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.

EVANS, Richard

Written by Sue Mackay on 01 February 2015.

National Archives, Kew CO48/43, 97

23 Atherton Street

Liverpool

29 Dec 1819

Sir

I beg leave to submit to your Lordship a circumstance that has occurred to a passenger of the settlers bound to the Cape of Good Hope. This person was one of W. SMITH's party and has paid his deposit of £10. Since then in consequence of some family affair he has declined going. His luggage is all on board. Upon my applying to Lieut CHURCH for the delivery of the same he said he could not comply with my request unless he received directions from your Lordship. I hope therefore under the afflicting circumstances the family are placed in, your Lordship will order the same to be given up.

I am my lord your Lordship's most humble servant

Richard EVANS

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