BUNN, T (re Frome settlers)

National Archives, Kew CO48/41, 453-457

Frome, Somersetshire

30 Aug 1819

Sir,

I inclose a list of more than fifty persons who desire to be colonists at the Cape of Good Hope if approved by Government. This Town contains about ten thousand inhabitants, many of whom are out of employ, and I apprehend you will approve if the emigration of a part of them in some proportion to the number who emigrate from other places.

The enquirers will be most obliged if you favour them with answers to such of the questions on the other side as you may think proper to reply to. They attend again Monday the sixth of September and if it does not suit your convenience to write so soon they will come again the Monday following.

A very few of those who can advance ten pounds can advance a larger sum. When I am favoured with your answer I shall apply to the parish to advance for others.

I am Sir your humble servant

T. BUNN

Is the person to be placed at the head of ten or more individuals to receive the grant of 1000 or more acres? Or will the acres be granted to each individual?

Will the captain of ten be entitled to any priviledge or authority? Is he to be elected by the parties themselves? Will he be summoned to London to receive instructions?

Will the pensioners continue to receive their pensions? Will any part of this pension be advanced to enable them to go?

Will any provision be made for subsistence on their arrival, besides the return of the ten pounds? Or for taking them from their landing place to their intended residence? Or for furnishing them with seeds and tools?

[hole in paper] are they to attend....to embark?

[Further details of Charles HYMAN, Daniel FARLEY and Joseph WEAKLEY can be found under HYMAN's Party.]

National Archives, Kew CO48/41, 523

Frome, 23 Sept 1819

Sir,

Mr. BOURNE, whose list of colonists I inclose, has desired me to say that he is ready to conform to all the regulations expressed in the letter with which you favoured me, and respectfully requests to be informed whether his proposal of going to the Cape of Good Hope is accepted? where and when the money is to be deposited? and when and where he and his party are to embark?

I have no connection with these people but have merely assisted them to obtain the aid which the good intentions of Government have provided.

I am Sir your humble servant

T. BUNN

[ BOURNE's return is filed here]

National Archives, Kew CO48/41, 546/548

Frome 27^th Sept 1819

Sir,

I enclose a second list of intended colonists at the Cape of Good Hope which has been brought to me that I might transmit it for approbation of Government

I am Sir your humble servant

T. BUNN

Beckington, Somerset 22 September 1819

Name and Description of the Person taking out the Settlers:

Philip PINNOCK, Farmer 32

Elizabeth PINNOCK 26

Henrietta PINNOCK their daughter aged 3

Joseph PINNOCK their son aged 1

We whose names are hereto under scribed do certify that the abovementioned Philip PINNOCK is a proper person to take out the colonists.

William HENDERSON

John BICKFORD

Overseers, Beckington

National Archives, Kew CO48/41, 574

Frome 1 Oct 1819

Sir,

I now inclose a third list of intended colonists to the Cape of Good Hope. These people on the within list are volunteers, but are to have the required payment made by the parish. I beg leave to refer to my letter of the 23^rd Sept last for the enquiries which the colonists are desirous to make.

I am Sir your humble servant

T. BUNN

National Archives, Kew CO48/41, 619

Frome, October 1819

Sir,

In the letter in which I inclosed Mr. Stephen BOURNE's list of settlers at the Cape of Good Hope I stated that I had no connection with these people but only assisted them in forwarding their application, or to that effect, otherwise it would have given me more pain to represent what follows.

There are few persons who desire to leave England without having some cause of uneasiness, but it seems Stephen BOURNE was in debt and about ten days ago was arrested and is now in the gaol at Dorchester. He has expressed a willingness that another leader should be chosen, and the men, having families and having disposed of part of their property, are very anxious to proceed. Under the circumstances they have chosen a leader and have inserted some new [names] in the room of some who were unwilling to go and on their behalf I return the list filled up and submit the whole new form to Lord BATHURST

I am Sir your humble servant

T. BUNN

National Archives, Kew CO48/41, 620

Frome, Somersetshire

Those whose names are hereto subscribed do hereby certify that John COLSTON aged 32 years, late serjeant in the sixty sixth Regiment of Foot, is a proper person to take out a party of colonists to the Cape of Good Hope.

Dated this seventh day of October 1819

Richard WILLOUGHBY

Wm. ROSSITER

Churchwardens

J. DUDDEN

Isaac RAWLINGS

Overseers

National Archives, Kew CO48/41, 736

Frome, 3^rd December 1819

Sir,

I am obliged for the notice you favoured me with respecting COLSTON's deposit money. BOURNE, the first Captain of this party, was imprisoned for debt. You permitted them to choose another leader and afterwards COLSTON, who is one of the pensioners called out on account of the late disturbances, deserted his party to join his regiment, leaving some of the families who had sold their effects in the greatest wretchedness. After this second failure I became ashamed of continuing the correspondence, lest you should impute any blame to me, though I have only endeavoured to assist the lower classes, who suffer from the failure of trade, in any manner which the Government approved.

I advised the disappointed people to join another party instead of some who had withdrawn themselves, which I believe they have done.

I am Sir your humble servant

T. BUNN