BROWN, Michael
478
9th Sept 1819
Sir,
I beg leave to enclose a letter from the Secretary of the Admiralty in answer to one which I wrote requesting permission to emigrate to the Cape of Good Hope and he has refered me to you. I therefore request that you will be pleased to move the head of the Colonial Department to grant me leave to emigrate to the Cape of Good Hope and at the same time be pleased to send me the necessary instructions.
I remain Sir your humble and most obed’t servant
Michael BROWN
Direct M. BROWN Assistant Surgeon RN
Mr. LEVY, Navy Agent
Mount Place, Whitechapel
[date and reference cut off]
Sir,
Having received your circular which points out to me the way the establishment ???? I beg leave to transmit for your information the undermentioned names.
I have the honour to be Sir your most obed’t and humble servant
M. BROWN
Mich’l BROWN aged 45 assistant surgeon RN
Cathrine BROWN (wife) 33
Jno. BROWN (brother) 35 labourer
Jno. JOSEPH 31 labourer
Elizabeth JOSEPH (wife) 26
David JOSEPH (son) 8
Thos. HENSON 43 carpenter
Mary Ann HENSON (wife) 41
Elizabeth HENSON (daughter) 21
Goodman LEWISS 37 blacksmith
Rebecca LEWISS (wife) 36
Hanna LEWISS (daughter) 11
Cathrin LEWISS (daughter) 5
Lewis LEWISS (son) 8
Simon LEWISS (son) 2½
Wm. KINGSTON 28 carpenter
Martha KINGSTON (wife) 22
Julian PAYNE 24 agriculture
Mary PAYNE (wife) 20
Wm. MAN 29 labourer
Ann MAN (wife) 26
Ann MAN (daughter) 4
Jno. MAN (son) 2
Sam’l KINGSTON 34 carpenter
Ann KINGSTON (wife) 40
Rob’t WARD 26 miller
Thos. PAYNATHAW 27 miller
James MARTIN 25 carpenter
[name obscured] 24 labourer
?? HART 21 shoemaker
Direct M.BROWN
4 Adams Place
Borough
Southwark
581
4 Adams Place, Boro
4 October 1819
Sir,
Having sent you the regular list of the familys which I intended to emigrate along with me and not having received an answare I should be glad if you would favor me with one as sune as possible, and by so duing you will oblige your humble and obed’t servant
M. BROWN
PS Sir if I have omitted anything that is not regular it’s for want of information if money is the object that I have sufficient