MINCHIN, William

National Archives, Kew CO48/44, 626

52 Belvedere Place

Great Suffolk Street

Borough

Sept 22 1819

My Lord,

It is the wish of the persons hereinafter annexed that I should apply to your Lordship for a grant of land at the Cape of Good Hope. Should your Lordship aprove of my request I am ready to enter into and abide by the rules and regulations laid down for the same.

I have always been in the Farming Business and my object at the Cape will be solely that of cultivating the land aforesaid for that purpose. I beg your Lordship will as soon as convenient after a selection as taken place inform me of the result of this my request.

I am my Lord

Your Lordship's most obedient and most humble servant

Wm. MINCHIN

The Names and Ages of the Persons inclined to go out with me as follows:

Names of Person and Family whom as applied for this grant:

William MINCHIN

Aged 31

3 children under 12 years of age

Amount of capital £1000