Neave, Joseph
Liverpool Sepr. 11\th/ 1819 /
My Lord, /
An application having /
been made to your Lordship on my behalf /
by my friend Cha\s/ Stoker DUDLEY Esq\r/ for one /
of those grants of Land about to be given to those /
persons who wish to become Settlers at the Cape /
of Good Hope, I have in consequence received (through /
him) from your Lordship's office, a circular desiring /
the names, ages &c of those I intend taking out with /
me. I therefore presume to become troublesome /
by requesting to know if a delay for a few days /
in forwarding that list, will be injurious to my /
hopes of obtaining that grant _ I might have /
made out many lists from the numerous applications /
to be taken out, but I am anxious to have /
a little time in order to obtain characters to those /
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I engage with _ May I likewise beg to be informed /
if it be neces+sary that M\rs/ Neave’s name should /
appear in the list, as she will not leave this Country /
under two years, owing to our having some family /
affairs to arrange _ /
I beg to state to your Lordship that I am /
30 years of age and that until I was 17 was with /
my father, then a considerable Miller, & Farmer in /
the South of England, since which period I have /
principally been in Banking Houses in which /
employment I now am _ The sum that I shall /
have at my disposal at present, will be about three /
hundred pounds _ May I also solicit of your /
Lordship the favour of being informed if it is /
likely that I shall be accepted as one of the settlers /
if my list of individuals to be taken out, be such as /
your Lordship approves _ I would not have /
ventured this request had I not held a situation /
the los+s of which would be serious to me, did I not /
go to the Cape, and I should feel much hurt to /
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be obliged to behave unhandsome to my employer /
by giving him too short a notice of my intention /
of leaving him, & the money I intend to thus employ /
is a Interest, and some notice of my calling it in, /
to be required by the person in whose hands it /
is _ My addres+s, My Lord, is "to the care of Joseph /
Hadwen Esq\r/ Liverpool" _ as early a reply as may /
be convenient to your Lordship will much oblige /
My Lord, your Lordships /
Most obd\t/ Serv\t/ /
Joseph Neave /
Right Hon\ble/ Earl Bathurst /
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P.S. Will the settlers have the advantage /
of Exchange in the return of the deposit at the /
Cape?