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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.

NILAND, Jno, 1820 Settler

Written by Sue Mackay on .

National Archives, Kew CO48/41, 320 (Filed under B for BOOT)

No.2 Grafton Street East

Tottenham Court Road

Aug 4 1819

Hon. Sir,

I received the first circular agreeable to my request and for which I am extremely obliged and having settlers here ready to go and being given to understand that there is a second circular I found from your office which I will tank you to be caused to be sent to me and any other information how to proceed and to know whether you will allow us to have an interview or what proceedings to adopt to know whether the men as named in the margin will be accepted to go out in paying their money.

Your causing the above to be sent will oblige

Your most obedient and very humble servt

Henry BOOT

[List of names in Margin]

BOOT, Henry

BICKFORD, Thomas

PAINE, Sam'l

SAUER, Jno

HOGAN, David

CORLEY, Jas.

HEDDINGTON. Joseph

SCORE, Thos.

FURLER, Sam'l

ANTIS, Jno

ROE, Robt

NILAND, Jno

BURTON, Jas.

MANLEY, Wm.

DUDLEY, Sam’l

[note at bottom of page: this man has transferred himself and his list to that of Thos. BAINBRIDGE]

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