POWELL, John Kynaston, MP for Shropshire
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Hardwick
Ellesmere
Oct 11 1819
Dear Sir,
I had the honor some time since of addressing you in favor of Edward Webb WILSON to recommend him to your notice & that he might have permission to go out in a proper manner to the Cape of Good Hope: of which letter you were kind enough to take an early favorable notice & Mr. WILSON & I were much obliged by it. As he has in consequence engaged Persons to go out with him & has regularly sent in names to your office: But since that he has not been so fortunate as to hear from you again on the subject.
Allow me to request the further favor of you to give him the necessary papers to hasten his departure. I beg leave to repeat that he (Mr. WILSON) is extremely well qualified in every respect for the proper cultivation of a new colony – as I have already experienced your favorable notice of him ?? my personal note to my Lord BATHURST, unless to that [subject?]
The continuance of your favor to Mr. WILSON will [be] esteemed a very high & additional obligation conferred on myself and I assure you on my honor that I would not mention his name to you if I were not perfectly satisfied that he would do ample credit to any patronage that he may [be] honored with.
I have the honor to be Sir
Your most obed’t & faithful st.
John Kynaston POWELL
[note from GOULBURN at foot of page]
Has this Mr. WILSON’s offer been accepted or what is the state of it
Clerk’s reply: Mr.WILSON’s proposal is not forthcoming: when he came here with this letter he said that it had been delivered about the beginning of October
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[to John Kynaston POWELL]
Downing Street
Oct 20th 1819
Dear Sir,
I have had the honor of receiving your letter of the 11th inst in favor of Mr. Edward Webb WILSON who is desirous of proceeding as a settler to the Cape of Good Hope. Immediately upon the receipt of it I caused reference to be made to the accepted proposals and regret to find that a person of the name of Thomas WILSON has been accepted under the idea of his being the person to whom you had given a recommendation and that there is no trace of any regular proposal made by the gentleman in whom you take an interest. As I am unable to discover Mr. WILSON’s address in London I take the liberty of requesting that you would have the goodness either to inform me of his direction in order that I may enter into communication with him or to direct him to transmit his proposal to me with as little delay as possible when I will pay every attention in my power to his wishes.
I am extremely sorry for the mistake of which I have been guilty and which has given you the trouble of a further correspondence on the subject and have the honor to subscribe myself, dear Sir
Your most obedient humble servant
Henry GOULBURN
328
[note at top: Accept]
Hardwick
Ellesmere
Oct 23 1819
Dear Sir,
I cannot but think myself highly obliged by your letter of the 20th inst relative to Mr. Edward Webb WILSON & the mistake that had arisen in your office. I write to him by the post & send him a note to deliver to you as instructed & I shall feel very very grateful for your attention to his Petition. He resides No.9 Old Broad Street in the City.
Accept my best thanks & I have the honor to be Sir
Your most obed’t & obliged humble serv’t
John Kynaston POWELL
330
[note attached to Edward Webb WILSON’s proposal]
Hardwick
Ellesmere
Oct 23 1819
Dear Sir,
The gentleman who has the honor of delivering this to your office is the man Mr. Edward Webb WILSON about whom you wrote me a letter sent on the 20th inst to which by the post of today I have sent you an answer. I grieve to give you so much trouble.
I am my dear Sir with great respect
Your most obed’t serv’t
John Kynaston POWELL
Name and Description of the Person taking out the Settlers:
Edward Webb WILSON of London
Public Notary
9 Old Broad Street, near the Exchange
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Names of the Settlers |
Profession or Trade |
Age |
Names of the Women |
Age |
Male Children |
Age |
Female Children |
Age |
|
John SMITH |
Mattress maker |
22 |
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John FOWLER |
Labouring Farmer |
34 |
Elizabeth |
24 |
Philip |
3 |
Elizabeth |
1½ |
|
Jesse ALLARD |
Labouring Farmer |
30 |
Mary |
29 |
|
|
Mary/Elizabeth |
2/3mo |
|
James PACOLLE |
Surgeon |
30 |
Jemima |
29 |
James/Henry |
2/1 |
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|
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Seeba MEHRTENS |
Willow Cutter |
25 |
Mary Ann |
25 |
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Edward HANGER |
Carpenter |
29 |
Sophia |
26 |
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Caroline |
6 |
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Henry VOKINS |
Shoemaker |
37 |
Mary [sic]* |
36 |
|
|
Mary |
16 |
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Robert STODDARD |
White Smith |
25 |
Mary Ann |
25 |
Robert |
1½ |
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Thomas LEWIS |
Labouring Smith |
31 |
Lydia |
30 |
Thomas |
2 |
|
|
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Samuel COLE |
Working Goldsmith |
23 |
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[Transcriber’s Note: See Correspondence for Edward Webb WILSON in CO48/46. Henry VOKINS eventually emigrated in BAILIE’s Party. Nash lists his wife’s name as Lucy]