South Africa,1806
includes letters from: John Kicherer, Graaff-Reinet (in Dutch) and Cape of Good Hope; copy of letter received from Jan Willem Janssens (then governor general) offering him pastoral office; birth of son Arie Vos, Zak River [Sakrivier] (in Dutch) - dangerous times, murder, food shortage, drought J N D...
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CWM/LMS/Africa/South Africa/Incoming correspondence/Box 3A |
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| Date(s) of creation: |
8 Jan - 31 Dec 1806 |
| Level: |
File |
| Format: | Archive |
| Subjects: |
| Order number: |
CWM/LMS/Africa/South Africa/Incoming correspondence/Box 3A |
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| Summary: |
includes letters from:
John Kicherer, Graaff-Reinet (in Dutch) and Cape of Good Hope; copy of letter received from Jan Willem Janssens (then governor general) offering him pastoral office; birth of son
Arie Vos, Zak River [Sakrivier] (in Dutch) - dangerous times, murder, food shortage, drought
J N Desch [Johan Nicolaas Desch], secretary, Stellenbosch Missionary Society (in Dutch and English)
Abraham Albrecht, Cape of Good Hope (in Dutch) and from Hamis in the great Namaqua - translation of letter, fowarded by Charles Steinkopf
Mewes Bakker, Stellenbosch (in Dutch and English); death of J N Desch
James Read, Cape of Good Hope - left Bethelsdorp temporarily; extracts of his letter from 'Coranna Mission'; stone buildings erected; daughter born
Dr Johannes Vanderkemp, Bethelsdorp and Cape Town - story of capture of Cape by English; Sir David Baird (acting governor 1806 - 1807) consulted re African prisoners; returning to Bethelsdorp with new Landrost (magistrate); rules for Bethelsdorp and for missionaries, missionary at Cape to act as Secretary or Treasurer; deliverance by change of government; permitted to establish writing school (prohibited by Dutch); Mrs Smith's good work among women, made a deacon; dictatorial attitude of Rotterdam Society; noting the proposed mission to Prince of Wales Island [Pinang] he wants to remain in South Africa
Bastiaan Tromp, Namaqualand - married to Mewes Bakker's daughter, birth of child; letter in Dutch
Abraham Albrecht, Namaqualand (on same sheet as above) arrived at Fountains, making bricks to build house and church
South African Society (in English and Dutch) - Instructions to missionaries going to Namaqualand; letter to Missionary Society, Rotterdam; to Missionary Society, London, one signed G W Bruckner, one Lucas Hokbroo (chairmen), H F Mellet (secretary)
Johann Gottfried Ullbricht [later John Ullbright], Bethelsdorp
attached letters of Wm Koster (in Dutch) and of Lambert Janz to Bernard Ledeboer and other directors of Netherlands Missionary Society, Rotterdam
Captain J G Cuyler, Fort Frederick [later Port Elizabeth], Algoa Bay - African shooting party 'out against orders', none of the local Africans to carry gun or cross Sundays River [Sondagsrivier]; further orders
Joseph Hardcastle, London (also jointly with George Burder) - suggesting China or Prince Edward Island [Pinang]
V A Schoonberg, Cape Town
Christian Albrecht, Cape of Good Hope and Camiesberg (Namaqualand) - letters to South African Society (in Dutch) and Missionary Society, Rotterdam (Dutch, with translation) journeyed to Namaquas, 300 hearers (in German: to Missionary Society, London); (in Dutch); translation of his letter from Warme Bad (great Namaquas country) by Charles Steinkopf
joint letter of G E Overbeck and H F Meller, Cape of Good Hope (in Dutch)
Wm Koster, Cape Town - to Missionary Society, Rotterdam
William Edwards, Cape of Good Hope - requests deputation
William Anderson, Cape of Good Hope - 784 people at station; continual fighting at old station (Tulbagh) so moved further along river 16 days journey; his marriage to Johanna Schonkin
Herman and Yva de Tong Voster
James Read, Johann Ullbricht, Bastiaan Tromp, Erasmus Smit - joint annual report from Bethelsdorp
letters of Herman Voster and V A Schoonberg to Missionary Society of Rotterdam/Netherlands Missionary Society |
| Extent: |
50 items |
| Access status: |
Open |
| Language: | English Multiple languages |
| File number: |
Folders 2 and 3 |
| Finding aids: |
Detailed lists for incoming correspondence from Southern Africa, 1797-1899 (lists E6 & E7), are available for consultation in the Special Collections Reading Room, SOAS Library. Includes detailed precis of letters up to 1866. |
| Format: | Archive |
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