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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.

HOOLE, James, 1820 Settler

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National Archives, Kew CO48/43, 713

Selby Place

New Road

14 Aug 1819

Sir,

After waiting upon you and gaining every necessary information concerning the emigration of settlers to the colony of the Cape of Good Hope I have procured ten able bodied men who are ready to embark under my direction as settlers to that colony. I have the means of maintaining of and providing for them whose names, ages, families & profession are inserted overleaf.

I am your very humble servant

James HOOLE

 

George Henry WILLIAMS 31 Cooper

Francis JACKSON 27 Smith & ? maker

Thomas SANGER 30 Cooper

William WILLIAMS 29 Painter

James LEADER 28 Agriculturalist

Edward SALE 31 Do.

Joseph SANGER 26 Do.

John LEONARD 30 Currier

William KNOBS 31 Agriculturalist

James GREEN 36 Painter

NB None of the above have more than two children

 

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National Archives, Kew CO48/43, 728

Selby Place

New Road

Aug 18 1819

Sir,

In compliance with yours of yesterday I have procured the age of each individual who wish to emigrate under my direction with most of the ages of the children.

I am your very humble servant

James HOOLE

Mens Name

Age

Wives Name

Age

Trade &c

Children

1st

2nd

3rd

James HOOLE

32

Jane HOOLE

32

Dyer & straw plat dealer

Abel, James & Jane

7

4

1

George WILLIAMS

31

Sarah WILLIAMS

31

Cooper

Sarah & Charles

7

1

  

Francis JACKSON

27

Lucy JACKSON

25

Smith & machinist

Jonathan &Edward

2

6m

  

Thomas SANGER

29

Eleanor SANGER

29

Cooper

Frances

2

    

James LEADER

28

Ann LEADER

32

Agriculturalist

Ann & James

3

1

  

Joseph SANGER

26

Margaret

22

ditto

Sarah & Harriet

4

2

  

Joseph GREEN

36

no wife

 

Painter

no children

 

 

 

Wm. WILLIAMS

29

M. WILLIAMS

30

ditto

George & Richard

4

1

  

John LEONARD

27

Elizabeth LEONARD

23

Currier

two children

3

1

  

Edward SALE

31

C. SALE

24

Agriculturalist

no children

      

Wm. KNOBS

31

no wife

  

ditto

no children

      

Total: 11 Men 9 women 16 Children

 

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National Archives, Kew CO48/43, 766

Selby Place

New Road

3 Sep 1819

Sir,

I am extremely sorry to have to trouble you with this, I should have waited with patience the result of that decision of which you promised to give me the early information in your letter of the 19th ult, but from the situation of my affairs I am obliged to crave your indulgence to have an early answer. I have a business to dispose of, find much money laying out in trade, so that the time there is from now to the time proposed for sailing is not more than sufficient. From the indulgence you have shown in quickly answering my letters I feel an assurance I shall still meet the same kind attention.

I am your very humble servant

James HOOLE

 

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[The following letter is filed under C at CO48/42]

National Archives, Kew CO48/42, 377

23 Portland Place

30 Sept 1819

Mr. COCKBURN presents his compliments to Mr. GOULBURN. Mr. C. is very desirous of knowing whether the tender made by James HOOLE for myself and ten others is likely to be accepted – we were informed by Mr. GOULBURN's letter to Mr. HOOLE on the 10th inst that it was under consideration. Mr. C. is anxious for their success as he knows some of the party to be good industrious people & hopes Mr. GOULBURN will excuse his troubling him on the subject

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