Stanley, John

No 11 Mulberry Street
Manchester 24th 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 necessarily 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 necessary to
take out to stock 1000 acres with the number
of settlers stipulated by government?

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 assigned 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 Octr
& the harvest in Janry & Febry, it would
therefore be necessary, to get the Coming Crop
in time against the rainy season), to appoint
a vessel 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

on your Lordships time and attention I
remain most respectfully
My Lord
Your Lordships most
obedient humble Servant
John Stanley