PETTITT, John
35
St.Mary’s Hall, Southwark
July 23rd 1819
Sir,
Not clearly comprehending the official circular dated from Downing Street on the 17th inst and referring to the Cape of Good Hope you will oblige me by answering the following questions at your earliest convenience, and thro’ which I shall be able to reply to some of my correspondents, who are making similar enquiries:
1st Does an individual paying the 10£ without wife or family have 100 acres of land allotted to him on his arrival at the Cape? And is there any difference in the grant whether he goes by himself or accompanyed by a wife & 2 children
2 Does the person procuring 10 families receive 1000 acres of land in addition to the 100 acres given to the head of each family he takes out or does the 1000 acres include the whole of the grant in such case.
Waiting of reply I am respectfully, Sir
Your obed’t serv’t
Jno. PETTITT
110
London
August 10th 1819
The humble petition of John PETTITT wishes to engage himself according to your Lordships proposhals with a wife and two children under eighteen by trade a sawyer living at N0.13 Baker’s Row Mile End New Town and can make himself other ways useful, answer from your Lordship will be esteemed an obligation by your humble petitioner
John PETTITT