DAWKINS, James re Daniel MILLS

 

700

Pembroke House

Richmond

12th August 1819

My Lord,          

            In consequence of the indulgence held by his Majesty’s Government to send persons under the conditions laid down as settlers to the Cape of Good Hope, I am induced to recommend to your Lordship’s notice Mr. Daniel MILLS, with his wife and five children (the eldest not exceeding fifteen years of age) who would engage to take with him the proper complement of men that would be unobjectionable. I have it in my power to speak of this person most favorably as he is actually, & has been for the last five years, in my employ as house steward & intrusted with concerns of consequence & value & [obscured] only from my money given to my son on his marriage where MILLS resided, thus he [obscured] my service & is desirous [obscured] by the advantages held [out] as a settler at the Cape of Good Hope. He was originally bred to the [farming?] business but afterwards [made] several voyages as a purser in a merchant vessel & [lived?] in tropical climates, perfectly? master of ?? & I should not so strongly recommend him to your Honor if I was not persuaded of his worth & that thus he has an ability to become a very useful member of the new settlement.

I have the honor to be my Lord

Your Lordship’s faithful and obedient servant

James DAWKINS

 

[Transcriber’s note: a lot of this letter was obscured in the binding and not legible on the photograph. Nash refers to the letter on p.93 of The Settler Handbook]

 

 

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