COLLIER, William
32
6 Coppice Row
Clerkenwell
July 20th 1819
Sir,
Having read in the papers the plan offered by Government for emigrating to the Cape of Good Hope & having a desire to go there but am quite unacquainted where to apply for the department I think would suit me, is the reason I have taken the liberty to write to you & by informing you what I am you may perhaps inform me (if you think me a proper person to go out with a number as proposed in the letter) where to apply – I have been brought up in the medical profession & have been in practise the last 6 years but not having it in my power to make that ?assurance? medical men are expected to make owing to a want of money, I have not been able to succeed. Now it occurs to me that any one with a knowledge of medicine would be desirable to go out with the care of a number of emigrants and of course in all countries medical assistance would be required. I am very well aware that whoever [does] intend going must not expect to lead an idle life, but by industry and perseverance I have no doubt but they will meet with success.
I am Sir your most obedient humble servant
Wm. COLLIER
58
6 Coppice Row
Clerkenwell
July 25th 1819
Sir,
I hope the desire of gaining every information before I enter into so serious a business viz. the care of families wishing to emigrate to the Cape of Good Hope will be a sufficient excuse for again intruding upon you. For the information I wish to know I must suppose I have a number of families willing to emigrate and they are approved of by Government, in what light am I to consider those families, are they to be my servants, bound in some way to serve me for a certain length of time; otherwise upon any trivial dispute they will be at liberty to leave me & seek some other employer. And in case of death of one or more of the men I take out, am I to provide for his widow and children if he should chance to have either. In the latter part of your letter it says that at the expiration of three years the land shall be [obscured] and one hundred acres allowed for every family. Should any of the men die or leave me before the expiration of the three years, or if the whole number I take out have been employed on [obscured] and any leaving by death or otherways become removed [?before?] the expiration of the three years, am I only to [have?] the portion of land for those then residing on [obscured]..the above particulars I consider to be requisite to be thoroughly ??? that I may not plead ignorance if those [?matters?] should ever be called in question.
I am Sir your most obedient humble servant
Wm. COLLIER
138
6 Coppice Row
Clerkenwell
Aug 3 1819
Sir,
I beg leave to inform you I have a number of families willing to emigrate to the Cape of Good Hope under my care, most of them are married, about one third are mechanics, all of them have been used to agriculture & the eldest does not exceed thirty four years of age. [All] in good health. I wish to be certain that they will be accepted by Government otherwise they may neglect seeking employment for the winter & also [be] disappointed going to the Cape which would much distress them. Therefore in order to ensure their passage I shall be happy to hear when it may be convenient to Government to receive the deposit & also see the different families if thought necessary.
I am Sir your most humble servant
Wm. COLLIER
235
6 Coppice Row
Clerkenwell
21st Aug 1819
Sir,
The following are the families willing to emigrate to the Cape of Good Hope under my directions. I have been in the habit of attending those families occasionally in my professional capacity for the last ten years therefore I can declare them to be in good health & bear a very good character for industry & honesty.
I am Sir your obt hmb svt
Wm. COLLIER
Names Family
Daniel PRITCHARD no wife none
Richard CROMARK wife one child
Daniel ALDER no wife none
Thos. CRIPPS wife one child
John JUDE wife two children
John BROWN - -
James CROWTHER wife one child
Thos. KEMP wife one child
John WOODING wife two children
237
14 Great Russell St
Bloomsbury
1 Sep 1819
I do hereby declare that I am ready to conform to all the conditions upon which His Majesty’s Government have offered to grant lands in the Cape of Good Hope.
Wm. COLLIER
Name and Description of the Person taking out the Settlers
Wm. COLLIER
Aged 30
Surgeon practising in the three branches of the profession
Sarah my wife
Aged 29
Wm my son 7
Sarah 5
Thos. 3
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Names of Settlers |
Profession or Trade |
Age |
Wife |
Age |
Male Children |
Ages |
Female Children |
Ages |
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Daniel PRITCHARD |
Plowman |
20 |
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Daniel ADER |
Carpenter |
29 |
|
|
One |
11 |
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Richard CROMACK |
Farmer |
27 |
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|
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William PEACH |
Labourer |
29 |
Lucy |
27 |
One |
7 |
One |
3 |
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John JUDD |
Labourer |
30 |
|
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|
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Thos. CRIPPS |
Baker |
26 |
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Joseph WATSON |
Plowman |
24 |
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Richard DAVIS |
Milkman |
25 |
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James CROWTHER |
Labourer |
30 |
Ann |
33 |
One |
3 |
One |
6 |
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Justin HUDSON |
Plowman |
31 |
|
|
|
|
One |
5 |
295
14 Great Russell St
Bloomsbury
Sep 10 1819
Sir,
In consequence of the house I live in being under repair I am obliged to leave it, therefore when the decision is given respecting my proposal to the Cape of Good Hope you will very much oblige me by by directing for me by letter at Wellings’s Newspaper Office, 14 Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury instead of Coppice Row, Clerkenwell
I am Sir your obdt sevt
William COLLIER
356
Wellings’s Newspaper Office
14 Great Russell Street
Bloomsbury
20 September 1819
Sir,
A month ago I sent my proposal to emigrate to the Cape of Good Hope & have waited with anxiety to know the result, both on my own part & also those families who intend going under my direction if my proposal is accepted. The time is now drawing near when it is intended for those accepted to sail – as induced once again to trouble you to inquire if there was any thin more required than in my proposal, or whether the letter I sent you since I sent the proposal, stating that I had left my house in Coppice Row, had been overlooked. I shall feel very much obliged by hearing from you that I may be able to give the persons I proposed some satisfactory information, for at present I assure you they are very unsettled and are very anxious to hear of some decision.
I am Sir yr obt svt
Wm. COLLIER
[written across the bottom: upon the whole this had better be rejected]