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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.

PEMBERTON, John

National Archives, Kew CO48/45, 193

Fore Street

72 Limehouse

Sept 3rd 1819

Sir

Having conformably with the directions issued by his Majesties Government engaged ten men with their respective families to go to the Cape of Good Hope or other parts of Southern Africa I beg leave to subjoin a list of the same and request information as to whom I am to pay the required deposit.

Trusting our being accepted

I remain

Your obedient humble servant

John PEMBERTON

John PEMBERTON

Capitalist

single man

28

Henry WRIGHTON

Baker

single man

20

Henry WARDLE

Farmer

single man

22

Charles STAPLES

Sugar Baker

single man

19

Charles James MAJOR

Farmer

single man

21

James MORGAN

Bricklayer

single man

19

Henry WOOD

Farmer

single man

28

George BROWN

Farmer

single man

25

George HARCOURT

Farmer

single man

23

Benjamin HUNT

Smith

single man

25

Thomas TAYTON

Wheelwright

married

42

Mary TAYTON

   

32

Richard TAYTON

   

16

Catherine TAYTON

   

13

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