GOODWIN, John
274
37 St. Martins Lane
London
15 July 1819
Sir,
I applied at the office of Lord BATHURST respecting Emigration when I received instruction to address you on the subject. I am desirous to avail myself of the advantages offered by His Majesty’s ministers for obtaining a free passage for myself and Family in number as at foot.
My views with regard to my settlement in the Colony are the same as pointed out by the Rt. Hble. Chancellor of Exchequer say the breeding & feeding of Cattle to which I propose adding the Export of Wool Hides and Tallow to the Mother Country.
I am prepared to comply with the forms required by His Majesty’s Government to make the necessary deposit etc. Soliciting the favour of your reply with the needful instructions for the speedy Prosecution of my views.
I have the honour to be Sir,
Your most Ob & Hbl Svt.
John GOODWIN
John GOODWIN
Mary Ann his wife
Mary Ann – their daughter aged 15
John their son………………” . 12
Henry ditto…………………... 10
336
37 St Martin’s Lane
London
5 August 1819
Sir,
I have the honor to acknowledge the rect. of your Printed Circular respecting Emigration to the Cape of Good Hope, And our conformity therewith. I beg to inform you I am prepared with the Ten persons in manner directed, And solicit your information for my further proceedings.
I am most desirous to know the qualification desirous to meet the approval of His Majesty’s Government that I may not be mislead, or on my part mislead those persons who are preparing to accompany me.
I am Solicitous to be informed of the district for Settlement with the distance from the place of landing and also that from Cape Town. This enquiry is important as relates to the means of providing Instruments of Husbandry &c upon which subject it will be necessary I should request information respecting the tonage allow’d for persons taking out Ten individuals and also if Government regulates the arrangement with the Ten individuals & the person taking them out or if that is left for their own agreement.
Waiting the favour of your reply I have the honour to be
Sir your most Obt,& Hbl Svt.
John GOODWIN
516
55 Great Queen Street
13 Decmr 1819
The Memorial of John GOODWIN of Great Queen Street Lincoln’s Inn
Humbly Sheweth
That your memorialist is duly accepted by your Lordship as a Settler for the purpose of proceeding to the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope, and in furtherance of which he received Orders to Embark for the same in the Ship Chapman with Mr. John BAILIE the Head of the Party to which he is attached ---- But your Lordship’s Memorialist was prevented in his intentions so to do by the dangerous illness of his son whose life had been dispared [sic] of and who could not then have been removed but at the risk of his existance. These apprehensions are now happily removed and he is sufficiently recovered to be fit for embarkation.
Your Memorialist (having been deprived of his passage by the afore named calamity) Humbly Prays your Lordship to be pleas’d to order a passage for him and his Family- (agreeable to the list in Your Lordship’s office as transmited by Mr. John BAILIE) in any of the Ships now to proceed with Settlers to the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope.
And your Memorialist will as in duty bound forever pray &c
John GOODWIN
520
Great Queen Street
Lincolns Inn
16 Dec 1819
Sir,
I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your Letter under date of the 14 Inst. The unparalleled difficulty of my situation and the Consequent inconvenience my Family must sustain in the refusal of a passage as Settlers at the Cape will be attended with the most distressing circumstances.
The Memorial I had the honor to address Lord BATHURST on the 13th Inst. having stated the cause of my disappointment at not being able to Embark on board the Ship Chapman originating in a Grievous visitation of God upon one of my children I was led to believe it was sufficient to prove this fact (for which I am fully prepared) in order to obtain permission for my Embarkation in one of the other Ships now about to proceed with the Settlers.
Seeing the delay originated in a calamity that no human power could foresee or prevent--------and I was confirm’d in this opinion by Knowledge of Mr. Bishop BURNETT (my Relative) having obtained such order, and was actually so transferred from the Ship Chapman to the Ocean (his orders for which I have seen) This I beg to observe was wanting the Cause I have to lament. Presuming upon the strength of my claim to your favour I have ventured to intrude myself. Should I be in error as regards this routine of application I beg to request the honor of your directions for any further proceedings.
I have the honor to be Sir your most Obdt. Svt.
John GOODWIN
[note at foot reads: Was this man ever on any list – if he ever was he may go, but if not he must be told that not having been on any list of settlers it is impossible for Lord B to accept him as a separate settler]
Transcriber’s Note: According to Nash he sailed on the Medusa