store Ship

27 Dec 1819

My Lord,

I beg leve to state that I promised to give you the neams of my two sons yesterday. I am very sorey I should be so trubelsome, the neam of the First is Samuel William JAMES and the other Thomas JAMES they are three weeks old yesterday & are very likely to live. But the worst is the Mother have not any Milk to suckle them which is a deal more trubel to express. I also strongly recmd. Thomas LANHAM in the place of Richard TOWNSEND, Being a very usfull to good workman. Also Richard HINTON Blacksmith if you have a vacance in any Party as they are in Gosport awaiting your reply.

I am your ob’d humble servant

Sam’l JAMES

Head of the Westbury Party

160

From on board HMS Weymouth

Dec 30^th 1819

Sir,

You will find enclosed a correct list of persons proceeding under my direction to the Cape of Good Hope on receiving this I hope you will lose no time in remitting the nessary order for my future [page torn off]

Believe me Sir your obedient servant

Samuel JAMES

JAMESON, Hugh

No.36 Hart Street

Bloomsbury

27 July 1819

Sir,

With a view to avail myself of the facilities offered by Government to convey persons desirous of emigrating to the Cape of Good Hope, I beg leave to request the favour of being furnished with the regulations proposed, and also replies, if possible, to the following queries:

1^st Is there a sea port to which shipping can resort near to the lands to be allotted to the colony?

2^nd Are the lands covered with trees or brushwood

3^rd What distance are the lands from Cape Town

4^th Are the lands flat or hilly in general?

5^th Are the lands to be allotted to become Freehold under the Crown to the Principal who takes out the several individuals?

6^th Has any survey been made of the lands and if so where may it be seen

7^th Will it be necessary to take out food to support the settlers during the first six months or until they can raise food for themselves from the land

8^th Is any military protection necessary to the colony?

9^th Where will the settlers be landed?

10^th If they are to be landed at Cape Town will Government find and defray conveyance to the point of settlement.

I trust these questions will be considered as merely proceeding from that degree of caution and foresight which is the more necessary from the welfare of so many individuals being contemplated and united with my own.

I have the honor to be Sir your most obed’t hbl svt

Hugh JAMESON

No.36 Hart Street

Bloomsbury

4 Aug 1819

Sir,

I have to thank you for the printed circular containing the terms on which Government will promote the new colony at the Cape of Good Hope.

I now beg leave to state my wish to be favoured with a grant of land at Algoa Bay (which I understand is the proposed place of settlement) on the terms mentioned in the circular, it being my intention to take out twenty settlers, with or without families. This number I intend shall be chiefly composed of able bodied and industrious Scotch Agriculturalists, many of whom are at present in great distress. I should also engage several artisans such as a carpenter and wheelwright, a blacksmith, a cooper &c.

The arrangement between me and these people I shall endeavour to make as liberal as possible, as indeed my own interests will be best supported by studying theirs. I have therefore to hope it will be found that my views are perfectly in unison with the provident intentions of Government.

May I request to be favored with a communication of the result of my application at your earliest convenience in order that if my wishes are acceded to, my arrangements, which must be partly formed in Scotland, may be made so as to enable me to go out by the first vessel in November.

Lest it should be considered of any importance to know the connections of persons thus applying I beg to mention that my family is very respectable and that I have a brother who has recently departed for the Havannah on a Commission for the Government.

I have the honor to be Sir your most obed’t hbl svt

Hugh JAMESON

No.36 Hart Street

Bloomsbury

16th Aug 1819

Sir,

I took the liberty of addressing you on the 4^th inst stating my wish to be favored with a grant of land at Algoa Bay, Cape of Good Hope, whereon I proposed to settle with twenty Scotch agriculturalists either with or without families and have since been honored with your printed reply intimating that my proposals were under consideration. Subsequently I have learnt that a circular has been issued stating it to be necessary for all applicants for lands at the new colony to give in a list containing the names, ages, business & family of each settler.

I beg leave to state that my letter did not contain this information because I presumed the grant was to precede any private arrangements and also because I feared it might be an aggravation of existing distress to raise hopes by any conditional agreement with poor Scotch agriculturalists which might be put an end to by my not succeeding in obtaining the grant from Government. If however it were possible to admit my proposal as it stands in my letter of the 4^th inst with this declaration that the number of able bodied men shall be twenty, with fifteen wives and not exceeding thirty children under fourteen years of age, perhaps all that Government have in view would be ascertained in the meantime until the certainty of the grant would warrant me in making agreements with the people to be taken out, when the name, age, business and family of each of them can be distinctly stated.

It would be a great accommodation if this would be acceded to, and as an immediate opportunity has occurred for my entering on arrangements in Scotland I should be greatly obliged by learning as speedily as may be convenient the decision that may be come to.

I have the honor to be Sir your most obed’t hbl svt

Hugh JAMESON

125

No.36 Hart Street

Bloomsbury

5 Oct 1819

Sir,

On the 5^th August I was favored with an intimation from you that my proposals for obtaining a grant of land at the new settlement at the Cape of Good Hope were under consideration and that due notice would be given me of the decision thereon. Since then I have not been honored with any communication and lest that should have arisen from a mistake as to my address I take the libert of laying it again before your.

I am Sir

Your most obed’t sev’t

Hugh JAMESON

JARMAN, Thomas

114

43 Half Moon Street

Bishopsgate

24^th Sept 1819

My Lord,

Tis not without some feelings of diffidence that I address your Lordship upon the subject of emigration but that having heard it is the desire of Government to forward people to that colony (the Cape of Good Hope) who are capable of affording assistance to the cultivating of land and improving the general produce of that country, I take the liberty of offering myself to the notice of your Lordship. I have a perfect knowledge of the making up of wines having been in the trade several years and feel fully persuaded that article is to be with skilful management greatly improved. With your sanction my Lord I will select ten with myself for your enquiry and inspection (the number I believe your Lordship treats with) several of whom are now ready to engage.

Waiting your reply my Lord, I remain

Your Lordship’s most obd’t devoted st

Thos. JARMAN

150?

Plymouth Trader

Portsmouth

11 Dec 1819

My Lord,

Our Party having arrived at Portsmouth, take the liberty of soliciting your Lordship to allow us to go on board the hulk belonging to the Weymouth until such time the Weymouth is ready to receive us. We can assure your Lordship that our expenses are and have been very heavy and as there are other parties of settlers on board the hulk we hope the same indulgence will be shown to us by your Lordship. We have according to instructions waited upon Lieutenant CHEESEMAN, Agent for Transports, who advised us to address your Lordship for an order to that effect. Hoping your Lordship will take it into consideration, we remain

Your Lordship’s most obd’t humble st

For the Hardwick Society

Thos. JARMAN

Secretary

JEFFREYS, John

143

Soberton near Drexford Hants.

December 3^rd 1819

My Lord,

I humbly beg your Lordship will be pleased to inform me what encouragement is given to persons wishing to emigrate to the new Settlement in the vicinity of the Cape of Good Hope; whether any land is granted; and what forms is necessary to be observed for making application for that purpose.

I am My Lord,

Your most obedient Humble Servant

John JEFFREYS

1^st Lieutenant Royal Marines on half pay.

JENKINS, John

148

His Majesty’s Ship Nimrod

Leith Road

Dec 23 1819

My Lord,

Not hearing untill of late His Royal Highness the Prince Regent’s orders for forming a new colony in Africa is the only reason for my late application.

I have sailed in His Majesty’s Royal Navy as Midshipman, Master Mate and Master since the year 1794 & bear testimonies of my good conduct in all rates of ship I have had the honor of serving in, previous to Nimrod was as Master of Anholt Island under the command of Major CAMPBELL of the 11^th Royal Veteran Battalion, I flatter myself to his entire satisfaction.

I am enured to hott climates, strong healthy & 41 years of age.

Should there be any situation your Lordship would think me a fit object to fill either military, civil or from settling in the new colony I shall be highly honored in your Lordship’s commands.

My only reason for addressing your Lordship on the subject is I have an only child for whom I wish to gain a something in case of my death as I can save butt little from my pay or Half Pay. My widow will be certain of her pension. Praying your Lordship to excuse if I address you improperly.

With due respect I remain

Your Lordship’s most obedient and very humble servant

John JENKINS

Master of HMS Nimrod

JENKINS, T.F.

Opposite the Horns

Grange Road

Bermondsey

London

July 25^th 1819

My Lord,

I hope your Lordship’s goodness will be pleased to excuse the liberty I have taken in addressing you, but having lately observed an advertisement in the papers that Government is about to encourage an emigration to the Cape of Good Hope, I beg leave to acquaint your Lordship that I carried on an extensive cooperage in Plymouth and having been unfortunate in my speculations from the change of times that I am now reduced to the situation of a journeyman cooper in the London Docks, where the work is now become so slack that of late upon the average I have not been employed more than two days of a week, which is a very small income to support a wife and seven children. I shall therefore feel very much obliged if your Lordship will be pleased to inform me the particulars respecting the emigration to the Cape and where I am to apply to get a passage for myself and family, as being thoroughly acquainted with every branch of the coopering business and having also been used to husbandry I have every reason to hope, as work is so scarce in England, that I should be able to support my family with more comfort at the Cape than I can do here. I therefore hope that your Lordship will be pleased to take my case into favourable consideration and any favour conferred on me by procuring me and my family a passage to the Cape of Good Hope will be gratefully acknowledged by, my Lord

Your Lordship’s very humble servant

T.F. JENKINS

JENNINGS, J

Camberwell

August 1^st 1819

Sir,

Having seen in the public papers it is the intention of Government to send out a number of settlers to the Cape of Good Hope I have a desire to make on with his Majesty’s subjects [sic] I am by trade a carpenter. I was informed you was the gentleman I was to apply to if you would return me an answer on the conditions is there intention &c you would oblidge your humble servant

J. JENNINGS

Address No. 1 Southampton Street

Opposite the Bricklayers Arms

Camberwell

JOHNS, Augustus

26 July 1819

Sir,

Understanding you are the person appointed by the Government to receive the applications of those who wish to emigrate to the Cape of Good Hope I have taken the liberty of addressing you with the hope of obtaining information on the subject. As I wish to emigrate to the Cape and am informed you are directed to send a circular letter to all those who apply for one, I should feel much obliged if you would have the goodness to address one to

J. Augustus JOHNS

82 Tottenham Court Road

JOHNSON, Alexander

27 Long Acre

28 July 1819

Sir,

Having a strong desire to take advantage of the offer of His Majesty’s Government to emigrants to the Cape of Good Hope I beg leave most respectfully to state my situation and beg your assistance. I am a taylor by profession and have a wife and five sons under fourteen years of age. I have but little money and consequently should be glad to enter into any arrangement which would enable us to get there. I can produce the most satisfactory testimonials to character and abilities as a workman as well as an earnest desire to serve my employers. Should you approve I shall be happy to wait upon you or receive your instructions in any way you may think proper.

I am respectfully your obedient humble servant

Alexander JOHNSON

JOHNSON, Hutchinson

112

Great Britain Street

Cork

Sept 19^th 1819

My Lord,

Having totally changed my mind with respect to my proceeding to America as a settler I am anxious to know if Government give any encouragement to officers proceeding with their families to the Cape of Good Hope as I would most willingly go there if the encouragement is of a nature calculated to make my family comfortable.

May I beg the favor of your Lordship’s early reply on this subject stating the particulars. I could take out from 250 to 300 working men, tenants to my family who would go with me.

I have the honor to be your Lordship’s most humble obed’t sevt

F Hely? Hutchinson JOHNSON

Lt Half Pay Royal W.I Rangers

Great Britain Street

Cork

October 3^rd 1819

My Lord,

I beg leave to acknowledge the receipt of a communication from your office of the 24^th ultimo on the subject of the emigration to the Cape of Good Hope.

Should I fulfil the conditions contained therein will I also receive any allowance as a Half Pay officer under the same conditions as proceeding as a settler to America?

I can take out from 200 to 250 fine workmen tenants to several branches of my family and who are ready at the shortest notice.

I have the honor to be my Lord your most obed’t hbl sevt

F Hely? Hutchinson JOHNSON

Lieutenant HP Royal W.I.Rangers

162

Orchard Hills

Kinsales

Ireland

December 31^st 1819

My Lord,

I take the liberty of writing to you in favor of four young gentlemen who are desirous of proceeding to the Cape of Good Hope. They are left orphans but are perfectly capable of cultivating a farm, their ages from 19 to 24. Their father served his Majesty’s Government as an excise officer for the space of twenty years.

These young men are ready and anxious to proceed immediately and would accept any situation, they have received a liberal and two of them a classical education. May I beg you may be pleased to let me know if you could send them out in any capacity and I will pay £40 for them according to the Regulations.

I would prefer their leaving this country the first opportunity as the lads seem quite anxious for it themselves. Requesting the honor of your Lordship’s reply

I have the honor to be your Lordship’s most humble obed’t sevt

F Hutchinson JOHNSON

HP Lieut. Royal W.I Rangers

[Transcriber’s Note: See letter from A. JOHNSTONE below]

JOHNSON, James

Thornset in the Parish of Glossop

Derbyshire

31^st July 1819

My Lord,

Having read a speech of the Right Honourable the Chancellor of the Exchequer prefacing the motion for a grant of a sum of money for the purpose of enabling unemploy’d workmen to emigrate to his Majesty’s settlement at the Cape of Good Hope and also having received some information of a circular issued from the Colonial Department, several familys out of employ (and of a description which I believe would answer every purpose intended by his Majesty’s government) wishes to embrace the verry flattering offer and as they know so little of the intended regulations beg as a favour that your Lordship would be so kind as to cause the following questions to be answered.

1^st If 10 familys or more may be allowed to form themselves into a society rendering each other mutual assistance when located and advancing the requisite deposit themselves.

[margin note: may make among themselves what agreement they please]

2^nd If any other assistance than the return of the said deposit will be allowed by Government either by lone agricultural implements &c when located.

[margin note: Govt. do not engage to give any more]

3^rd If there be any houses ready to receive the familys or how near the settlement to any village or to Cape Town

[margin note: no, but there are settlements at no great distance]

4^th At what office must persons wishing to emigrate apply to & whether the deposit must be paid personally or sent by post.

[margin note: will be mentioned when any proposal is acceded to]

5^th At what port must Derbyshire and Cheshire emigrants sail from or if familys may be allowed to ship any goods such as beds, cooking utensils, agricultural implements &c

6^th At what rate will the said deposit be at for a man his wife 1 daughter 16 and 1 son 19.

My Lord by causing the above questions to be answered your Lordship will confer an obligation upon a few familys whose only object is an honest living and their country’s good and have no doubt when every family is particularly described their general character given and their plan made known they wish to go upon but they will meet with that suport so humanly offered by his Majesty’s government.

I had forgot to ask when would be the most proper season to make application.

My Lord allow me to subscribe myself with the greatest deference and respect

Your Lordship’s most obedient humble servant

James JOHNSON

Thornset in the Parish of Glossop, near Buxton, Derbyshire

JOHNSON, John

No.123 Long Alley

Moorfields

July 21^st 1819

Sir,

Having understood it is the intention of Government to send persons as settlers to the Cape of Good Hope I therefore become an applicant for myself and family. I am by trade a bricklayer, 36 years of age with a wife and 5 children, 3 of which are strong hearty boys the other 2 are girls. I have served his Majesty in the Commisariat Waggon Train in France as Sargeant and since my return have not had more than half my time employed which makes me wish to go believing that by industry I shall be able to procure a living for may family.

I am Sir your most obedient humble servant

John JOHNSON

NB Having lived the former part of my time in the country I am not ignorant of agriculture.

JOHNSON, Oliver

No.6 Upper Chapman St

Cannon St. Road

St. Georges East

Aug 9 1819

Sir,

In consequence your advertisement respecting people going to settle at the Cape am anxious to know upon what terms which if you will have the goodness to let me be acquainted by return of post shall feel myself much obliged.

Remain Sir with respect

Your most obed’t humble serv’t

Oliver JOHNSON

JOHNSON, Thomas

108

Billy Mill

9^th September 1819

My Lord,

I humbly beg permission of your Lordship for a passage to the Cape of Good Hope under the encouragement and advantages held out by Government to settle there. I have been a practical miller and farmer on my own account for the last fourteen years, have a wife and family of three boys and two girls and am thirty three years of age. Can take out with me one very intelligent and experienced millwright, one cartwright, one or two able blacksmiths with about ten others mostly husbandmen with their families.

An answer stating whether we can be allowed the priviledge of emigrating and if so what time will be necessary to hold ourselves in readiness for the voyage, addressed for me Bill Mill, by North Shields, Northumberland will greatly oblige

Your Lordship’s most obedient servant

Thomas JOHNSON

129

My Lord,

In conformity to the directions contained in your letter of the 13^th inst I transmit for your consideration a detailed statement of the number of persons, names and descriptions of those proposing to settle at the Cape of Good Hope

Name and Description of the Person taking out the Settlers:

Thomas JOHNSON

Miller and Farmer, Billy Mill, by North Shields, Northumberland, age 33

Mary JOHNSON 36

John/Thomas/James 12/10/6 Mary/Jane 7/2

Names of Settlers	Profession or Trade	Age	Names of Women	Age	Male Children	Ages	Female Children	Ages
Thos.McCONNEL	Millwright	44	Marg’t	43	Thomas	6	Christ./Marg’t	12/9
Geo. McCONNEL	Millwright	19
Wm. BLASS	Millwright	22					Christina BLASS	13
Wm. HUTCHINSON	Blacksmith	42	Elizabeth/Elen	27/19	Henry	1	Ann	13
Wm. HUTCHINSON	Blacksmith	19
Thos. BEALE	Stone Mason	26
Geo. PINKNEY	Husbandman	27
Geo. ANGUS	Husbandman	21
Robt SIMINSTON		30
Wm. LANDALS		23
Thos. SCOTT		42	Ann	40	Thos/Walter	13/9	Eliz/Mary/Isabella/Thomasina/Ann	16/11/5/3/1
Henry BELL	Stone Mason	29	Jane	28	Robert	3	Jane	1
Thos. SCOTT	Husbandman	19
Edw. JOHNSON	Tailor	30	Eliz.	28			Eliz./Isabella	3/2

My Lord, I am fully determined to abide strictly by the conditions granted by his Majesty’s Government and have no person in the list who does not express themselves firmly to the same purpose. My Lord I beg to observe that from my own personal knowledge of the [obscured] abilities if the mechanics they will be of the highest importance to the colony. I would be favoured by being allowed to take out with me a pair of mill stones and other machinery and the sooner I receive your Lordship’s directions to prepare for the voyage will oblige

Your Lordship’s most obedient servant

Thomas JOHNSON

JOHNSTONE, A

Orchard Hills

Kinsales

Ireland

August 5th 1819

My Lord,

Having seen in the newspapers that the British Government have offered great advantages to British settlers who will go to the Cape of Good Hope and that your Lordship was to be applied to on the subject I take the liberty of troubling your Lordship under the following circumstances. I am the eldest of seven brothers who in consequence of the property being entailed have become entirely dependent on me. As the United States of America offers great scope for the improvement of property and offers very many advantages to a family such as mine I determined on going to that country and for that purpose have raised money on my property, but feeling infinitely a greater wish to be under the protection of the Government of my native land I have delayed going to America until I can ascertain what are the advantages of emigrating to the Cape; they certainly must be very great to induce a respectable family to banish themselves to so distant and perhaps wild a region. My family consists of seven very fine young men from twenty five to fourteen, who have even been accustomed to a farming life, three ladys, three children, three male servants and one female, such a family as the present [presenting?] advantages to a rising colony. May I request your Lordship will have the kindness to let me have the earliest information on this subject as I only await your answer to determine if I go to America or not; if I go to the latter place I intend sailing this autumn. I am perfectly ignorant in what manner to act on the present occasion, what would be necessary articles of furniture, or implements of husbandry, necessary to take out or if they can be procured there. How near it is to other European settlers. Whether a respectable family could be comfortably accommodated before an establishment could be formed & what description of ground it is and what kind of accommodations are given on the passage out as that would be no trifling object. I have a large ?? in this country several families of whom only wait my report of my emigration to follow me. Permit me to hope your Lordship will pardon my thus intruding on your time and patience with so many questions but it is so material a point as the settlement for life of my family, I feel it absolutely necessary to be informed on every point. Awaiting your Lordship’s reply I have the honor to submit myself

Your Lordship’s most humble servant

A. JOHNSTONE

JONES, Commander

150

Poulstone

Near Ross

Herefordshire

Dec 24 1819

My Lord,

I have wrote to Captain TURNER of the Weymouth Store Ship bound for the Cape of Good Hope to intercede with him to take Mary HALE, wife of George HALE of the 30^th. He is now on duty there. The clerk informs me I must obtain an order from you to Captain TURNER if you will be so kind as to give her a passage to her husband, you will give great satisfaction to a distressed woman – She is sober, clean & honest & can wash well free from incumbrance. I hope your Lordship will excuse the liberty of writing to you.

I am with the greatest respect your most hbl servant

Com’dr JONES

[Transcriber’s Note: Mary HALE did not appear on the Muster Roll of the Weymouth]

JONES, J (1)

New Halls

Dudley

Worcestershire

27 July 1819

My Lord,

I have taken this liberty of addressing you as I consider you the most likelyest of standing my friend at this time. I’m a person that was brought up to good expections in life but unforeseen misfortune as flusterated it. I served a legal apprenticeship as a Builder and I believe am compleatly master of it in all its branches and since my time expired with my Master I have been practicing myself as a Draftsman and am got to great perfection. having no hopes of ever doing myself any good in England as I am entirely destitute of money, thinking an opportunity would occur of going abroad which at length as happened and lies in your power of putting it in mine of going to the Cape of Good Hope and by you giving me a pass to carry me over together with a recommendation to some person of distingtion. With my own perseverance I have not the least doubt of soon being able to do something handsome for myself. I am 27 years of age of good bodely health and sound constitution. I hope your Lordship will condescend to give me an answer and I shall ever be bound in the Bonds of Gratatude

Your obedient servant

J. JONES

JONES, J (2)

100

13 Crombies? Row

Commercial Road

30^th August 1819

My Lord.

I beg leave to refer to an application made by Mr. Sam’l COHAN of Shadwell for a grant of land at the colony of the Cape of Good Hope for himself and seventeen others amongst whom is my brother Mr.D. JONES of Old Gravel Lane, Tin Plate worker, and to request that your Lordship will be pleased to insert my name in the same list it being omitted thro error. I am also a Tin Plate worker have a wife and three children under fourteen years of age two of whom I intend taking with me. I am thirty four years of age a British subject and can speak the Dutch & German languages and have a thoro knowledge of commercial affairs. Awaiting your reply

I have the honor to be my Lord

Your Lordship’s most obedient humble servant

J. JONES

JONES, J.W.

Carmarthen

29^th July 1819

My Lord,

There are several persons in this neighbourhood desirous of knowing on what terms are emigrants allowed to proceed to the Cape of Good Hope and to what extent doth Government assist them. Please to state also at what Ports is it intended for them to take shipping at.

I have the honor to remain my Lord

Your Lordship’s most obedient humble servant

J. W. JONES

JONES, Paul

103

No.19 Bridgwater Gardens

Golden Lane

London

Sir,

I wish to take advantage of the Act of Parliament to go to Algoa Bay

Paul JONES

JONES, Sylvester

Chadley

Near Stourbridge

July 17 1819

Sir,

I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your communication of the 7^th inst in reply to my application for a passage for my family to North America or some other of His Majesty’s colonies. It is now with pleasure I observe by an application made to Parliament on the 12^th inst that His Majesty’s Government have it in contemplation to afford facilities to persons desirous of proceeding to the Cape of Good Hope as settlers. In such an event I therefore earnestly beg a participation in the indulgence.

I avail myself of this opportunity to offer my humble services in nay way which may be considered useful in furtherance of the proposed plan of emigration to the above colony.

I have the honor to be Sir

Your most obedient servant

Sylv. JONES

Lt. H Pay 5^th Foot

Chadley

Near Stourbridge

July 23 1819

Sir,

have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 20^th inst stating the conditions under which it is proposed to encourage emigration to the Cape of Good Hope, but as the nature of my situation and circumstances compel me to confine my views solely to the establishment of my own family I have therefore humbly to request my Lord BATHURST will take my case and services into consideration and allow me a free passage for myself and family to the above colony and the usual grant of land assigned to my rank, for which I shall ever retain a grateful sense.

I have the honor to be

Your most obedient servant

Sylv. JONES

Lt. H Pay 5^th Foot

JONES, Thomas (1)

Gransby Place

New Crt

Lambeth

7^th August 1819

Sir,

Having been informed that it is the intention of Government to send out settlers to the Cape of Good Hope and whishing to become one myself I should be much obliged if you would send me a circular of the rules which Government intends to establish.

I ham Sir your obedient servant

Thomas JONES

JONES, Thomas (2)

No.13 Ironmonger Row

St.Lukes

26 August 1819

Sir,

I have taken the liberty of sending this letter to you as I understand you will have the business of answering those who wish to emigrate to Southern Africa – the Cape of Good Hope. Me and a relation of mine wish to go we have nearly thirty pound between us & from what little I have heard that may be a sufficiency. I am 27 years old, he is 22. Neither married at present. We should be obliged to you to inform us how we are to proceed (as soon as convenient) that we may make the proper arrangements.

Your humble servant

Thos. JONES

JORDAN, W

Filed as W.GORDON under G at CO48/43

285

No.9 Market Street

Boro Road

14 July 1819

Sir,

Three families intending to emigrate to North America (from the supposed information following in any of his Majesty’s Colonys) but seeing in the Times Newspaper of the 18^th ult together with what pased in the House of Commons last night that Government will give encouragement to persons emigrating to the Cape of Good Hope I shall feel greatly obliged by your [furnishing?] me with the particulars of the form to be complyed with.

I am Sir your most obed’t humble serv’t

W. JORDAN

No.9 Market Street

Boro Road

July 20^th 1819

Sir,

Having had the honour of writing you on the subject of emigrating to the Cape of Good Hope which I see fully answered in the newspapers of Saturday last, I beg most respectfully to solicit the favour of being sent to the Cape under the conditions his Majesty’s Government has been pleased to grant, having selected ten familys who in my humble opinion will be found to answer all the purposes for forming a new settlement, they being composed of a carpenter, a wheelwright, a smith, a stone mason, a shoemaker and agriculturalists who can give the most satisfactory refferances for loyalty, sobriety, industry and general morral character. If Sir they should be so happy as to be considered fit subjects for carrying the intentions of Government into effect, [obscured] that their embarcation will soon take place and fearing that the little property which is necessary for them to deposit may be expen[d]ed for common necessities of life

I have the honour to be your most obedient humble servant

W. JORDAN

PS Will be obliged by the following questions being answered, whether the whole of the deposit money is to be returned or only the £10, whether the Government intends providing camp equapage for the [use] of the settlers untill such time as they can erect dwellings for themselves, whether implyments of husbandry will be provided and what is the name of the place intended to colonise.

No.9 Market Street

Boro Road

July 28^th 1819

Sir,

Having had the honour of addressing a letter to you on the 20 instant on the subject of emigrating to the Cape of Good Hope and which was only answered in part I hope I shall not be though intrusive in requesting the favour of your stating if it is the intention of Government to send out any settler before November next as this month will in all probability take the little cappital they have at present ready to deposit for the support of their familys. I also should be glad to know if the settlers are to take out implements of agriculture or Government mean to provide them with the.

I have the honour to be

Yours respectfully

W.JORDAN

11 Wellington Street

Newing Causeway

August 28^th 1819

Sir,

Having had the honour of addressing you on the subject of emigrating to the Cape of Good Hope and which was answered on 23 ult acquainting me that my proposals were under consideration and that due notice would be given me of the decision thereon, and having seen circulars received by persons who have made applications for the same purpose, I cannot help thinking that by some mistake the notice requesting the ages &c to be sent in have fallen into the hands of one who is at this time making use of my name to procure persons to emigrate with him, and who I refused to take with me. If this should be the case should be greatly obliged by your leting me know whether my proposals are accepted as early as possible so that I may make such arrangements that is necessary for the comfort of those I take with me.

I have the honor to be Sir

Your most obedient humble servant

W. JORDAN

PS My last address was 9 Market St Boro Road