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From: Patricia Frykberg <>
Subject: Re: [ZA] 1820 Settler Questions
Date: Wed, 03 Nov 2004 04:57:08 +1300
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According to Hockley "the Story of the British Settlers of 1820 in South
Africa" p27
"the press as a whole supported the government's plan and conducted an
extensive publicity campaign to further it. Pamphlets were distributed
purporting to give information to would-be emigrants and public meetings
were held in various parts of the country to discuss and make arrangements
for emigration to the Cape"
Pat
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Subject: Re: [ZA] 1820 Settler Questions
> However, I would like to get more specifics as to how the "Scheme" was
> advertised in the UK.
> How did a soldier in Wellington's army, demobbed for three years, and
> recently married in 1816, get to know of the scheme?
> Were there advertisements placed in the press by the Colonial Office? If
so,
> do copies of the adverts still exist?




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