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

Correspondence 1821 to 1837.

Here only letters by known settlers or their families, or letters of great relevance to the 1820 settlers, have been transcribed, whereas ALL the 1819 correspondence was transcribed (see CO48/41 through CO48/46) whether or not the writers emigrated to the Cape.

Unless otherwise stated letters were written to either the Secretary of State for the Colonies or his deputy.The original correspondence is filed in order of receipt. Here it has been placed in alphabetical order according to the surname of the writer, with letters by the same writer in chronological order, for ease of reading. Original spelling has been maintained. Reference numbers, where given, refer to printed page numbers stamped on the letters and will enable visitors to the National Archives to locate the letter more easily.

PRATER, Charles (father of William Gregory PRATER), 1824

Written by Sue Mackay on 30 November 1999.

National Archives, Kew, CO48/67, 230

Charing Cross

23 April 1824

Sir,

Having occasion to obtain a Certificate of Marriage that was solemnised at the Cape of Good Hope, and being informed that an Act of parliament was passed for a Registry of the same being required to be transmitted to this country to the Colonial Department, I take the liberty of making application for the same, in the event that my information is correct annexed are the particulars of the marriage as having been sent to me.

I have the honor to be Sir

Your most obedient humble serv't

Chas. PRATER

William Gregory PRATER married to Susannah NEWTON on 11^th June 1807 by the Rev. BROWN at the Cape of Good Hope.

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