Stanley, John

N\o/ 11 Mulberry Street /
Manchester 24\th/ July 1819 /
My Lord /
I feel sorry in taking up your valuable /
time by requesting some explanations /
on the subject of emigration to South Africa. /
My intentions are to take out settlers /
for said Colony and as many circumstances /
requiring explanations neces+sarily strike /
me your Lordship will confer a great /
obligation by giving further information. /
Is it understood that the grant of land /
made to the person taking out settlers, that /
he is to be the sole proprietor of the land /
granted, & if not, how far the matter is to /
be managed with respect to the settlers, being /
labourers? Is it understood that the deposit /
money to be returned in seeds, plants &c at /
the Colony is deemed adequate to stock the /
land granted, with live stock, beasts of burden /
or labour, food for the time whilst the crops /
are raised, implements of husbandry, seeds &c /
If not what capital will be neces+sary to /
take out to stock 1000 acres with the number /
of settlers stipulated by government? /
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If any of the settlers should not or would /
not cultivate the respective 100 acres would /
the rest all be forfeited?
Would government grant arms & ammunition /
to defend the settlers against the wild beasts /
Will the government land the settlers at the /
Cape or on the lands granted? Is the land to /
be as+signed at Algoa Bay or where? /
At what time & place will the government /
appoint a conveyance for settlers from /
Lancashire? The summer season begins /
at the Cape of Good Hope about the 1\st/ Oct\r/ /
& the harvest in Jan\ry/ & Feb\ry/, it would /
therefore be neces+sary, (to get the Coming Crop /
in time against the rainy season), to appoint /
a ves+sel very soon./
To those who are desirous of emigrating /
the above observations must of course _ /
strike them very forcibly and I have no /
doubt your Lordship will Kindly give /
such information thereon as will much /
conduce _ to the welfare of the Settlers. /
Waiting the honour of a Communication on /
these subjects from your Lordship and /
requesting pardon for intruding myself /
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on your Lordships time and attention I /
remain most respectfully /
My Lord /
Your Lordships most /
obedient humble Servant /
John Stanley /