ELLIOTT, John Frederick

National Archives, Kew CO48/43, 21

22 Cloth Fair

West Smithfield

London

July 25^th 1819

Hon. Sir

Having considered the subject of the Govt Circular and feeling that the prospect of business in this Country will not answer my purpose, I judged that I could not employ the [remainder] of life better then by uniting with nine other heads of families who have the same feeling and possessing all the qualities necessary to form a colony acting in concert and reflecting honour and advantage upon England such being their character for temperance ability perseverance and all the other requisites which appear to me after ten years study of this subject necessary lead me to offer the Brittish Government every guarantee and you will oblige me by communicating as soon as possible the necessary information and instruction.

Names of settlers

I have the honour to subscribe myself

Honorable Sir

Your obedient Servant

J. ELLIOTT

National Archives, Kew CO48/43, 27

22 Cloth Fair

London

July 30, 1819

Hon Sir

Some persons directed they said to me from your office being desirous to unite with me. I take the liberty of intruding again.

Permit me to state that I should be able to select some excellent colonists whose friends would make an effort to get them off and I should be happy to serve my Government & the Colony in that or any other way but could not positively engage until authorised with more than my ten because these altho respectable are distrest characters having only a hope honorably to escape ruin by colonising & persons without employ.

As my studies & manner of life lead me to a knowledge of men & as my labours during six days do not prevent my taking immense journeys of 60 or 70 miles chiefly on foot on the seventh for the good of them, I humbly hope I might be usefull at least by example & repeat that I am confident of the virtue of our party & that

I am Hon Sir

Yours obediently and devotedly

J. F. ELLIOTT

PS as every failure in colonisation is attributable to either want of means or intemperance especially on this continent I am happy in the confidence I have in the Brittish Government & that the situation chosen is the best & that we have both the will & the ability to cultivate & are rigidly temperate.

National Archives, Kew CO48/43, 43

22 Cloth Fair

August 7, 1819

Hon Sir

In reply to your condescending favor of the 5th inst. I humbly state that my 20 colonists will make a seperate application. We therefore are in all eleven heads of families agreable to the intention of the first proposal & if as early as possible you will permit me to enter names, ages and numbers etc. you will oblige

Hon Sir your obedient humble servant

John Frederick ELLIOTT

National Archives, Kew CO48/43, 56

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Aug 31 1819

Honourable Sir,

I have delayed sending a regular statement, as since my proposal of 25^thJuly have been solicitous to make some useful amendments in my party. Having contemplated the subject with [devotion] & fixed attention & availed myself of the experience & advice of recent Travellers & Settlers I have formed a plan which is admirably adapted to effect the purpose of the industrious settler & must serve the object of His Majesty's Government equally [simple &] usefull & so consolidating the strength & resources of the settlers as to bid defiance to every obstacle. I forbear to trespass upon your valuable time altho' should be happy to [communicate] my plans if the Earl BATHURST should be pleased to allow my settlement at the Cape of Good Hope. I am ready to conform myself to all of the conditions upon which His Majesty's Government have offered to grant land in the Colony.

I am Sir with all respect

Your obed't sev't

John Fred'k ELLIOTT

National Archives, Kew CO48/43, 78

September 30, 1819

Hon Sir

As Mr [ADDY] resolves to leave Mr WILSON's party I have consented to acquiesce in his desire to join me, & as many heads of parties are anxious to avail themselves of my experience & information upon this important subject & give a decided preference to my plans, I humbly hope & indulge the pleasing contemplation of serving them & my country. He being an eligible young man may become usefull but as [torn page - ?most of?] my labourers in farming [torn page - ?are?] in good situations by permitting me to amend my list you will oblige

yours respectfully and obediently

John Frederick ELLIOTT

PS if references are necessary as to moral character & ability can refer to some of the first noblemen, gentlemen and ministers