CO48/44
National Archives, Kew,
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
BOURNE, Capt
re Thomas NORTON (Filed
under B in CO48/41)
714
Clyffe
Hall
Devizes
Nov 24th
1819
My Lord,
The
person Thomas
NORTON on whose behalf I address your Lordship states that his
application at the present time to be put on the list of those sent to emigrate
to the cape of Good Hope in lieu of some one of those who having been on the
list now decline to go – requires to be seconded by a person of some
respectability.
I
have therefore in consequence of NORTON’s solicitation the
honour to inform your Lordship that he served as Armourer on board H.M.Ship Medusa
under my command upward of seven years, during the whole of which time his
conduct was most exemplary. He is a sober man & very ingenious, some 35 or
40 years old, a healthy robust man.
I have the honour to be my Lord
Your Lordship’s obdt humble sevt
Reg’d W. BOURNE
HILES, William
(Filed under N)
838
Corner of
23rd
September 1819
The petition of William HILES
of the City of
Humbly sheweth
That Petitioner has served in His Majesty’s Royal
Regiment of Artillery upwards of fifteen years and was discharged therefrom in consequence of the Reduction in February 1815,
upon a Pension of five pence per Day, and that since being discharged
Petitioner has not been able to obtain any employment to support himself, his
wife and five children, which has reduced him to the lowest ebb of distress.
Petitioner further begs to state that in order to obtain some relief for himself has about six months since opened a day school as
the only means in his power but without any prospect of success. Petitioner
therefore humbly prays that he may be allowed under the same generous benefit
as other British subjects to emigrate with his family
to the Colony about to be formed near the
Petitioner
further humbly prays that His Excellency the Secretary of State for the
Colonial Department will be pleased to direct that Petitioner be informed on
what terms he can be admitted to emigrate, he never having seen any circular,
or other official document relative thereto and only knows of such an
arrangement by mere hear say.
And Petitioner as in duty bound will ever pray
Wm. HILES
LeNEVE, A.W.H. (filed under N)
820
Bexley
24th
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
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
1st
Sept 1819
Sir,
I
have received your communication of the 28th 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
NALBROUGH, Samuel
White Chaple,
Recd. Aug. 5th 1819
To the
Right Hon’ble Lord CASTLEREIGH
The humble
petition of Samuel NALBOROUGH states
That your
petitioner with the consent of your Lordship wishes to go to the Cape of Good
Hope having a wife and two small children and that your petitioner wishes to
make himself usefull and your petitioner Hoping that
your Lordship will be pleased to accept of his Services in that part of the
Country and that your Lordship will grant him the Instructions that he may know
what he have to abide by.
Having Two Garls [girls], one of the age Eight years and one of Eleven
And in duty
bound will ever pray
Samuel NALBOROUGH
NANCOLLAS, N
842
2 Cobham Row
Spa Fields
Wednesday
Aug 4th 1819
Sir,
Having
the number required by Government of Settlers for the Cape of Good Hope I
should be thankful for further Instructions how I am to proceed and at the same
time to send one of the circular letters to, Sir
Your most obed’t
N. NANCOLLAS
844
2 Cobham Row
Spa Fields
Friday
morning, Aug 6 1819
Sir,
I
received a circular and the Party that wishes to go desires me to inform you
that we have determined to comply with the terms of Government and would thank
you to send me further instructions and when you require our attendance.
I am your most obedient
N. NANCOLLAS
850
2 Cobham Row
Spa Fields
Aug 27th
1819
We the undersigned settlers for the
I am Sir your humble serv’t
N. NANCOLLAS
Name and Description of the Person taking out the
Settlers
N. NANCOLLAS
Farmer
Aged 40
|
Names of
the Settlers |
Profession
or Trade |
Age |
Names of
the Women |
Age |
Male
Children |
Age |
Female
Children |
Age |
|
N. NANCOLLAS |
Farmer |
40 |
Jane NANCOLLAS |
40 |
1 |
17 |
|
|
|
J. MORRIS |
Farmer |
31 |
Eliz. MORRIS |
31 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
6 |
|
J. DANIEL |
Smith |
37 |
Eliz. DANIEL |
36 |
1 |
7 |
|
|
|
J.
JURY |
Painter &c |
25 |
Mary |
22 |
|
|
1 |
2 |
|
J. STONE |
Tailor |
28 |
Ann STONE |
19 |
|
|
|
|
|
Ed.
HEALEY |
Farmer |
32 |
Mary |
28 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Carpenter |
22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
H. CLARKE |
Brewer |
23 |
Mary |
22 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
|
W. FRAMES |
Wheelwright |
30 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
J.
STILLWELL |
Carpenter |
23 |
Jane
STILLWELL |
21 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
J. STILLWELL |
Farmer |
22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
[Transcriber’s Note: James & Mary JURY and child and a Mr.& Mrs. STILLWELL and child are not listed
in Nash but are listed as independent settlers on the Garland in Hockly’s ‘Story of the British Settlers of 1820’]
NEAL, Daniel
et al
830
[All four in the same handwriting, probably dictated]
July 28th
1819
Gentlemen,
Daniel
NEAL having a wife and one child i am 30 years of age
my wife 21 and my child 2. I was bred to the weaving but worked at labouring work
both in
Jeremiah
McCARTHY having a wife and seven children I am 44
years of age my wife 38 a son 21 another 18 and five daughters under fourteen.
I was brought up to the farming buisiness but works
now at coal whiping. I would wish to go to the
Felix
McCARTHY a single man and brother to the above
Jeremiah I am 33 years of age and a carpenter by trade at which buisiness I now work. I would wish to go with my brother if
our buisiness would suit any Gentleman.
I
Michael HURLEY have a wife and two children I am 32 years of age my wife about
the same age a daughter 12 and a son 7 years of age. I was brought up to the
farming buisiness but works now at coal whipping. I
would wish to go as a setler. The McCARTHYs
are friends of mine.
Any
Gentleman whom our buisiness will suit will be
pleased to direct to Wm. CONNELY, No.4 {obscured]
Street,
NEALE, George
875
No.5 Union
Row
Stepney
Green
Received 26th
August 1819
Hon’ble
Sir,
Having presented a petition dated Sept 24th
1816 requesting permission to proceed to New South Wales and receiving in
answer from your Lordship that Government had declined giving any further
encouragement to persons desirous of proceeding thither, I now presume to
solicit your Lordship for leave to settle in the colony now establishing in
Africa. Your petitioner is by trade a carpenter and is willing to render all
the assistance in his power as a mechanic, or in any other capacity. Your petitioner’s
character will bear the strictest investigation. With permission wait an
answer.
George NEALE
NEAVE, Joseph
861
Secretarys Office, Chelsea Hospl
Mr NEAVE presents his Compliments to Mr
GOULBURN and with reference to his Letter of the 17
inst transmitting a printed Circular respecting emigration to the
887
Sept 11th
1819
My Lord
An application having been made to your Lordship on my
behalf by my friend Charles Stoker DUDLEY Esq for one of those grants of land
about to be given to those persons who wish to become settlers at the Cape of
good Hope, I have in consequence received (through him), from your Lordship's
office, a circular desiring the names, ages &c of those I intend taking out
with me. I therefore presume to become
troublesome by requesting to know if a delay for a few days in forwarding that
list, will be injurious to my hopes of obtaining that grant. I might have made out many lists from the
numerous applications to be taken out, but I am anxious to have a little time
in order to obtain characters to those I engage with. May I likewise beg to be informed if it be
necessary that Mrs NEAVE'S
name should appear in the list, as she will not leave this country under two
years, owing to our having some family affairs to arrange.
I beg to state to your Lordship that I am 30 years of age
and that until I was 17 was with my father, then a considerable Miller, &
Farmer in the South of England, since which period I have principally been in
Banking Houses in which employment I now am.
The sum that I shall have at my disposal at present,
will be about three hundred pounds. May
I also solicit of your Lordship the favour of being informed if it is likely
that I shall be accepted as one of the settlers if my list of individuals to be
taken out, be such as your Lordship approves.
I would not have ventured this request had I not held a situation, the
loss of which would be serious to me, did I not go to the Cape, and I should
feel much hurt to be obliged to behave unhandsome to my employer by giving him
too short a notice of my intention of leaving him, & the money I intend to thus
employ is a interest, and some notice of my calling it in, to be required by
the person in whose hands it is. My
address, My Lord, is "to the care of Joseph HADWEN
Esq, Liverpool" - as early a reply as may be convenient to your Lordship
will much oblige, My Lord, your Lordships
Most obed servt
Joseph NEAVE
PS Will the settlers have the advantage of Exchange in
the return of the deposit at the cape.
889
My Lord
I had the honor of addressing your Lordship on the 11th inst
requesting to be informed if a delay for a few days in forwarding the list of
names of those who are to accompany me to the Cape (should I be so fortunate as
to be selected as one of the settlers) would be injurious to my hopes of
obtaining the grant of land. At the same
time I ventured to make two or three other requests.
I herewith
beg to enclose to your Lordship the list required, trusting it will be such as
to meet with approbation, a finer, or more healthy body of men, will not, I
think, be found proceeding to the Colony.
Most of them have lived several years in their last places. May I, my Lord, solicit as early an answer as
possible, that I may give as much time to my employer as I can for him to find
another to fill my situation.
I have the
honor to be My Lord
Your
Lordships most obed servt
Joseph NEAVE
PS your
Lordship will be pleased to desire that I should be direct for "to the
care of Mr Joseph HADWEN
Esq Liverpool" & I beg to assure your Lordship of my readiness to
fulfill the terms, or to conform to all the conditions, upon which His
Majesty's Government have offered to grant lands in the Colony.
JN
Name and
Description of the Person taking out the Settlers:
Joseph NEAVE, Clerk in a Banking House but was
with his father a considerable Miller & Farmer until 17 years of age
Jane NEAVE, 27
|
Names of
the Settlers |
Profession
or Trade |
Age |
Names of
the Women |
Age |
Male
Children |
Age |
Female
Children |
Age |
|
Robert KIRBRICK |
Agriculturalist |
21 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
William
JONES |
Gardener |
21 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Thomas |
Gardener |
23 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Thomas
MOORE |
Mason |
22 |
Elizth. JOHNSON |
20 |
James |
16 |
|
|
|
Rd DWERRYHOUSE |
Butcher |
22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
William
WRIGHT |
Wheelwright |
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Richard HUDLESTON |
Blacksmith |
25 |
Sarah |
26 |
John |
5 |
Betsy |
2 |
|
James SIMMONS |
Labourer |
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Richard GEARY |
Labourer |
21 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
R COPLEY |
Labourer |
23 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Joseph TYLER |
Labourer |
32 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
NB James
MOORE is the brother of Thomas MOORE and placed under his protection by his
parents. Thomas MOORE & Elizth.
JOHNSON will marry previous to sailing. Mrs NEAVE does not go out at
present.
900
Sir
In compliance with the desire expressed by your letter of
the 30th ult I beg leave to transmit three lists of individuals about to
proceed under my direction to the
I am request by Messrs WHITLEY and HAYHURST
to inform myself if we may be allowed to form ourselves into a crops [sic] of
Militia, as it appears to be the wish to locate ourselves as near together as
possible. If an additional list to that
which has been accepted under the direction of these gentlemen, and which is in
a state of forwardness be approved, we shall be able to form one, if not two
companies should this proposition meet the approbation of his Majesty's
Government, would arms and clothing be provided?
I have the
honor to be, Sir
Your most obed servt
Joseph NEAVE
913
Sir
I had the honor of addressing you on the 13th inst when I enclosed
the returns of settlers proceeding to the
I feel more convinced of its being the case as Messrs HAYHURST
& WHITLY'S returns were not forwarded until some
days after mine, and several days have elapsed since they received instructions
where to pay and the amount of the deposit required from them. The latter of these gentlemen is now in
I have the
honor to be, Sir
Your most obed servt
Joseph NEAVE
915
Sir
I fear you will deem me troublesome or negligent,
troublesome in so frequently addressing you, or negligent because my deposit
has not been made. I have however by
this nights mail remited Mr HILL Esq one hundred & thirty pounds which I believe
to be the sum required from me, for the party proceeding under my direction to
the
I am fearful there has been some mistake, either my letter
of the 13th ult with the returns has not reach you, or that your reply stating
the amount, and where my deposit was to be made has miscarried. I have learned from Mr
WHITLY that the deposits are made to Mr HILL, at the Treasury, which has induced me to forward
mine to that gentleman and by so doing I hope to have acted correctly.
I had the honor of addressing you on the 27th ult, saying I
was apprehensive of some mistake as I had not been called upon for the deposit
as your favour of the 30th of Sept informing me Earl BATHURST to accept of my
proposal to take settlers to the Cape, & that on my returns being sent I
should be directed where to make, and what the amount of the deposit would
be. May I beg the favour of a reply,
saying if I have done right in sending the money to Mr
HILL. My
address will be "to the care of Joseph HADWEN
Esq Liverpool".
I have the
honor to be, Sir
Your most obed servt
Joseph NEAVE
[GOULBURN'S notation at the foot of the page: ‘What has
given rise to the mistake?’ to which clerk has written in pencil ‘It’s all
right’]
926
Sir
I have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 12th
inst accompanied by one to the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope, and the
regulations to be observed by the settlers during the voyage, and allow me,
Sir, through you, to assure the Earl BATHURST that I shall not fail to
co-operate with the Master of the vessel appointed for my conveyance in
enforcing adherence to them.
The last
letter which I had the honor to receive from you, was addressed James, instead
of Joseph NEAVE.
Should this mistake of name be in the letter addressed to Lord SOMERSET
I trust it will create no difficulties on arrival at the
On the otherside I have given some
names which I beg to have placed instead of those against them, & I fear I
shall be obliged to find some one to fill the place of WRIGHT the Wheelwright
as he now appears undetermined to go, or to remain in England but I hope some
few days hence will not be too late to change his name as I particularly want a
person of his discipline.
I have the
honor to be, Sir
Your most obed servt
Joseph NEAVE
J. KEEGAN aged 27, gardener, instead of
Thomas [BATHER]
R. N. KNOWLES aged 35, planter, instead of Thomas
PRITCHARD
I. STEEL
aged 32, labourer, instead of Thomas MOORE
T. DOWNING aged 21, Cooper, instead of R. DWERRYHOUSE
928
Sir
In compliance with the desire expressed in your note of the
1st inst I herewith enclose a correct return of settlers about to proceed to
the
May I beg to be informed if the directors of Parties might
not be allowed to take a few pounds each of gunpowder for private use. There appears to be some difficulty on this point at
the Customs, will it be necessary to address the Lords of the Treasury on the
subject?
I have the
honor to be Sir
Your obed servt
Joseph NEAVE
|
Names of
Men |
Age |
Profession |
Names of
Women |
Age |
Male
children |
Age |
Female
children |
Age |
|
Joseph NEAVE |
30 |
|
Jane |
27 |
|
|
|
|
|
Hugh STAGG |
40 |
Agriculturist |
Ann |
27 |
|
|
Sarah |
1 |
|
Rd HUDDLESTON |
25 |
Smith |
Sarah |
26 |
John |
2 |
Betsy |
5 |
|
John KEEGAN |
32 |
Gardener |
Jane LLOYD |
23 |
|
|
|
|
|
Rd H KNOWLES |
35 |
Planter |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Isaac
STEEL |
32 |
Labourer |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Thos DOWNING |
21 |
Cooper |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
John FLEETWOOD |
20 |
Agriculturist |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rd GEARY |
21 |
Mason |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F G RANN |
22 |
Draper |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
James SIMMONS |
20 |
Labourer |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
James TYLER |
32 |
Labourer |
|
|
|
|
|
|
935
Sir
I have again to trouble you with another list of my settlers
but trust I shall not have occasion to intrude on your goodness any more.
I have the
honor to be
Sir
Your obed servt
Joseph NEAVE
|
Names of
Men |
Age |
Profession |
Names of
Women |
Age |
Male
children |
Age |
Female
children |
Age |
|
Joseph NEAVE |
30 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rd HUDDLESTON |
25 |
Smith |
Sarah |
27 |
John |
2 |
Betsy |
5 |
|
Rd QUILLHAM |
35 |
Farmer |
Ann |
30 |
|
|
Ann |
12 |
|
John KEEGAN |
32 |
Gardener |
Jane LLOYD |
23 |
|
|
|
|
|
Rd H KNOWLES |
35 |
Planter |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Thos DOWNING |
21 |
Cooper |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
John FLEETWOOD |
20 |
Agriculturist |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Richard GEARY |
21 |
Mason |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
James TYLER |
32 |
Labourer |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F G RANN |
22 |
Draper |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
James SIMMONS |
20 |
Labourer |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Thomas GREGORY |
24 |
Carpenter |
|
|
|
|
|
|
NEILL,
Thomas
863
My Lord
I take the liberty of addressing your Lordship under the
following heads - seeing that there is an Incouragement
held out individuals to emigrate to the Cape of good Hope (from Government) I
humbly beg leave to state to your Lordship that I am peculiarly situated &
that if I could get Imployment so as to support
myself in a respectable way I would not on any account trouble your Lordship -
my motives in troubling y’r Lordship is that through
your liberal mind & powerful hand to place me in a situation in the new
settlement so as I may do myself good & be of use to the person that
employs me in a professional capacity as a farmer & profes’l
gardener. I beg leave to state to your
Lordship that I will bring the strongest testimonials of professional abilities
from noblemen & gentlemen that I have lived with - my last situation was
with the late Richard MEYLOR Esq whose extensive
concerns came under my direction & as a most Honourable gentleman he before
his much lamented death used all his means & interest to place me in a
situation: that he considered me worthy of - in so much so I beg leave to say
to your Lordship: that in July 1817 when the Honourable Mr
NAPPIER was on a visit to Mr
MEYLOR at Crawley house Hants, that there Mr MEYLOR gave Mr NAPPIER such a good character
of me that Mr NAPPIER, who
I understand is your Lordships nephew, was pleased to tell Mr
MEYLOR he was sorry he had ingaged
a steward & land bailiff to go to Ireland or he could have ingaged me. I also
take the liberty to let your Lordship know that: I lived with the later Lord MONCK, with the late Richard REYNELL
Esq, with James GIBBONS Esq & with the Lord Bishop of London Derry in
Ireland & that I served my apprenticeship at Peter LA TOUCHES Esq &
that I served in his Corps of Yeomanry free of expense to Government in the
Rebellion of 1798 & after going to live to the late Lord MONCK. I served in
the late Lord POWERSCOURTS Corps of Yeomanry free of
expense to Government - these Noblemen and Gentlemen that I mention are well knowing to your Lordship. Lord CASTLEREAGH,
Lord HARDWICKE & all the noblemen in the
Kingdom. My Lord in wishing to go to the
Cape my sole objects is to get a living by industry & [obscured]-aplication & that if Government would be pleased to
lend me a small sum to put my abilities in [obscured] at the new settlement at
the Cape I would be very willing to pay interest for any sum that your Lordship
would be pleased to advance - if its not the intention of Government to lend
out so, from your Lordships great & Powerful interest your Lordship can
forward me by letters of introduction to the Governm’t
Officers at the Cape. I humbly beg leave
to state to your Lordship that I have been told that Doctor WATSON is using
Means to forward people to the
I remain in
Duty & Respect &c my Lord
Your
Lordships obedient humble s’t &c
Thomas
NEILL
PS I am a
single man free of encumbrance
[“inclosed” advertisement]
WANTS a
PLACE as GARDENER and BAILIFF, a single active MAN who understands gardening in
all its branches, the laying out of plantations, and planting in general, the
superintending of tradesmen's work and accounts, the buying, selling and
measuring of timber, also falling, setting and measuring of coppices and woods;
he trusts, from his knowledge and experience in business to prove an
acquisition to any nobleman or gentleman who wants a person in whom trust and
confidence may be required; he is a good accountant and will have an undeniable
character from the gentleman he last served, whose extensive buildings and
concerns he has superintended nearly five years; he understands building
hot-houses on the most approved plans; has no objection to any part of the
United Kingdom. Letters addressed, post
paid, to Mr T, gardener and bailiff,
NELSON,
Thomas (WILLSON’s Party)
814
No.109 Bunhill Row
Moorfields
City
20th
July 1819
Sir,
It
being my intention with others to emigrate to the
Your most obed’t and very humb serv’t
Thos. NELSON
NEWCASTLE,
Duke of re CALTON’s
Party
917
Clumber
Nov. 6, 1819
My Lord
By this post your Lordship will
receive a letter which I have written as Chairman to the Subscribers to the
fund for promoting Colonizations.
I think it right, in addition, to
call your Lordship’s attention to the circumstances, that our subscriptions was
entered into for the purpose of rendering material benefit and not for any
private advantage, which is the case, I believe, with all the other
applications that have been made to you.
This, I conceive, entitles one
application to every consideration and performance and I should hope that such
will be given by your Lordship. We are
pledged to the people to promote their going out to the Cape and not only would
it be very mortifying to show ourselves obliged to [their] faith with them, but
I am convinced that in doing so would in many ways be attended with any bad
effect.
I have the
honour to remain
Your
Lordship’s
Very humble & obdt.
919
Clumber
Nov. 6, 1819
My Lord
As Chairman of a meeting of the
Subscribers to the relief by colonization in this county, held at Mansfield
this day, and by their desire I beg to state to your Lordship, that they as
well as I, are greatly surprised to find that Mr GOULBURN in his letter to Mr
GODFREY of the 2nd inst, had omitted to give any answer to the
inquiries submitted to him by Mr GODFREY’s
letter of the 25 ulto., inasmuch as those inquiries
relate to the general objects of the Subscribers and apply to the list
transmitted to Mr GOULBURN
by Mr GODFREY in his letter of the 20th Ulto., and as we understood by the terms of Mr GOULBURN’s letter of the 28th
that the number contained in the list was intended by your Lordship to be
permitted to proceed to the Cape of Good Hope with other settlers going out
this year, I must request the favor of your Lordship to transmit to me as early
as possible a specific answer to the inquiries referred to, a copy of which I
enclose, in order that the measures adopted for the sending out the number of
persons to [be] accepted may be immediately carried into effect.
I have the
honor to remain my Lord,
Your Lordship’s very obdt. Svt
Chairman
P.S. I have particularly to request an immediate
answer from your Lordship which I may lay before the Subscribers with the least
possible delay.
921
Clumber
Nov. 12, 1819
My Lord,
We have had
a final meeting today of the Subscribers for emigration and we find it
necessary to enquire:
1.
Whether a sufficiency of corn
for bread & for seed will certainly be found at the
2. What port is fixed upon for the Nott’s emigrants to embark from
3. To be allowed permission for 50 families to go out on our account – that is 50 men, most of them with wives and families.
A complete list shall be sent as soon as possible, but at present from [unf….] in some and unwillingness in others, continual alteration is taking place in the list, in a very few days their difficulties will be overcome and we hope to be able to act with more certainty.
I have particularly to request your Lordship to accede to my last proposal and if you will trust to me I will take care that nothing improper shall take place – I am exceedingly anxious for the success of our enterprise.
I have the honor to remain
My Lord
Your Lordship’s
Very obdt. St
Statement
of Persons desirous of emigrating to the
Transcribed by Lynn McLeod from CO48/44 at the
National Archives in Kew,
917
Clumber
Nov. 6, 1819
My Lord
By
this post your Lordship will receive a letter which I have written as Chairman
to the Subscribers to the fund for promoting Colonizations.
I
think it right, in addition, to call your Lordship’s attention to the
circumstances, that our subscriptions was entered into for the purpose of
rendering material benefit and not for any private advantage, which is the
case, I believe, with all the other applications that have been made to you.
This, I conceive, entitles one application to every consideration and
performance and I should hope that such will be given by your Lordship. We are pledged to the people to promote their
going out to the Cape and not only would it be very mortifying to show
ourselves obliged to [their] faith with them, but I am convinced that in doing
so would in many ways be attended with any bad effect.
I have the honour to remain
Your Lordship’s
Very humble & obdt.
919
Clumber
Nov. 6, 1819
My Lord
As
Chairman of a meeting of the Subscribers to the relief by colonization in this
county, held at Mansfield this day, and by their desire I beg to state to your
Lordship, that they as well as I, are greatly surprised to find that Mr GOULBURN in his letter to Mr GODFREY of the 2nd
inst, had omitted to give any answer to the inquiries submitted to him by Mr GODFREY’s letter of the 25 ulto.,
inasmuch as those inquiries relate to the general objects of the Subscribers
and apply to the list transmitted to Mr GOULBURN by
Mr GODFREY in his letter of the 20th Ulto.,
and as we understood by the terms of Mr GOULBURN’s
letter of the 28th that the number contained in the list was
intended by your Lordship to be permitted to proceed to the Cape of Good Hope
with other settlers going out this year, I must request the favor of your
Lordship to transmit to me as early as possible a specific answer to the
inquiries referred to, a copy of which I enclose, in order that the measures
adopted for the sending out the number of persons to [be] accepted may be
immediately carried into effect.
I have the honor to remain my Lord,
Your Lordship’s very obdt. Svt
Chairman
P.S. I have particularly to request an immediate
answer from your Lordship which I may lay before the Subscribers with the least
possible delay.
921
Clumber
Nov. 12, 1819
My Lord,
We have had a final meeting today of the Subscribers
for emigration and we find it necessary to enquire:
1. Whether
a sufficiency of corn for bread & for seed will certainly be found at the
2. What
port is fixed upon for the Nott’s emigrants to embark from
3. To be
allowed permission for 50 families to go out on our account – that is 50 men,
most of them with wives and families.
A complete list shall be sent as soon as possible, but
at present from [unf….] in some and unwillingness in
others, continual alteration is taking place in the list, in a very few days
their difficulties will be overcome and we hope to be able to act with more
certainty.
I have particularly to request your Lordship to accede
to my last proposal and if you will trust to me I will take care that nothing
improper shall take place – I am exceedingly anxious for the success of our
enterprise.
I have the honor to remain
My Lord
Your Lordship’s
Very obdt.
St
Statement of Persons desirous of emigrating
to the Cape of Good Hope –
|
|
Names of Men |
Age |
Town |
Parish |
Trade or Profession |
Names of Women |
Age |
Names of Children |
Y |
M |
|
1 |
George
DENNISON |
36 |
Nott’m |
St.Mary |
Framework
knitter |
Hannah |
29 |
Anne |
6 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
George |
4 |
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Henry |
1 |
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
2 |
George
PALMER |
36 |
Nott’m |
St.Mary |
Framework
knitter |
Millicent |
31 |
George
[sic] |
14 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Benjamin |
12 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
George |
8 |
1 |
|
3 |
Thomas
PALMER |
23 |
Nott’m |
St.Mary |
Framework
knitter |
|
22 |
|
|
|
|
4 |
Christ’r
LANGEN |
46 |
Do |
Do |
Do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
Rich’d
|
23 |
Do |
Do |
Do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
John SIMPSON |
27 |
Do |
Do |
Bricklayer |
Mary |
26 |
Sarah |
6 |
|
|
7 |
John BILBY |
40 |
Do |
Do |
Framework
knitter |
Ann |
21 |
George |
16 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
John |
10 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Eliza |
1 |
|
|
8 |
Rich’d
KERNSHAW |
40 |
Do |
Do |
Do |
|
30 |
Benjamin |
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Caroline |
12 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sarah LACEY |
14 |
3 |
|
9 |
Thos. KERNSHAW |
20 |
Do |
Do |
Do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
Jos’h
SMITH |
36 |
Do |
Do |
Blacksmith |
Mary |
32 |
|
|
|
|
11 |
James WRIGHT |
31 |
Do |
Do |
Framework
knitter |
|
|
James |
8 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
John |
0 |
3 |
|
12 |
Rich’d
FISHER |
31 |
Do |
Do |
Framework
knitter |
Ab’l |
32 |
|
|
|
|
13 |
James STURT |
40 |
Do |
St.Nicholas |
Labourer |
|
|
Charles |
8 |
1 |
|
14 |
John HOOLEY |
46 |
Do |
St.Mary |
Framework
knitter |
|
|
|
|
|
|
15 |
William HOOLEY |
22 |
Do |
Do |
Do |
Mary |
22 |
|
|
|
|
16 |
William WATSON |
21 |
Do |
Do |
Labourer |
|
|
|
|
|
|
17 |
Henry STORER |
21 |
Do |
Do |
Do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
18 |
William FIDO |
27 |
Do |
Do |
Framework
knitter |
|
|
|
|
|
|
19 |
William ELLIOTT |
47 |
New |
Radford |
Framework
knitter |
|
|
|
|
|
|
20 |
William
ELLIOTT |
25 |
New |
Radford |
Do |
|
22 |
Nathaniel |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
William |
|
8 |
|
21 |
Mark
ELLIOTT |
21 |
New |
Radford |
Do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
22 |
William
PIKE |
40 |
Keyworth |
|
Do |
Sarah
[sic] |
|
Sarah |
17 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
William |
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Elija |
6 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rose |
4 |
3 |
|
23 |
Thomas
PIKE |
19 |
Keyworth |
|
Do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
24 |
John WARREN |
28 |
Nott’m |
St.Mary |
Do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
25 |
John WHITE |
20 |
Do |
Do |
Do |
|
|
|
|
|
|
26 |
Chris’r
TATHAM |
22 |
Do |
Do |
Brass
founder |
|
|