CO48/45 National Archives, Kew, London  ~  1820 Settler Correspondence P-S

 

Transcribed by volunteers from the ZA-IB and ZA-EC Rootsweb mailing lists from digital photographs taken by Rowena Wattrus 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.

 

QUILTEN, Samuel

 

434

26th July

Sir,

            Seeing an advertisement in the paper of going to the Cape of Good Hope I should be very happy of the opportunity of going. I am Sir a single young man a Gentleman servant, lived in my last situation nine years. If you please my direction is at No.17 Rathbone Place at Mr. DELAFON’s.

I am your humble servant

Samuel QUILTEN

 

QUINN, John

 

437

[Received 9th August 1819]

Honner Sir,

            I have maid Bould to make this Applycation Haveing you are ingageing Men and thare Famaleys for the Cape of good hope Tradesmen or Labour. I have been implyd in the cotton Line but have no objecttion to any imployment To porvide for my Famaley the as A tradesman on yousefull in any Branch as To most yousefull in that country. Your petitioner John QUIN, Aged 33 my Wife Jane aged 36 three children one Ten one Eight the other 3. My Wife is Wery near her lyin in. Should this meet with your honner Apprabation A line addrest to No.15 John Fourman Coopers Court Pratton Row Old Street Will be Duly Attend to

To your Honner most Devoted Humble Servant

John QUINN

 

QUINNELL, Charles

 

435

30 Noel Court

Noel Street

Near the Bricklayers Arms

Kent Road

August 3rd 1819

Gentlemen,

            Having a wife and [ink blot obscuring number] small children and having scarce any imployment or prospect of gaining a sufficient withall to subsist them or myself without being obliged to become burthensome to the parish, take this opportunity of presenting myself to your notice as one who would gladly imbrace the opportunity offered by Colonial Department of becoming a settler abroad upon the plan now in agitation by and adopted by Government and your Colonial Department.

I am with submission and respect, Gentlemen

Your very obedient humble servant

Charles QUINNELL

 

NB I have been inured to the different climates and my family are anxious to go