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The 1820 Settler Correspondence
 as preserved in the National Archives, Kew
 and edited by Sue Mackay

pre 1820 Settler Correspondence before emigration

ALL the 1819 correspondence from CO48/41 through CO48/46 has been transcribed whether or not the writers emigrated to the Cape. Those written by people who did become settlers, as listed in "The Settler Handbook" by M.D. Nash (Chameleon Press 1987), are labelled 1820 Settler and the names of actual settlers in the text appear in red.

FRENCH, George

National Archives, Kew CO48/43, 186

Hackney

Aug 16, 1819

Sir

The undernamed individuals wishes to procede as settlers to the Cape of good hope if they Appear Eligible to his Lordship the terms by which Goverment intend to propose to the settlers I should wish to receive as soon as you may think it convenient.

I remain Sir your obedient and most humble servent

George FRENCH

To be left

Mrs GARDENERs

Maremaid, hackney.

George FRENCH

aged

22

Single

Gardener

Charles EDWARDS

Do.

19

Do.

Gardener

Samuel WILDSMITH

Do.

21

Do.

Gardener

Charles NEAVES

Do.

23

Do.

Cooper

Daniel CHALLARD

Do.

23

Do.

Baker

William RAFFEY

Do.

20

Do.

Labourer

Charles HUNT

Do.

19

Do.

Labourer

Thomas CAPPER

Do.

21

Do.

Coomb maker

James CAPPER

Do.

20

Do.

Baker

James DAVID

Do.

19

Do.

Furrier

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