Latham, Joseph

No 20 Essex Street. Strand.
Septr. 18th 1819.
My Lord
First craving Your Lordships pardon for
this intrusion I humbly beg leave to state to Your Lordship
that, as well at the request of several respectable families possessed
of moderate Capital, now forming a Society for the purpose
of Emigrating to the Cape of Good Hope, under the provisions
of the present Parliamentary Grant as on my own behalf –
I respectfully apply to Your Lordship, for information respecting
that Clause in the Circular issued from Your Lordships Office
on the subject of Emigration to southern Africa, which states,

that at the expiration of three Years during which the party and number of
families in the proportion of one for every hundred Acres must have resided
on the Estate the Land shall be measured at the expense of Government and
the Holder shall obtain without fee his Title thereto &c. &c.
The information humbly solicited from Your Lordship
is, - whether the word Holder has reference to the Principal
Emigrator, under whom Individuals, or Families, are necessarily
obliged to Emigrate in conformity to the conditions, contained
in the Circular or to the Individuals or Families,, severally
and separately, that may have continued, from the time
of their first location in the Colony, upon the Lands _
allotted to them, to the time specified by his Majestys Government,
when the same is to be measured, and granted at a
quit Rent to the Holder thereof.
It is conceived, the information required, is of the
greatest importance to persons desirous of Emigrating, as it will
materially affect the Agreements necessary to be entered into _
previous to quitting this Country _
I have the Honor to be
Your Lordships most Obedient
Humble Servant
Josepth Latham
To Earl Bathurst
Secretary of State for the
Colonial Department _ & &
Downing Street
Westr.