BLOXHAM, Samuel
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Sir,
Having a desire to go to the Cape of Good Hope with a party of young men according to the general proposition I would be obliged to you Sir to inform me where I can obtain further information.
I remain Sir your obedient servant
Sam BLOXHAM
Aged 24 years, residing at 15 Great Windmill Street, Haymarket
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15 Great Windmill Street
August 14th 1819
Sir,
By answering the following particulars you will much oblige myself & friends who are desirous to embark for the Cape – first at what time the money is to be paid, second when the approving day is to be, thirdly whether firearms powder & shot can be procured there on the same terms as in England, finally what weight of freightage will be allowed for each man.
I remain your obedient humble servant
Sam BLOXHAM
[Transcriber’s Note: Not listed in Nash but listed in Hockly’s ‘Story of the British Settlers of 1820’ as a member of SEPHTON’s Party]