Francis, David Polley

6 August 1819 /
Sir // /
I duly received your letter of the /
5\th/ Inst in which you requested me to transmit /
to you in writing, a Memorandum of those points /
connected with emegration to the Cape of Good Hope /
in which I was desirous of obtaining information /
upon, the reason of my not complying with /
that request. is, that I wish to give as little /
trouble as pos+sible and being aware that /
arrangements where makeing by some persons. /
(which I conceived more competent than my /
Self) to solicit Information from Government /
and which I understand are or will be made /
public I am induced to rest entirely /
Sattisfied with the information Obtained /
by those means _ and am only anxious /
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to as+sertain as early as conveinant if I shall /
be accepted by complying with the mode /
Government has adopted, I have little doubt /
of being able to take out as many men as /
I wish for, from this part of the Country /
some with familys and all very good agreculturists. /
I am quite unconected with any /
person or meetings that have been held /
respecting this Busines+s and rely enterely /
upon my early application and the recommendation /
of Coll\n/ STRUTT _ I have only two /
questions to ask // first if there will be any /
measure adopted by Government to secure /
the men taken out by Individuals, that they /
may not be seduced from them by other /
persons, or whither the person taken them /
out must secure them himself before /
he leaves this country, secondly whither /
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conveyance will be given for a small /
quantity of live Stock _ _ /
I am Sir _ /
your Obedt /
Humb\l/ Serv\t/ /
DP FRANCIS /
Addres+s Beckingham Hall /
Maldon Es+sex, where I shall be /
for some days _ /