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.

LACON, Anthony

293

14 Drury Lane

Aug 2 1819

My Lord,

Having a desire of going to the Cape of Good Hope as a settler I take the liberty of requesting information as to the conditions on which I may be allowed so to do with the quantity of land that will be allowed for the undermentioned persons accompanying me.

I have the honor to be my Lord

Your Lordship’s most obed’t humble servant

Anthony LACON

Self, a cooper aged 48

Wife 50

Wm. LACON & wife aged 30 cooper

Francis LACON 26 cooper

2 children of Wm. LACON

George WICKS 20

Matthew LACON 45 currier

Wife of do. about 49

Jane LACON }

Mary LACON } from 12 to 18 years

Matthew LACON} children of Matthew LACON

Anthony LACON}

330

14 Drury Lane

11^th August 1819

My Lord,

I take the liberty of again addressing your Lordship to request further information on the subject of the proposed settlement at the Cape of Good Hope.

The persons undermentioned being desirous of joining with me are willing to make a deposit of £ on the conditions contained in your Lordship’s circular and wish to be informed when the deposit is to be made and what quantity of land you would assign to them also the district in which situate.

I should likewise wish to be informed what tonage will be allowed and the articles most proper or necessary to take with us and whether the protection of Government will be extended to the period of reaching the lands assigned or ceases immediately on arrival at the Cape.

I am desirous also of knowing whether any arms are allowed by the Government for protection against the incursions of the neighbouring native states or wild animals should there be any. And finally whether in case of the death of any of the party his right to the land may be transferred to another or to his children if any or whether that land reverts to the Government.

I am my Lord

Your Lordship’s most obedient humble servant

Anthony LACON

W. LACON

F.G. LACON

Matthew LACON

George WICKS

Matthew LACON Jun

Anthony LACON Jun

Margerett LACON

Margerett LACON

Jane LACON

Mary LACON

Elizabeth LACON & two children

Samuel PRICKETT aged 25 farmer

361

14 Drury Lane

Aug 26^th 1819

My Lord,

In answer to your Lordship’s second circular I beg to acquaint your Lordship that the parties mentioned in my last are willing to accept of the terms proposed and are anxious to know whether they are to consider their proposal accepted on the part of His Majesty’s Government.

As it is intended to proceed on a plan of mutual cooperation and support of each other it is hoped that the land assigned them may be adjoining each other.

They are likewise desirous of knowing whether any arms will be provided for their defence or what they will be allowed to take. In the event of these proposals being accepted I am desirous of knowing the time at which it will be necessary to make the deposit and likewise whether in the event of the death of any of the party his right in the land may not be transferred to another or to his children if any.

I have the honor to be

Your Lordship’s most obed’t humble servant

Anthony LACON

389

14 Drury Lane

Set 10^th 1819

My Lord,

In compliance with the circular of your Lordship of the 26^th Aug I beg to submit the enclosed list of names &c of persons proposing to accompany me as settlers to the Cape of Good Hope and beg to say that we are perfectly willing to comply with the conditions contained in the former circulars and beg to be favoured with the earliest information as to whether my proposition be accepted or not & the time of making the deposit required.

I have the honor to be

Your Lordship’s most obed’t humble servant

Anthony LACON

Name and Description of the person taking out the Settlers

Anthony LACON

Cooper

No.14 Drury Lane

Names of Settlers	Profession or Trade	Age	Names of Women	Age	Male Children	Ages	Female Children	Ages
Matthew LACON	Currier	46	Marg’t LACON	30	Anthony LACON	13	Marg’t LACON	2
Jno. LACON	Cooper	20	Marg’t LACON	50	Wm. LACON	4
Wm. LACON	Cooper	28	Eliz. LACON	30
F.G. LACON	Cooper	26	Jane LACON	18
Robert AINGE	Cork Cutter	20	Mary LACON	17
George HALL	Gardener	20	Jane BAKER	41
William BAKER	Shoemaker	30	Mary BLOXHAM	30
Matthew QUEEN	Shoemaker	18
George WICKS	Cooper	20
William LEADLEY	Cooper	21
William BLOXHAM	Carpenter	36

LACY, Timothy

269

Borrisokane

Ireland

July 26^th 1819

May it please your Lordship

Being determined to avail myself of the opportunity and encouragement at present giving by Government to settlers going to the Cape of Good Hope, having at present the number of settlers capable of work (viz. ten, some with families and some without families) by which I will be entitled to a grant of land in said settlement and a vessel to take them thither. There are some passages set forth on the details from Downing Street of which I pray to be informed more fully. The first is whether I as the person taking out said settlers be obliged to make a deposit for myself and family [margin note: Yes] Secondly whether I as the person taking out said settlers be obliged by Government to give them on their location any certain quantity of land or does it rest with myself what quantity I may give them. [margin note: Agree with them beforehand] Thirdly what number of years is laid out by Government to bring the land so granted into cultivation [margin note: a proportion every two years]. Of those three passages set forth in the details I pray your Lordship’s information as I intend applying for a vessel to take out said settlers so soon as I receive your Lordship’s answer. The form of the application would be most desirable and humbly pray if it be your pleasure to send me the outlines of it and through whom in this country I am to make the application so as to become entitled to His Majesty’s gracious grant. I have the honor to subscribe myself

Your Lordship’s obedient and very humble serv’t

Timothy LACY

322

Borrisokane

Ireland

Aug 11^th 1819

My Lord,

Being determined to go as a settler to the Cape of Good Hope I took the liberty of addressing a letter to your Lordship praying your Lordship’s information on some parts of that detail set forth from your office, to which I have not rec’d your Lordship’s reply. If it be your Lordship’s pleasure I should be informed thereon I humbly pray your answer as soon as your Lordship’s convenience will admit. As the letter I alude to might (by some mischance) not have reached your Lordship I now will mention the particular points on which I pray your Lordship’s information. The first is whether I as the person taking out said number of settlers be obliged by Government to give them a certain number of acres or does it rest with myself what quantity I may give them. The second is whether I am obliged to make a lodgement for my own family in the same proportion as for the settlers I take out. The third is what number of years is laid out by Government to bring the land to a state of cultivation. As at present I have the number of settlers by which I will be entitled to His Majesty’s most gracious grant, I humbly pray your Lordship’s information.

I remain my Lord your very obedient and humble servant

Timothy LACY

LAING, Charles

392

24 Change Alley

Cornhill

11 Sept 1819

My Lord,

My gratitude for the honor you conferred upon my son by having him placed on the civil Establishment of the Mauritius would prevent my giving you the slightest trouble on this or any other occasion; but if my views are at all consistent my proposition may be the means of saving your Lordship & your Lordship’s Colonial Department considerable inconvenience at same time it may afford more direct satisfaction to the applicants.

I allude to the intended emigration to the Cape. My mercantile situation has occasioned innumerable enquiries to be made at my office by principals & others wishing to emigrate there and it has occurred to me that to open an office in the city where some kind of official general information could be given would save a great deal of unnecessary trouble to all.

To do this effectually I should feel myself honor’d by receiving such information & instructions from your Lordship as would enable me to speak confidentially & thereby set at rest the minds of many applicants who are now waiting impatiently & perhaps unnecessarily for the result & who might from your Lordship’s office be referred to mine. The honor of a reply my Lord would greatly oblige

Your Lordship’s most obedient humble servant

Charles LAING

PS Permit me to observe that the Bearer hereof is a principal applicant & well deserving the grant he has solicited – his name Charles DALGAIRNS

[note by GOULBURN at foot: Acknowledge receipt of his letter. Thank him for his offer but acquaint him that Lord B does not at present see any necessity for availing himself of his offer. With respect to Mr. D. the usual answer]

LAMBDEN, Elijah

379

Great Grimsby

Sept 8^th 1819

My Lord,

It is with the greatest concern I make bold to address your Lordship upon an occasion so very distressing to both myself wife & family. I hope your Lordship will have the goodness to excuse the anxiety of parents for the welfare of their son.

My Lord you may recollect your having had an application a week or perhaps 2 back from a young man a native of Great Grimsby in the County of Lincoln whose name is John MACKINDER to go to the Cape of Good Hope he having in the course of last week receiv’d your final answer.

In consequence of which he set out on Sunday last on his journey to London and has inveigled a son of mine to leave his friends & accompany him in the expedition to the no small grief of us all. I would take it as a very great favor if your Lordship would use your utmost endeavour to stop him from taking so rash a step, as he is no way qualified for either such a voyage or such a climate, as he knows nothing of agriculture he being a cordwainer by trade. He is about 5 foot & ½ high, dark complection, very upright, his hair black and short, has a remarkable mole upon the right arm & is rather stout.

I expect this will arrive before my son gets up and your stopping him from such an unfortunate undertaking will greatly relieve myself & Mrs. LAMBDEN from a great deal of distress, as Mrs. L has been very ill and now is in a very weak and infirm state of health at present, and by so doing your Lordship will confer an obligation upon me & mine never to be obliterated. My son’s name is Creasey LAMBDEN

I remain my Lord your Lordship’s most obed’t hbl sev’t

Elijah LAMBDEN

Surgeon

Great Grimsby

PS An answer as soon as he arrives will be thankfully receiv’d and gratefully acknowledged by your humble servant

LANGFORD, John

349

9 Little Abbingdon Street

London

[Received 19^th August 1819]

Sir,

The wrighter of this John LANGFORD as been almost the last fourteen months out of Imploy or only two thirds imployed as a carpenter & joiner & picture frame maker, as worked in Is Majesty’s Dock Yards as ship joiner, as a wife & two children the one a man the other a boy 3 years old my age 44 years my wifes 33 years eldest son by trade a boot & shoe maker & wishes to go to the Cape & a young wife with no children yet. I can have a Carracter from HRH Duke of Kent being in the habit if hanging is pictures in my fathers imploy His Majestys Carver & Gilder

John LANGFORD

LANGSTON, Samuel

279

Campden

Gloucestershire

July 28^th 1819

Most honourable and worthy Sir,

I Samuel LANGSTON of the parish abovementioned having learned from the Oxford Journal dated 24^th July 1819 that there is persons whanted to emigrate to the Cape of Good Hope I do and by the daring of others take the liberty of trublin your honor with this [scrawll?] hoping thereby to obtain an absolute answar respecting this emigration to the Cape as we are several young able Individuals with & without Famileys above 18 and under the age of 30 all able bodied men and desireous of going provided we should get a absolute answar to those questiond we shall take the liberty of asking your Honour.

1^st In what manor we and our Famileys shall go there

2^nd How we shall obtain utenshalls for husbandry

3^rd In what manor we shall be soported when there untill we shall have cultivated our land

4^th And wither we shall be planted in a wild part of that country without aney house or covring

Honored Sir I trust you will excuse the liberty of these lines on this subject and a answar imedeatly will releve from anxiety your most humble servant &c

Sam’l LANGSTON

LANHAM, Thomas

365

Westbury

Wiltshire

August 25th 1819

My Lord,

Understanding that Government pay people's passage to the Cape of Good Hope, give them land when they arrive there, have written to beg you would give me some information on the subject. Would Government give any land to those people that pay their own passages?

Your answer as soon as convenient will oblige.

Your obedient humble servant

Thomas LANHAM

LATHAM, Joseph

404

No. 20 Essex Street

Strand

Septr. 10^th 1819

My Lord,

First craving Your Lordships’ pardon for this intrusion I humbly beg leave to state to Your Lordship that, as well at the request of several respectable families possessed of moderate capital, now forming a society for the purpose of Emigrating to the Cape of Good Hope, under the provisions of the present Parliamentary Grant / as on my own behalf – I respectfully apply to Your Lordship, for information respecting that clause in the Circular issued from Your Lordships Office on the subject of Emigration to Southern Africa, which stated,

“ that at the expiration of three years during which the party and number of families in the proportion of one for every hundred acre must have resided on the Estate / the Land shall be measured at the expense of Government and the Holder shall obtain without fee his title thereto” &c&c

The information humbly solicited from Your Lordship is, - whether the word “Holder” has reference to the principal Emigrator under whom Individuals, or families, are necessarily obliged to Emigrate in conformity to the conditions, contained in the circular or to the Individual or families, severally and separately, that may have continued from the time of their first location in the Colony, upon the Lands allotted to them to the time specified by his Majestys Government, when the same is to be measured, and granted at a quit Rent to the Holder thereof.

It is conceived, the information required is of the utmost importance to persons desirous of Emigrating as it will materially affect the Agreement necessary to be entered into previous to quitting this country.

I have the Honor to be

Your Lordships most obedient Humble Servant

Joseph LATHAM

424

No. 20 Essex Street

Strand

Oct. 20^th 1819

My Lord,

I most respectfully beg leave to apply to Your Lordship under the following circumstances –

Being desirous of emigrating to the Cape of Good Hope but too late in my application for that purpose, to advance myself of the benefit of the Parliamentary Grant, I beg leave to solicit Your Lordship for a Grant of Land in the New Colony, or such other part as Your Lordship may think proper and pleased to direct –

I further beg leave to state to Your Lordship that my views and intentions are to cultivate the Land and in other respects, generally to contribute towards the welfare and interests of the Cape Colony for which purpose I humbly submit to Your Lordship I am possessed of sufficient and competent means, beyond the expenses of conveying myself and followers to the place of settlement.

As all persons not Emigrating under the immediate benefit of the late Parliamentary Grant will be obliged to embark in vessels that will proceed no further than Table Bay and consequently will be put to very great expense in conveying themselves and property overland or otherwise to the new Settlement, may I be allowed most respectfully to enquire of Your Lordship if a Grant of Land would be made in Saldannah Bay, or such other part of the Cape District as might be eligible to the Settler and his Dependants – If the wishes of a fellow Settler will be cond[ucive to] this request. I most respectfully solicit Your Lordship direct a Grant to be made on my behalf to that effect.

I have the Honor to be with the most profoundest respect

Your Lordships Most Obedient Humble Servant

Joseph LATHAM

[on reverse]

I George NOTT of No. 20 Essex Street Strand do hereby certify that I verily believe this statement contained on the other side of this paper and signed by Joseph LATHAM is true and that he is a respectable and intelligent person.

G. NOTT

Oct 20^th 1819

[note from Graham DICKASON, author of ‘Irish Settlers to the Cape’:

Joseph LATHAM, born 1789, in his application form to be considered for the settler scheme CO48/44 letter 404 of 18Sep 1819, gave his address as 20 Essex Street, Strand (London). Ultimately, he was not an emigrant under the terms of the parliamentary grant. He notionally came under the leadership of William PARKER of Cork, sailing in the same ship, the "East Indian" when it departed from Deptford en route to Cork. When the East Indian arrived at Simon's Bay, permission to leave the ship was refused He subsequently requested a grant of land at Saldanha Bay when PARKER's Party was disembarked there. This was also refused by the authorities. He then joined those who accepted the offer to be removed from Clanwilliam to the originally intended destination of Albany. He became the titular head of a small party of settlers who received a grant of land at Zuurplaats, renamed Seven Fountains in recognition of the specific instruction that each allotment had to have its own water source.This group arrived in the "Sir George" Osborn from Saldanha Bay at Algoa Bay on 30th Sept 1820. LATHAM later applied for and was granted a larger allocation for his own purpose, today known as Lathams Farm. He seems to have been accompanied by a younger brother, Henry LATHAM, age 20.]

LAW, Thompson

265

Stockton on Tees

July 24^th 1819

My Lord,

Learning that the Government have it in contemplation to assist British subjects to emigrate to the Cape of Good Hope, I having been many years in the Indian Seas & at the Cape in His Majesty’s ship Iphigenia as Ship’s Butcher I now feel a wish to go to that settlement either as a settler or on His Majesty’s service, should any possibility be offered for that purpose. I should feel myself highly honoured by your Lordship’s attention to this and if honoured by your Lordship’s answer will confer a lasting obligation on my Lord

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

Thompson LAW

301

Stockton on Tees

August 3^rd 1819

My Lord,

I am honoured by your Lordship’s kind communication in answer to my wish to emigrate to the Cape of Good Hope. I beg leave to state to your Lordship that my former note has probably not been clearly understood. I beg leave to give a more detailed explanation of my wishes to go there. On my discharge from His Majesty’s ship Iphigenia and consequent return home from many years service as Ship’s Butcher, I found my friends mostly deceased or otherwise left the place of my former residence, and consequently found myself in a different population. Having been accustomed to the climate of the Cape so long is my wish to return there, the only thing I beg leave to ask is free passage there, not doubting but a person of my description would be much wanted there. I should be highly honoured by an answer to this and am your Lordship’s most obedient servant

Thompson LAW

LAWFULL, William

No.1 Bakers Court

Whetstone Park

Lincolns Inn Fields

July 21^st 1819

May it please your Lordship

Government having being pleased to offer such of His Majestys subjects liberty to go out to the Cape of Good Hope your Lordships supplicant by trade a Sawyer or willing to make himself usefull in any other servitude they might find proper having a Wife and Three Children and now out of Employ but can have a Recommendation from my last two Masters who at the Present have no Employment for me if it please your Lordship to refer to the above gentlemen, Mr. SEARLE No.1 John Street Golden Square and Mr. DALZIEL cabinett maker Great James Street Bedford Row. Should your Lordship be pleased to sanction this your servants pertition it would be considered a great obligation on

Your Lordship’s most obedient and respectful servant

Wm. LAWFULL

LAWRENCE, P

317

Hammersmith

August 7^th 1819

My Lord,

The writer of this, having expressed a wish to avail himself of the offer made by His Majesty’s Government to Mechanics out of employ to emigrate to the Cape of Good Hope, I must humbly take the liberty of soliciting you to permit me to be one of the number, as through the badness of trade I have been very much out of employ, and I cannot get employ elsewhere. Although willing to make myself usefull to Society I have not the Opportunity of so doing, unless through your condescension in complying with my request – the Master I now work with I have work for some time and if required I can have a letter of recommendation from him

I remain your ob hbl svt

P. LAWRENCE

Please direct for me at Mr. LAWRENCE

Near the High Bridge

Hammersmith

LAWS, John

272

John LAWS and his wife wish to engage to go to Cape of Good Hope. Enquire at No.2 Cains Buring Ground, Back Church Lane, St.Georges E, Bricklayer

LAWSON, George

408

Egremont

Sept 23^rd 1819

Gentlemen,

The undernamed, who are all honest, industrious & sober men, are anxious to better their situations by going to the Cape of Good Hope but at this distance from London they can get no precise information so as to avail themselves of the generous intentions of His Majesty’s Ministers.

They have waited for some time in the hope that a specific plan of the method of proceeding would be made publick, but now that Winter draws on apace they are afraid of missing any opportunity which may in the meantime occur.

The object of this letter is to learn when and where the embarkation is to take place, what money they must deposit, and with what necessary articles they must be fitted out. The undernamed are all able and willing to work but their respective trades are so bad that with their utmost exertions they can scarcely support their families & they see that if this last resort (going to the Cape) be denied them they will be compelled to apply for parochial relief.

If in answer to this you will have the kindness to afford them the necessary information to carry their designs in execution they will offer you what they only have to give – the prayers & thanks of grateful hearts.

1 Edward STAINTON aged 32 years, flaxdresser, with a wife & four children, all young

2 William POSTLETHWAITE aged 27, joiner & cartwright with a wife & two children

3 James MACKBETH aged 30, bleacher, with a wife & one child

4 George LAWSON, aged 38, flaxdresser, with a wife & ten children, three of the children above fourteen years

A letter directed to J,L. LAWSON, Egremont will be thankfully received.

420

Egremont

Oct 17^th 1819

My Lord,

It is neatly a month since I presumed to write to your Lordship concerning my emigration to Africa but my letter has somehow miscarried – being convinced from your known humanity that if rejected you would not have kept us in suspence but have informed me of it. I have collected three families besides my own to embark for the Cape if your Lordship would condescend to accept us & I have beneath wrote a true account of the ages of the individuals. At this distance from the metropolis we can learn nothing of the state of the expedition and are in great anxiety lest we should be too late in our application. Having never been in the Society nor had any communication with the great I beg your Lordship will excuse me if I say anything improper – all I wish is to state to your Lordship our great anxiety to be accepted & our readiness to conform to every regulation prescribed. The men are all able bodied, willing to work & of great sobriety.

George LAWSON aged 38, flaxdresser

Ann LAWSON his wife aged 39

Their sons Jonathan aged 16 years

Daniel 10

George 2

William 6 months

Robert 6 months

Their daughters Dinah aged 19 years

Sarah 14

Mary Ann 12

Elizabeth 6

Jane 4

William POSTLETHWAITE aged 25 years, joiner

Hannah his wife aged 25 years

Their son William aged 4 yrs

Their daughter Elizabeth aged 2 yrs

James MACKBETH aged 29 years, flaxdresser

Elizabeth his wife aged 35

William their son aged 4 years

John THOMAS, flaxdresser, aged 32 years

Margaret his wife aged 34 years

The above is a correct list and if the number be too few I beg to state to your Lordship that we would be very willing to join with any party at the place of embarkation. If your Lordship will be so condescending as to accept us & to inform us when we must embark and what money must be deposited I shall always remain with the deepest gratitude

Your Lordship’s most humble obedient and devoted servant

George LAWSON

LAYTON, Samuel

320

No. 3 Blandford Mews

Manchester Square

August 9^th 1819

Sir,

I was desired at your office to apply by writing for particulars respecting the appointment for going to the Caoe of Good Hope as a Mechanick

Your humble sevanr

Sam’l LAYTON

LEACH, Charles

291

Cottage Poplar

Near the East India Docks

August 1^st 1819

Sir,

Your petitioner Charles LEACH is a native of England born in Reading in Berkshire aged 39, Understands a great part of the Art of Agriculture.

Your petitioner has been near Eighteen years in His Majesty’s Naval Service and is a Pensioner of Greenwich Hospitall at eleven pounds a year, have no family, Buried my wife fifteen months ago through which and Other Misfortunes and for want of Employ am Drove to Great Distress.

Sir your petitioner understanding there is an Oportunity open to such Persons as wish to Aply for Leave to Emigrate to the Cape of Good Hope, therefore your petitioner humbly Beggs Leave and hopes he will be allowed to be one. Sir should this meet with your Aprobation your petitioner will ever pray.

Transcriber’s Note: Emigrated as a private settler in NIGHTINGALE’s Party on the Amphitrite – see John LEIGH correspondence]

LEACH, Richard

277

Wednesday July 28^th 1819

My Lord,

Having received information of your sending People to the Cape of Good Hope I should be very glad to embrace the opportunity of going there Myself, as I am no regular Trade and being out of Employ.

With humble submission to your Lordship I remain

Your obedient humble servant

Richard LEACH

Please to direct to

The Griffin Inn

Church Street

Borough

LEARS, D.M.

285

Oban

29^th July 1819

My Lord

In April 1818 I took the liberty of submitting to your Lordship some observations regarding the advantage of forming a colony at the Cape of Good Hope and of endeavouring to turn the current of emigration to that quarter in preference to America. I observe with great pleasure that Parliament has voted money for this very useful purpose and I hope that under the paternal care of Government it may become an object of great importance to the nation. I have long turned my attention to the subject and being generally acquainted with the Highlands of Scotland I beg leave most respectfully to solicit that if any situation offers connected with this undertaking in which such a person may be required, your Lordship will be pleased to employ me. My Profession of Physician and Surgeon would render my services very necessary in such an establishment and having served many years in the army both in a medical and a military capacity I might be found useful in forwarding the intentions of Government. I can procure the most respectable testimony as to character and ability.

I have the honour to be

Your Lordship’s very obedient servant

D.M. LEARS MD

Surgeon and afterwards Captain in the late Lt.Fencible Regt

LEATHERBARROW, Jonathan

373

Dudley

Worcestershire

August 30^th 1819

May it please your Lordship

The humble pettision of Jonathan LEATHERBARROW humbly sheweth that your Petioner have served in his Majesty’s 25 Light Dragoons East Indies and that your Petioner has bean in the Sea Service and has sailed to various parts of his Majesty’s Domainions and that your Petioner wishes to emigrate to the Cape of good hope, that your Petioner was born in Manchester in the County of Lancaster by trade a Weaver, that your Petioner left Manchester to seek employment 12 months since and is laboring for scarcely bread in Dudley that your Petioner has got a wife and 2 children under 6 years and suld this meet with your Lordship’s Apobrobation your Petioner will for ever be in duty bound to pray

I am your Lordship’s most obedient and humble servant

Jonathan LEATHERBARROW

NB Direct New Street, Dudley, Worcestershire

PS to rite by return of post

LEE, William (1)

343

No. 52 Greek Street

Soho Square

August 17th 1819

Honour’d Sir

With the deepest humility I take the liberty to address your Lordship induc’d only from two motives your Lordship's kindness & my own extreme distress’d situation. for some time my Lord have I been striving to maintain a family of five children my wife & myself & had an excellent business as a butcher a few years & little thought my situation would be as it now is - but as I am in the Hands of him who is the disposer of all events I desire to lay passive in his Hands still looking for his deliverance and now I would just state to your Lordship - my reason for this trespass as their does not appear a probability of providing for my family by my business having had many losses - by giving credit to my customers as well as other ways - that instead of having a good supply of meat in my shop, I am frequently my Lord without a joint. Consequently my connection is quite dwindled away & my case growing worse & worse daily therefore my Lord I consider it quite prudent to be looking for something to support my family quite dependent upon me for the same - and as I have a friend or two now going out as settlers to the Cape they would advise me to go with them & I am induced to continue by Gods Help in the same undertaking but as I have a difficulty stands in my way at present I do intreat your Lordships aid to deliver me. My business falling off by degrees has of course caused one to contract Debts with persons I have been buying my meat of but if any thing offers that I am likely to pay them a part they will give me any time to do it but my great difficulty my Lord is this [:] having borrowed two hundred pounds some time ago I found two friends to become security for the same which is to be paid in about three years & by selling the lease of my house [reserving] my furniture to [sell] to carry us out I shall leave about eighty or one hundred pounds unpaid[.] [H]ere my Lord is my great difficulty but as I am informed there will be official situations to be filled at this place & at your Lordships disposall I would humbly venture to intreat your Lordship to regard my petition in money not that I am making for myself to be [earn’d] from Labour or to get a salary but only that I may shew to them I have a dependance let it be ever so small that I may send it to them as its [receiv’d] so that they may let me go in peace casting myself & family once more on the good Providence of the Almighty.

Now my Lord I have as briefly as possible laid before you a case which I trust will have your Lordships commiseration and were it not for intruding on your Lordships most valuable time I could relate to you our present distressing circumstances that I am confident would [excite] your Lordships sympathy in the first place & would save me I believe from a prison & leaving a wife and five children without a home but I do anticipate better things. I would now my Lord only add with respect to character it does not belong to me to boast I can have the the [sic] most respectable reference in London - the Rev’d Saxby PENFOLD Upper [torn page - B]erkeley St., Mr BUTTERWORTH of Bedford & late [member] of Parliament (both good friends) & I believe fifty more as respectable families whom I have formally serv’d with meat would give the most satisfactory Acct of my character & family. I again beg your Lordships pardon for intruding on your time leaving my case in your Lordships hands hoping for success.

Subscribe myself

Your Lordships most unworthy and humble servant

Wm LEE

381

London. Sept 9^th 1819

No. 52 Greek Street Soho

Sir

I received your letter dated the 7th inst and feel myself greatly oblig’d for your kind attention and with respect to the question you ask where I am acquainted with a party going out I thought I had fully explained in my letter address’d to Lord BATHURST wen I stated I was going with a party of Mr WESLEY'S people about one hundred in number (whose names have been sent to the office some time) and I am to have the charge over ten of them, therefore Sir as [ten] from the statement in your letter I have reason to hope my Lord will confer on me this favor which will be the only means of my going comfortable as I have also stated in the same letter therefore Sir I humbly request you will make this statement to his Lordship and your interest us’d for me in this occasion will not be forgotten. As soon as convenient I shall be glad to hear again as I can make no arrangements until I am satisfied on this [head] as all my hopes depend on this one point but from the contents of your letter I trust I shall not be disappointed. I hope Sir you'll pardon me for the trouble I am giving you & remain your most humble serv’t.

Wm LEE

LEE, William (2)

245

No. 9 Brighton Street

Cromer Street

Brunswick Square

London

July 19th 1819

Sir

Having at the close of last week addressed a letter to Lord SIDMOUTH for information and particulars respecting Emigration to the Cape of Good Hope, and to which I have this morning received an answer, (signed H. HOBHOUSE) refering me to the Colonial Department for such particulars, I take the liberty of addressing you on the subject, agreeably to such reference, and to state the particulars of my situation and circumstances:-

I am a single man, about 25 years of age; was born in New Malton in the county of York, and regularly brought up as a Printer, Bookseller and Binder, have worked in London both as a Printer and Bookbinder, and was deprived of my last situation by the calamitous fire which destroyed the extensive premises of Messrs BENSLEY and Son, Printers, Bolt Court, Fleet Street; since which accident I have been unceasing in my endeavours to procure other employment; the general depression of the above business, however, renders my utmost efforts fruitless. Having been only 8 weeks in my last situation, (previous to which I had been out of employment some weeks) of course my savings would be little - that little is now consumed, and I am at present living on the industry of a brother, without the least prospect of meeting with employment to relieve my necessities.

Thus, Sir, circumstanced as above, I humbly and respectfully beg to be sent out to the Cape of Good Hope, with no other object in view, than that of earning by my industry an honest livelihood. I am more anxious and earnest to quit the business before mentioned, as the great redundancy of workmen (added to the art of stereotype printing) has made it difficult to meet with employment more than 6 months out of 12.

Perhaps, Sir, it may not be amiss further to add, that I have duly and deliberately considered the subject of Emigration, considered that the undertaking is hazardous, - fertile with toil and hardship, and requiring fortitude of mind as well as perseverance of bodily strength and a sound constitution.

I further beg, Sir, to include myself on your notice: should there be occasion to employ any Clerks, either at the time of going out or when arrived at the Settlement, I should feel highly honoured and greatly obliged by your kind endeavours to place me in such a situation, however trifling. I can give the most respectable reference as to sobriety, and general Character, if requisite.

I have the honour to be, Sir,

Your most humble and obedient servant

William LEE

257

No. 9 Brighton Street

Cromer Street

Brunswick Sq

July 23rd 1819

Sir

I take the liberty of soliciting an answer to my letter of Monday last stating the particulars of encouragement to be given to persons in my situation also when the transports will be likely to sail. In requesting the above, I do not expect any likelihood of working at my profession. In apologising for this intrusion, I have to say it is owing to having no employment which makes me anxious to come to some determination as I cannot remain much longer in London under such circumstances.

I have the honour to be, Sir,

Your humble serv’t

William LEE

If not convenient to give me an answer at present perhaps I could be informed when I may expect one.

295

London

Aug 2nd 1819

Sir

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the official circular which you were pleased to favor me with on the 24th July, regarding Emigration to the Cape of Good Hope; and, on finding the information therein contained to relate almost exclusively to those persons who have capital, I again presume to address you on the subject, so far as relates to distressed and unemployed mechanics.

I wish, first, to be informed if the applicant deposited for by the Capitalist is to be considered as a servant to the depositor; and if so, for what term of years, and on what conditions: - also, if such agreement (if any) is to be ratified in England; and if the applicant will be allowed to choose his employer, or vice versa.

Secondly - in the event of any emigrant acquiring by industry in service as above the means and knowledge of cultivating land on his own account, will the Government make a similar, liberal grant of land to him, as it purposes doing to the Capitalists at present making deposits.

Thirdly - will no other encouragement be given to mechanics, than classing them as servants, as above queried.

On an approval of the answer to be returned to the above, I wish to be informed what steps will be further requisite to secure a passage out; and if a personal application or examination will be required.

I have the honour to remain, Sir,

Your most obedient servant

William LEE

At Mr BASSHAM’S

45 Upper North Place

Gray’s Inn Road

Late at No. 9 Brighton Street

Cromer Street

Brunswick Square

LEE, William (3)

345

Burton

Aug’t 18th 1819

Sir

I hope your goodness will pardon the liberty I have taken in troubling you with the following subject which nothing but a disappointment in loosing the correspondence of my late Major A CALLUM of the 41 Regiment of Foot should have induc’d me to do it.

I therefore beg leave to inform your Lordship that on the 17th Nov. 1818 I obtained my discharge at the end of seven years servitude but finding employment very scarce I applied to my late Major signifying my wish to become a settler in some of his Majestys colonies. The Majors answer under date the 17 Jan’y last inform’d me that he had received printed instructions from your Lordship but that he would see your Lordship again on the subject and acquaint me with the result but as I have not since heard from the Major I have taken the liberty of addressing your Lordship hoping that such direction may be given so as to secure me a passage with the priviledges of a private soldier.

I also beg leave to state to your Lordship that a friend of mine Edward ETHERLEY, Wheelwright with a wife and two boys wishes to become settlers with me if such an indulgence be granted.

I am your Lordships most obed’t

William LEE

My address

William LEE at Edw ETHERLEYS

Cat Street, Burton on Trent

[Transcriber’s Note:There is a 41^st Regiment of Foot record of a private William LEE of ‘Brenton’ on Trent, ‘Stafford’, applying to become a settler in Canada]

410

Burton on trent

5^th october 1819

Honerble Sir,

I have to acquaint you in reply to your printed letter of the 20th aug. Wm LEA descarged from 41 Regiment of foot and is freind Edward ATHERLEY and is wife and two sons all able to work we have made up our own mind to except the ofer and wish to go as soon as poseble to the cape of good hope and we are desirous to know wether we are allowed to take our bedding and wheel wrights tools for our own use for that is our calling we are expecting the time nigh of some going and we wish to go as soon as any we address your Lordship for the time when going and where to come to take shiping I hope you will have the goodness to answer it as soon as you can we are your humble servents. Please do direct for William LEA at Edward ETHERLEY’S Wheelwright cat street Burton on trent Staffordshire 1819

LEE, William (4)

July 30, 1819

Sir

I hope you will excuse my Freedom in writing to you but is to solicit your goodness to inform me of Intelligence concerning the Cape of Good Hope as i am a Labouring Man and out of employ and i am willing to work for my wife and two children has there is no employ in London at this time and I here that there is numbers going there for Employment. I am very willing to go providing it meats your Approbation I will do the best of any Endeavour to make myself usefull in what ever capacity I am put under as I am a young man thirty years of age and my wife thirty one and my daughters one is three years old and the other seven months please to send me a line and direct for me

No. 35 Vine Street Lambeth near Waterloo Bridge.

I conclude from your humble servant

William LEE

LEIGH, John

347

24 St.Mary Axe

London

18^th August 1819

My Lord,

Upon receiving your General Circular relating to emigration to the Cape of Good Hope I beg respectfully to submit the following observations:

1^st It does not appear that Government make any provision to the settlers against invasion from the Caffres presuming they commit plunder or depredation.

2^nd What security can a settler have that the men he takes out are bound to stay in his own employ and for what length of period and if an agreement made in this country is binding in the Cape?

3^rd Provided one hundred settlers commenced as a Company, taking out 1000 men or families, the Company making the deposit required by Government, are the 100 members obligated individually to go out to live there or will part representation be the same, upon getting the grant of 100,000 acres (allowing a clergyman of the Church of England with the provision proposed by Government)

4^th Have the settlers a choice in the land proposed to be allotted to them? Or does it rest with the Government here? Or with the Government at the Cape? And can a settler choose his own situation in the colony? Have the first settlers any and what advantage?

5^th It is proposed by Government that the transports sail in November next: presuming a Company be formed of 100 members as before mentioned and sail with the emigrants forthwith, finding their own ships (making the deposit required by Government), what are the terms proposed by Government for the passage and victualling? And can a grant be immediately made upon their arrival, presuming such Company consider September the best month to sail in? The settlement upon Saldanah Bay would be advantageous as it is supposed the Company would have very considerable exports and imports. Can they insure a settlement in that Bay? Having been for a series of years in Liverpool, considerably interacted and concerned with the African trade, it was invariably deemed by my most experienced Captains that August & September were the best months to sail in for the general trade and commerce of that country, thereby getting into the country in the spring or what is considered the finest weather in that country.

Begging your Lordship will excuse these intrusive questions and will give me as early an answer as pleases your Lordship’s convenience. I beg to subscribe myself my Lord

Your Lordship’s most obedient & devoted servant

Jno. LEIGH Jun

363

No.24 St.Mary Axe

25^th August 1819

My Lord,

I beg leave to acknowledge receipt of Mr. Henry GOULBOURN’s letter of the 23^rd instant and feel particularly obliged for the communications therein, which are quite intelligible and satisfactory.

Having purchased a vessel of two hundred and twenty five tons Register, late His Majesty’s schooner Picton, and now called Mary Ann Sophia, which I have laid on for the Cape of Good Hope for the purpose of taking passengers and emigrants, Myself with nine other Gentlemen propose forming a small company and taking out the quantity of persons or families together with articles of husbandry, building materials &c in conformity with your Lordship’s circular upon the consideration that we are to have the grant of land accordingly. I presume therefore that your Lordship will pay me (as the ship owner) the same passage money & for victualling for the emigrants as your Lordship may contract to pay for transports for this purpose.

I beg to observe to your Lordship that my vessel is known as a remarkable fast sailer and I beg to submit her to your Lordship’s service to carry dispatches or other [obscured] and leave it to your Lordship to make what remuneration your Lordship pleases.

It is my present intention she should sail in all next month but if your Lordship should find you might have occasion to make use of her “sooner or later” than this I feel disposed to meet your Lordship’s wishes in every respect and have the honor to subscribe myself my Lord

Your Lordship’s most obedient humble servant

Jno. LEIGH Jun

[note from GOULBURN across bottom: if he will specify the number of persons he proposes to take out his proposal will be taken into consideration]

371

No.24 St.Mary Axe

30^th August 1819

My Lord,

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of Mr. Henry GOULBOURN’s letter of the 25^th current and beg leave to say that I shall shortly submit to your Lordship the description and number of the emigrants I am taking to the Cape of Good Hope for your Lordship’s approval, together with my assurance to conform myself strictly to all the conditions upon which His Majesty’s Government have offered to grant lands in the colony.

I beg the favor of a reply to that part of my letter addressed to your Lordship on the 25^th instant relating to the passage money and victualling for emigrants which I might take out in my own vessel, the Mary Ann Sophia.

I am my Lord

Your Lordship’s most obedient humble servant

Jno. LEIGH Jun

375

No.24 St.Mary Axe

September 2nd 1819

My Lord,

We the undersigned having it in contemplation to proceed to the Cape of Good Hope with ten families each under our direction in conformity to the Government regulation, whereby we shall become entitled to distinct interests as landed proprietors, and having other important views connected with the shipping interests of the colony, it behoves us to represent to your Lordship with a view to protecting and securing those interests, more particularly as it regards good anchorage and a ready communication with the seat of the colonial government and also with the mother country, that it is our individual and united wish both as merchants and agriculturalists to obtain such grants of land as we shall become entitled to on that part of the coast which approximates to Saldana Bay. We therefore most respectfully submit this to your Lordship’s consideration and approval entreating that we may be permitted to land and to make our respective settlements on this part of the coast by having the said grants assured and confirmed to us by your Lordship. We have the honor to be

Your Lordship’s most obedient humble servants

Jno LEIGH Jun, 24 St.Mary Axe

Henry WOOD Liverpool

Ben. MATHEWS 59 Compton St, St.John St

Simon HANE 10 Little East Cheap

Gregory MAHON 69 Oakley Street Westminster

Frederick WEBB Bedford Coffee House Covent Garden

Alexander [DUFF?] Bedford Coffee House Covernt Garden

Chas. DALGAIRNS No.1 New Court Bow Lane

John HYSLOP Dumfries

J. BROWN Henrietta St.

Thos. MAHON Kentish Town

[note from GOULBURN across bottom: it is not concurrent with the views of the Govt. in making a new settlement at the Cape to make grants of land at Saldanha Bay]

387

No.24 St.Mary Axe

September 10^th 1819

My Lord,

Having had a considerable correspondence through the medium of Mr. GOULBURN regarding emigration to the Cape of Good Hope I beg permission on behalf of myself and nine other gentlemen to solicit the honor of a personal interview with your Lordship, having in view a private motive tending to the comfort of the parties going, and which will not militate against the arrangements already made by his Majesty’s Government.

I have the honor to be my Lord

Your Lordship’s most obedient humble servant

Jno. LEIGH Jun.

396

No.24 St.Mary Axe

Sep 16 1819

Mr. John LEIGH Jun presents his compliments to Mr. Hy GOULBURN and finding by his letter of the 13^th instant that Earl BATHURST is out of Town he would feel obliged by an interview with Mr. GOULBURN and will deem it a favor Mr. GOULBURN’s giving him a line stating when Mr. LEIGH can have the pleasure to wait upon him.

406

No.24 St.Mary Axe

September 20^th 1819

My Lord,

From the numerous applications which have been made to me by persons who wish to emigrate to the Cape of Good Hope I am inclined to enter into a different arrangement than the one already proposed and my object is both to save considerable expence and trouble to his Majesty’s Government.

I therefore submit that if your Lordship will cause me a grant of land of one hundred acres for every person I send out to the Cape of Good Hope I will send them out without any expence whatever to his Majesty’s Government, making my own agreement and arrangement with the party’s going out – and I have no hesitation in stating I can send any number his Majesty’s Government may require.

My own ship and the parties going out shall be submitted to your Lordship for approval in conformity to that part of your Lordship’s first circular.

I beg to ask one question from your Lordship relating to Duty’s. Contemplating a considerable whale fishery I wish to be informed whether the Oil will be admitted to British Plantation Duties.

I have the honor to remain my Lord

Your Lordship’s most obedient humble servant

Jno. LEIGH Jun.

[note from GOULBURN: write to him according to Lord B’s docket and with respect to [last] refer him to Board of Trade]

414

No.24 St.Mary Axe

Oct 6th 1819

My Lord,

I took the liberty of addressing your Lordship on the 21^st ult (a copy of which letter I herewith annex) not having received any reply from your Lordship I fear it may have miscarried or has escaped your Lordship’s notice. May I therefore beg a favor of your Lordship’s reply at your Lordship’s earliest convenience, and am my Lord

Your most obedient humble servant

Jno. LEIGH Jun.

421/423

Sun Wharf

Upper Thames Street

October 27^th 1819

My Lord,

I have had the honor to receive a communication through Mr. Henry GOULBURN that your Lordship would lend a favorable consideration to any specified proposal I might make of the nature of my proposition of the 20^th ultimo, viz that “provided your Lordship would give me a grant of one hundred acres of land to be made to me for every person I sent out I would send them out free of any expence to His Majesty’s Government.”

In conformity with my proposition and your Lordship’s favorable consideration of the same I herewith beg leave to submit to your Lordship twenty persons or families I am in the first instance sending out in the Amphitrite, Captain DAVISON, a vessel I have chartered for passengers and have engaged the leaves here before the 10^th of next month, and a very considerable number of passengers are already engaged to proceed by her.

I have the honor to remain my Lord

Your Lordship’s most obedient humble servant

Jno. LEIGH Jun.

Name and Description of the Persons taking out the Settlers:

David Thos. NIGHTINGALE Lieut. RN, 37

Lieut. NIGHTINGALE many years amongst the West India Islands & commanded one of HM schooners for some time

Thomas BOWYER, 40, farmer from Bedfordshire, a very superior Agriculturalist and Veterinary Surgeon

Names of Settlers	Profession or Trade	Age	Names of Women	Age	Male Children	Age	Female Children	Age
Francis MATHEWS	Whale fisherman	38	Eleanor	26
Jacob LETTERSTED	Farmer	22
John SEDGEWICK	Tanner & currier	21
Robert HAYNES	Farmer	31
William BLACK	Lincolnshire farmer	32	Elizabeth	22			Elizabeth	1
Jas. GREENLEAF	Essex farmer	29	Sarah	24
Joseph WOOD	Baker & corn chandler	20
David THOMAS	Carpenter & builder	27
Charles LEACH	Farming harness maker	39
Wm.Kant BISHOP	Agriculturalist	20
Edward EAGER	Farmer	20
William THORNELOW	Farmer	20
John ANSON	Farmer	45	Elizabeth A	45	Henry A	13	Elizabeth A	16
John ANSON Jun	Farmer	21			Ambrose A	12	Hannah/Sarah A	10/8
John BRIDGER	Maltster	36	Ann	43	Henry B	13	Mary Ann B	16
Charles GAMMON	Berkshire farmer	19					Eliza B	12
David BARNARD	Whale fisherman	20					Ann B	9
Henry BREST	Agriculturalist	54	[Sophia]	46

[Transcriber’s note: the settlers of NIGHTINGALE’s Party are not listed in Nash but appear in ‘Story of the British Settlers of 1820’ by H.E. Hockly. Sarah GREENLEAF is listed as having sailed on the Garland. John BRIDGER died in 1821 but his wife and three younger children emigrated to Tasmania in 1825 where Ann BRIDGER ran Hobart’s oldest inn – see http://www.thebushinn.com.au/history.html]

426

No.24 St.Mary Axe

October 30^th 1819

Sir,

With reference to my letter to Earl BATHURST on the 27^th current, submitting to his Lordship certain names of persons and families I am sending to the Cape of Good Hope by my first vessel the Amphitrite, and in concurrence with your inclination so to do contained in your letter of the 6^th instant, I this morning waited in Downing Street with the hope of having a personal interview with you upon the subject but not finding you in Town I had the pleasure of an interview with Mr. SMITH and to whom I explained my views. I am desirous in the first instance that you will admit of my taking out one hundred persons or families according to the proposition I made to Earl BATHURST as I have already made my provisions and arrangements for this number and I beg to observe that the reason I only submit twenty by the Amphitrite is having suitable accommodations left only for this number by this vessel and [another?] consideration with me I have sent by this vessel those description of persons whose business it will be to make suitable temporary accommodations and provisions for the party I am sending out after by my other vessels, together with every description of building materials, agricultural implements &c. I beg further to add that I am particularly circumspect in selecting the persons I take out, in the first instance, as to their possessing some competance themselves or to insure the possibility of their not becoming a burthen to the Colony, and in the second place to particularly investigate their ability and capacity in their respective professions, and in the third place I select them of good moral character and those who I must be thoroughly convinced are loyal subjects to his Majesty and to the Government.

I presume I shall be entitled to carry out a Minister of the Church of England with a salary assigned to him by his Majesty’s Government for the one hundred persons or families I am desirous of taking out.

I have the honor to remain Sir

Your most obedient humble servant

Jno. LEIGH Jun

[Draft of Henry GOULBURN’s reply below]

I have received and laid before Lord B your letter of the 30^th ult and am directed to acquaint you that his Lordship cannot enter into any engagement for permitting you to receive grants of land at the rate of 100 acres for each individual whom you may convey to the Cape, hence for any further number than those already specified in your letter of the 27^th ult and that even should his Lordship hereafter deem it advisable to permit you to send out with similar advantages an additional number to the extent specified, his Lordship would not consider it necessary to assign a separate salary to a Minister.

447

Sun Wharf

Upper Thames Street

November 23^rd 1819

My Lord,

I had the honor to receive Mr. GOULBURN’s letters of the 2^nd and 3^rd instant, the former enclosing me a letter to the Governor of the Cape, desiring him to make me a grant of land for the settlers I sent out on the Amphitrite and the latter acknowledging receipt of my letter to Mr. GOULBURN of the 30^th ult, and which letter he laid before your Lordship, and received your Lordship’s directions to inform me “you could not enter into any engagement for permitting me to receive grants of land at the rate of one hundred acres for each individual whom I might convey to the Cape of Good Hope, further than the number I had already stated in my letter of the 27^th, and that even should your Lordship hereafter deem it advisable to permit me to send out with similar advantages an additional number to the extent specified, your Lordship would not consider it necessary to assign a separate salary to a Minister for these persons.”

I beg leave to observe to your Lordship that upon receipt of your Lordship’s communication of the 6^th ultimo in reply to the proposition I had the honor to submit by my letter of the 20^th September, I entered into engagements and made arrangements to take out one hundred settlers at my own expence, in conformity with such proposition, and which I considered had your Lordship’s entire approbation.

I humbly beg your Lordship will consider that any deviation from my arrangements and the engagements I have made with settlers I take out would be attended with great inconvenience and wholly frustrate my object and views.

I beg to state to your Lordship that I have five ships going out and that I propose sending twenty settlers by each ship, taking precautions they are completely provided for, and I send out by the first vessels such description of men as to make suitable accommodation for the reception of the settlers following, and I herewith annex for your Lordship’s approval twenty persons or families I am sending by the Garland, Captain BROWN, which vessel I have chartered for the purpose of taking out settlers and passengers, the Captain being an experienced man in the trade, and I ship out every description of produce, implements &c which may be considered useful, or what they may require to promote their prospects and even comforts.

I beg to add further to your Lordship that I will dispense with the request I made to your Lordship for a Minister assigned to my settlers, taking care myself they shall be provided with every proper instruction in this respect.

I have the honor to be my Lord

Your Lordship’s most obedient humble servant

Jno. 1 Jun.

List of Settlers for the Cape of Good Hope on the Garland, Alex. BROWN

Names of the Settlers	Profession or Trade	Age	Names of the Women	Age	Male Children	Age	Female Children	Age
LEIGH, John Jun	Agriculturalist	18
PARKER, John	Farmer	35	Elizabeth	34	George Francis	12
					William Frederick	10
					Thomas Daniel	5
ALDRED, William	Farmer	37	Elizabeth	38	Anthony	13	Matilda	14
							Susan	10
							Elizabeth	4
							Emma	1
STILLWELL, William	Farmer	25	Martha	21	William	1
JURY, James	Painter	27	Mary	23	James	1
NICHOLLS, William	Farmer	22
NICHOLLS, Benjamin	Farmer	18
CAPEL, James	Farmer	38
HALL, Thomas	Farmer	30
ANDERSON, George	Farmer	28
FRAMES, William	Mariner	25
JOHNSON, Samuel	Farmer	45
BRIDGEMAN, John	Farmer	40
ORTON, William Marle	Farmer	20
ELLIOTT, John	Cooper	38
MAYOR, Alfred	Farmer	25
ALLEY, Thomas	Farmer	42	Susannah	41	Thomas	14	Mary Ann	18
					Samuel	12	Susanah	11
							Eliza	9
BRICKHILL, Thomas	Farmer	32	Jane	31	William	4
PAGE, John	Farmer	37
NEEDHAM, John	Farmer	28

[Transcriber’s note: the settlers on the Garland are not listed in Nash but appear in ‘Story of the 1820 Settlers’ by H.E. HOCKLY and are listed as independent, with first names not given. William Marle ORTON is listed as a settler arriving on the Amphitrite. George ANDERSON is listed as sailing on the Mary Ann Sophia with Gen. Charles CAMPBELL’s Party]

Sun Wharf

Upper Thames Street

December 2^nd 1819

My Lord,

I beg leave herewith to send your Lordship a copy of my letter of the 23^rd instant with a list of passengers proceeding as settlers by the Garland, Captain BROWN, for the Cape of Good Hope under my arrangements, for your Lordship’s consideration and approval.

I crave your Lordship’s attention to what I stated, that having made my arrangement for the number named, any deviation would be of serious inconvenience to me and must necessarily alter my plans. I therefore hope that your Lordship will forthwith cause me a grant of land accordingly, which is all I require. I have the honor to subscribe myself

Your Lordship’s most obedient humble servant

Jno. LEIGH Jun

454

[copy of letter and return for the Garland]

LEIGH, Robert re George LYON

449

14 Duke Street West

27 Nov 1819

Sir,

I have the honor to request that Mr. George LYON may be included in a list of ten settlers now permitted to sail to the Cape of Good Hope under the direction of Mr. HAWKINS, or of the person who may take them out, provided such leader shall name the said Mr. LYON to be of his party. Mr. LYON is a stout man aged 45 – has been in a better situation in life than at present – is one of my constituents & possesses of the wreck of his former fortune a considerable part of 200L – stating such a concession on the part of Government would much oblige Sir

Yours very faithfully

Robert LEIGH

LEMPRIERE, Thomas

No.12 Wilson Street

Finsbury Square

22 July 1819

My Lord,

Thinking it probable that the emigration to the Cape of Good Hope will be extensive in consequence of the money recently voted by address in the House of Commons and that the presence and residence of a superintending officer at the place of disembarkation will be both necessary and useful, I take the liberty of tendering my services to your Lordship and of expressing my readiness to accept of that or any other appointment in the new settlement, which I might be judged capable of filling.

Being totally unknown to your Lordship it is proper that I should acquaint you with my connexions and with the habits of my past life.

My family has been long known in the Foreign Office, my father and uncle having for nearly sixty years been successively Consuls at Faro, and my first cousin now having the honor to hold a similar appointment in Pernambuco. My brother is high on the medical staff of the Army, being Deputy Inspector of Hospitals.

As to myself, I was charged by Mr. SURENA, at that time Portuguese Consul General with the equipment at Portsmouth of the Portuguese Squadron that joined the Grand Fleet under Lord HOWE in the year 1794, and in 1800 was stationed at Cuxhaven to receive and convey to Hamburgh the public subsidies sent in specie from this country to the Continent, in the performance of which duty more than a Million Sterling was confided to me. At the Peace of Amiens I settled at Calais as a merchant and had the misfortune to be among the number of those who were detained by Buonaparte, and to remain in captivity the whole war. I was thus during a period of eleven years deprived of the means of carrying on business and since the peace my efforts to re-establish myself in this country have been constantly baffled.

I however flatter myself that my habits of business and my knowledge of mankind and of several foreign languages qualify me for undertaking with credit to myself and with advantage to the public an employment of the nature of that which I have taken the liberty to point out to your Lordship, and venture to hope that if your Lordship would condescend to allow me to refer to persons of the first respectability i should be found not altogether undeserving of your Lordship’s humane protection.

I have the honor to be my Lord

Your Lordship’s most obedient humble servant

Thos. LEMPRIERE

LeNEVE, A.W.H. (filed under N)

820

Bexley

Kent

24^th July 1819

My Lord,

In consequence of having seen in the public prints that His majesty’s Government are about to establish a new colony at the Cape of Good Hope, I wrote to My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to know if their Lordships would grant me leave to proceed to the Cape as a settler and allow me to retain my half pay as a Purser in the Royal Navy, in return to which their Lordships have been pleased to acquiesce.

I have therefore humbly to request your Lordship will be pleased to cause me to be furnished with such information & directions on the subject of the new colony at the Cape of Good Hope as your Lordship may deem necessary, providing your Lordship considers me eligible. It may not be improper to observe to your Lordship that (with the exception of the several years I was at sea) I have been brought up in the agricultural branch.

I have the honor to be my Lord with the highest respect

Your Lordship’s most obedient humble servant

A.W.H. LeNEVE

Purser, Royal Navy

881

Bexley near Dartford

1^st Sept 1819

Sir,

I have received your communication of the 28^th July containing the conditions under which it is proposed to give encouragement to emigration to the Cape of Good Hope, and I have now to request you will be pleased to acquaint me when it will be necessary to transmit to the Secretary of State’s office a list of the names of those individuals wishing to accompany me (as a settler) to that colony, and you will much oblige Sir

Your obedient humble servant

A.W.H. LeNEVE

Purser, Royal Navy

LENNOX, John

255

No.24 High Street

Marylebone

22^nd July 1819

Sir,

I have most respectfully to solicit from you the conditions to be entered into and complied with by those as myself wishing to emigrate to the Cape of Good Hope.

My family consist of myself aged 35 years my wife 32 years 2 girls 8 & 10 years a boy 3 years and an infant girl nine months old, accompanied by my wifes brother aged 28 years. I my wife and the two eldest children have been residents at Rio de Janeiro. I would respectfully enquire on what terms the whole of us can be accepted upon, as well as those should my brother in law alone proceed.

Respectfully and with esteem

Your humble serv’t

John LENNOX

LEROUX, William Henry

307

11 Sutton Place

Hackney

Middx

3 August 1819

My Lord,

Having an intention to emigrate to the Cape of Good Hope I wish to be informed if I can have a grant of five hundred acres of land by taking men in proportion.

I am your Lordship’s most obed’t humble serv’t

William Henry LEROUX

LETTIG, John

No.28 Devonshire Street

Kennington Lane

Lambeth, Surrey

July the 23^rd 1819

My Lord,

Pardon the great liberty I have taken in troubling your Lordship. Having seen an advertizement in the public prints offering a passage over to the Cape of Good Hope, gift of land &c to those who wish to be settlers there, I wish to go over and to take my wife and two children with me (my trade as a shoemaker I cannot get sufficient employ at) Therefore would happily advance the ten pounds, to receive five pounds back on my arrival, & I intend to give up a small pension for that purpose. Therefore I humbly solicit your Lordship to grant me the favor of your instructions how I am to proceed to put my earnest desire into effect. Your Lordship’s immediate answer to this petition will gratefully & thankfully rec’d by

Your Lordship’s devoted servant

John LETTIG

273

No.28 Devonshire Street

Kennington Lane

Lambeth, Surrey

July 27th 1819

My Lord,

Permit me to thank your Lordship for your kindness in sending me the Government’s proposals for those who chuse to settle at the Cape of Good Hope, according to my humble request. I have shewn them to several who will be very happy, with myself & family, to accept the offer, and am anxious to be examined to have my name inserted for embarkation; but I am a stranger to the knowlege where to apply for that purpose (unless to your Lordship). Therefore I beg to inform your Lordship I am a strong active young man with a wife & two children under the orders of the proposals. I am lame with one leg but no detriment to my strength or activity, besides I shall throw up my small pension to Government & only now await your Lordship’s commands, where, when and how I am to proceed.

I remain your Lordship’s devoted servant

John LETTIG

LEWELL, Thomas

385

50 Goswell Street

Thursday 9^th September 1819

My Lord,

Having an inclination to avail myself of the advantages offered by His Majesty’s Government to those who are willing to become settlers at the Cape of Good Hope, I beg leave most respectfully to request of your Lordship the Real Terms that are proposed to those disposed to emigrate thither.

I have the honour to be my Lord

Your Lordship’s humble servant

Thomas LEWELL

LEWIS, David

239

Milford, February 4^th 1819

May it please your Lordship

From a correspondence I have had with the Hon’ble Colonel Rob’t Faulk Greville [Col.Robert Fulke Greville was Equerry to George III] on the subject of the Coloization of the Cape of Good Hope, I am by him to apply to your Lordship. I now beg permission most respectfully to be informed on what term encouragement would be given to settlers inclined to embark for that colony. Friends and self with a capital of about 2000£ with a family of children and servants amounting to 20 souls are inclined to proceed in the coarse of this year with an intention of cultivating the vine, corn and tobacco, provided your Lordship will inform us what quantity of land will be allotted us according to our capital and also inform us wether it is the intention of Government to grant us a free passage out with proportion of tonnage for implements and furnture.

Would your Lordship be pleased to give us such information as guidance for our future consideration.

Your Lordship’s most hbl sev’t

David LEWIS

LEWIS, George

267

4 Bond’s Place

Hackney Road

24^th July 1819

Sir,

I am directed to apply to you for printed particulars respecting emigration to the Cape of Good Hope and shall think myself honoured if you will favor me with the same as soon as your convenience will permit

I am respectfully Sir

Your most obedient humble servant

Geo. LEWIS

LEWIS, John Thomas

313

136 Shoreditch

6^th August 1819

Sir,

Being informed a written application must be made for the particulars of the emigration to the Cape of Good Hope, I beg the favour of them as I have a desire to go, should I approve of the conditions.

I am Sir your humble servant

Jno. Thos, LEWIS

LEWIS, John W

299

August 13^th 1819

My Lord,

Having read in the Publick Papers an offer by Government for persons to emigrate to the Cape of Good Hope, I beg leave to offer myself to your Lordship’s notice. I am a single man near 25 years of age, am healthy, free from any incumbrance and can give respectable references for carracter. A line on the above with particulars will be esteemed a favour by your Lordship’s obedient humble servant

Jno. W. LEWIS

Please to direct for me at Mr. HUGHES

No.111 White Chaple

LIDDELL, Evan

303

Leith

August 3^rd 1819

Sir,

I have observed, and carefully too, the intention by Government respecting settlers at the Cape of Good Hope. It appears to me a judicious plan and if adopted by men of prudence, perseverance & economy, possessed of the needful means & information for carrying it properly into effect, promises favorable results. At all events the prospects of succeeding there cannot be less than is now in this country, therefore the thing deserves consideration. I do not say that I have resolved to go, but the idea is very deeply impressed in my mind – were I a single man without any family I would not hesitate a moment, but with six children it is a matter of some consideration and in my case not unattended with difficulty.

The primary objects of enquiry with me are Is the climate healthy? Are the settlers secured in their persons property & possessions by the Laws of England? Are the means of moral & religious instruction to be obtained ie schools & places of worship after the forms of the English church at the Cape? What kind of soil is there? Is water in abundance and would much draining or bringing in be necessary and in what time might this be accomplished? Would corn crops or the rearing of cattle be most advantageous? Might not the cure of provisions and attention to raise fine wool be attended with good effects? Could the production of the Dairy be turned to account? What are the markets or outlets for the produce of the Cape? Are black or horned cattle, sheep & horses to be had there and at what prices? Would it be advisable to take out a good bull, horse & ram so as to improve the breed? Are there any coals & iron or steel there? Any foundries or smithys? What would be the proper time to reach the settlement? Would mercantile, manufacturing or handy crafts operating of any kind answer? And which are preferable? What capital would be required for an establishment of ten men on a farm of 1000 acres? I presume five hundred pounds stg might answer for every useful purpose because I think a sufficient return from the land & labour for maintenance & wages may be obtained in two years? What kind of Society is at Cape Town? Were I going out I would take with me an experienced man in farming operations as my foreman, a person acquainted with rearing cattle and sheep, three stout ploughmen, two shepherds, a smith, a wright, a cooper & Jack of all trades – a fair assortment of farming and husbandry utensils & seeds, all of which I presume would go freight free.

I am without any other means of procuring useful information on these points, which is the cause of my taking the liberty of addressing myself to you. I hope you will forgive my doing so & favour me by answering any of my queries with which you may be acquainted.

I have been in business in this my native town for nearly sixteen years as a merchant and certainly at one point little dreamt I should ever have occasion to think of leaving my own country. I have been like many others unfortunate in my pursuits, not however from any imprudence or misconduct of my own ( a strong proof of which is given by my creditors allowing me to wind up my own affairs) but entirely owing to the unparalleled embarrassments of the mercantile world, & ham a pure & unsullied character, which is what no turn of fortune can deprive me of. My age is about 40. Could I be of any use to Government at the Cape or elsewhere, with respect I remain

Your obd’t hbl serv’t

Evan LIDDELL

LIDDON, A

431

Wellington, Nov: 6, 1819

My Lord

I presume to hope your Lordship will not deem the liberty of my addressing you thro the agent of Mr SOUTHEY of this town, an intrusion in the duties of the important office you fill in his Majesty’s Government, or inconsistent with the motives which have given occasion to it, as the subject appears to me on the maturest consideration to involve the immediate & future interests of myself & family. – learning from public prints, as well as from minutes of the Evidence [of] various persons, taken before a committee of the House of Commons, the benevolent views of his Majesty’s Government intends relieving the distresses of the lower classes of his Majesty’s subjects in this kingdom, as well as from a tract lately published entitled hints on Emigration by Wm. BURCHELL that the Cape of Good Hope, now attached to the British Dominions, whilst it affords the fostering care & protection of the british Laws, is considered by his Majesty’s Government as offering a Realization of the sanguine views of the Emigrant, & finding also there are in this & other countries a number of persons who are availing themselves of the advantages held forth permit me my Lord, without too great a trespass on your Lordships time, to inform you that after having passed thro the regular course of medical studies & obtained my Diploma from [the] College of Surgeons, I served the first period of my personal life in his Majesty’s Navy, but quitted it from ill health, before I had served a sufficient time to obtain, & while as yet there were none of those advantages which have since been extended to all classes of the profession in his majesty’s service. – I am now practising as surgeon in this town but as my family are making calls on my industry which the utmost of my professional Exertions are not able to satisfy, with a view to their future support & comfort, I therefore take the liberty of laying before your Lordship the offer of my services, & should it fall [within] the views of his Majesty’s Government & be made available to the interests of the infant colony, the Expression of your Lordship’s pleasure, in any terms your Lordship may do me the Honour to transmit, will call forth the most grateful acknowledgements of my Lord,

Your Lordships most faithful, most devoted, & humble servant

A LIDDON

[Transcriber’s note: “Hints on emigration to the Cape of Good Hope” by W.J. BURCHELL was published in 1819]

451

Wellington Dec 1, 1819

My Lord

The subject of colonising the Cape of Good-hope, & the colonists now about to embark from this country under the patronage of his Majesty’s Government were the powerful motives of my laying before your Lordship a statement of my professional surgical qualifications, and the offer of my services founded thereon thru [sic] the medium of Mr SOUTHEY, in my letter of 6 Nov – but having only received a verbal communication from him, that the same were accepted & that I should hold myself in readiness to embark with him, I trust your Lordship will conceive with me that this does not afford me sufficient information either with respect to the conditions of my services, the time allowed for making my previous arrangements or the place & manner of my embarkation;- I therefore take the liberty of renewing my application, having had no correspondence with MR SOUTHEY on the subject, previous to my former letter requesting your Lordship will cause to be transmitted for my direction, your Lordships instructions, so as to enable me best to fulfil the views & intentions of his Majesty’s Government, in Reference to the point I have just alluded to.-

If your Lordship should require any testimonials of the respectability of any character, I shall feel happy to supply them, by references to Sir Wm POLE Bart. of Shute House & Major BAWDEN, in whose corps of cavalry I had the honour of serving as Lieut & surgeon, more than 12 years, to Wm TUCKER Esq’re of Coryton, are to the most respectable individuals in the immediate neighbourhood of my present residence. –

I am my Lord with all respect, your Lordship’s most devoted & most faithful servt

A LIDDON

[Note by GOULBURN at foot of page: Has the Gentleman been accepted on Mr. S’s list, if so acquaint him, if not explain to him how the case stands]

LINDSAY, Arthur

328

No.12 Norfolk Place

Church Street

Lambeth

14^th August 1819

My Lord,

I presume you will pardon the liberty I take in thus addressing you, being informed that there is a number of officers in the Navy and Army who is allowed to proceed to the Cape of Good Hope as Settlers and as I have being there some time and now at present on half pay in the Royal Navy, wishes should it meet your Lordships approbation to go out there with several others who are willing to accompany me to that country. I have got a wife but no children, therefore wait for your Lordships directions

I have the honour to be my Lord

Your Lordships very obedient & very humble serv’t

Arthur LINDSAY

Purser RN

LINDSELL, C

289

3 Elizabeth Place

Westminster Road

Surrey

July 30^th 1819

My Lord

I understand persons desirous of emigrating to the Cape of Good Hope will be informed by you the terms on wich government send people there

I am your most humble servant

C. LINDSELL

3 Elizabeth Place

Westminster Road

Surrey

My Lord,

I received the proposals for sending emigrants to the Cape of Good Hope but I wish to know if the one individual in ten is to have the means of employing & supporting the rest when they are landed, if it is not so, be so kind as to inform me whether government lends the settler any habitation, grain to sow with, agricultural implements, or how it is proposed they are to support themselves till the harvest comes in. There are ten of us ready provided one is allowed to pay the ten pounds for each man and have no controul over the rest.

I am Sir your most obedient humble servant

C. LINDSELL

LINDSTEDT, John

377

No.9 Whitmore Row

Hoxton