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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.

ROGERS, Henry

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National Archives, Kew CO48/45, 575

Baltinglass, Ireland

August 26th 1819

My Lord,

Understanding that His Majesty's Government is giving grants of land to emigrants going out as settlers to the Cape of Good Hope by paying a deposit before embarking, I have therefore to request that your Lordship will give me a grant of land and intimation when the deposit will be paid and where I and my family will embark; my family consists of my wife, five sons, daughter, one servant man and one servant woman. One of my sons is above eighteen years old, I am by profession a surgeon and apothecary and I and my family are protestants, hoping for your Lordship's answer

I am your Lordship's humble obedient servant

Henry ROGERS

 

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National Archives, Kew CO48/45, 619

Baltinglass

October 10th 1819

My Lord,

Having been returned to your Lordship by Captain BROWNRIGG as a settler going out to the Cape of Good Hope I take the liberty to mention that my wife receives a pension as an officer's widow on the Irish establishment and having some debts to liquidate in Dublin and wishing to have the receipt of her pension in this country for that purpose if your Lordship would have the goodness to give the necessary directions how I should act you would greatly serve and much oblige

Your most obedient and very humble servant

Henry ROGERS

PS My wife's name is Elizabeth ROGERS formerly WOODS on the Irish establishment

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