Dyason, George

Ramsgate
August 19th 1819
My Lord,
Having determined after due
consideration to become Candidates for a
Grant of land at the Cape of Good Hope
agreeable to Your Lordships official notices
as appeared in the Public Newspapers.
we. viz. Messrs Isaac. Joseph. & George
Dyason. & Hougham Hudson. are desirous
to obtain a Grant of 2000 Acres of Land
at the Cape, and for which Grant shall
be prepared to take out proper People
and deposit the sums as required per
the official notice.
We can either conjointly, or separately,
have the most satisfactory
references as to our Capability or as to our
private and Public Characters, not only
from our resident Ministers and Magistrates,
the Deputy Mayor. and principle Inhabitants.
but also from many Gentlemen in the Public
situations, if it is required _
Having obtained the Grant we propose
The Right Honorable Earl Bathurst
Secretary of State for the
Colonial Department.

propose to admit others of our Friends possessing
the means, and to select Husbandry Men
& and Mechanics suitable to our views & purposes
also having Familys of our own. viz Isaac
Dyason, Tin Plate worker and Brazier, 39 years
of Age, Wife & 5 children three of them
stout Lads, from 8 to 16 years of age
are used to Cattle. Joseph Dyason,
Master Mariner 36 years of age, One Child
George Dyason, Wine Merchant 28 years of age,
Wife and two children, Hougham Hudson, Grazier & Farmer
26 years of age & Wife
We remain my Lord,
Your Lordships Obt Ser
Geo DYASON
Isaac DYASON
Joseph DYASON
Hougham HUDSON

P:S: An answer forwarded
to Geo DYASON, 12 Old Cavendish St
Oxford St. will be duly received
& thankfully acknowledged.