FRASER, James (2)
218
Findon by Aberdeen
Sept 14th 1819
My Lord,
I was duly honoured by receipt of your Lordship’s letter in answer to mine respecting the grant of land given by Government to officers in the Army and Navy and took the liberty to put some queries to Mr. H. GOULBURN your Lordship, to which I have not been favoured with an answer. I consequently suppose my letter never reached him. They were as follows. Whether the grounds granted were held on the same footing as a hereditary estate in Great Britain and if those officers going out were permitted to take out settlers with them as sub tenants, and if it was in the Governor’s power to place you where he might think proper or if the grants of land were drawn in the form of a Lottery and last of all what Documents were necessary to take from Europe with you as vouchers that your claim was properly founded. In hopes I shall be honoured with an answer to this as early as possible, I remain my Lord with the highest respect
Your most obed’t servant
James FRASER
Lt. Royal Navy