Description
The struggles of the settlers to establish themselves in the colony of Natal gain a new dimension in their pathetic letters and appeals for assistance. Most of this material comes directly from the Moreland Family Papers and has not previously been published. Foreward by Alan Hattersley.
This biography of James Moreland (1809-1864)–and his activities as the colonization agent in South Africa for the Byrne emigration scheme of 1849/1851–serves also as a biography of the Irish promoter Joseph Charles Byrne. Included is a list of Byrne’s ships, their passenger lists, lists of Byrne agents in England, Wales and Scotland, and an alphabetical list of all Byrne settlers (most of whom were English).
