South Africa,1807
includes letters from: John Kicherer, Graaff-Reinet George Burder, London joint letter of Joseph Hardcastle and George Burder, London, re the keeping/use of enslaved Africans - prohibited in all missionary institutions; enquiry about Erasmus Smit James Read, Bethelsdorp - 'Caffras' [probably Xhosa]...
| Order number: |
CWM/LMS/Africa/South Africa/Incoming correspondence/Box 3B |
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| Date(s) of creation: |
7 Jan - 26 Dec 1807 |
| Level: |
File |
| Format: | Archive |
| Order number: |
CWM/LMS/Africa/South Africa/Incoming correspondence/Box 3B |
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| Summary: |
includes letters from:
John Kicherer, Graaff-Reinet
George Burder, London
joint letter of Joseph Hardcastle and George Burder, London, re the keeping/use of enslaved Africans - prohibited in all missionary institutions; enquiry about Erasmus Smit
James Read, Bethelsdorp - 'Caffras' [probably Xhosa] wanting to be taught
J P Faure
H F Mellet (secretary, South African Society), Cape Town - writes with copy of Netherlands Missionary Society's provisional instructions to Abraham Albrecht and Christian Albrecht and John Seidenfaden
Abraham Albrecht, Cape of Good Hope - English translation of one letter; (Dutch letter with translation): his marriage to Catarina Scheltrek
Captain J G Cuyler, Algoa Bay and Uitenhage - orders to Africans to work, Vanderkemp's response that they had measles; further order for 12 Africans to work at his house for month; orders re runaway Africans
Joseph Hardcastle, London - engage teachers in theology for African students
George Thom (letter of 1817)
Anthony Vanderlingen, Cape (in Dutch)
Hendriecus Maanenberg [Manenberg], Cape of Good Hope - has married but not deserted mission work; prohibited from preaching
Extracts taken from government books at Castle of Good Hope showing correspondence with Bethelsdorp 2 Aug 1807 to 11 Jan 1811
William Anderson, Clear Water [Klaar Water/Griquatown/Griekwastad] - journey to Namaquas with wife;
Dr Johannes Vanderkemp, Bethelsdorp and Cape Town - Lord Caledon [Alexander Du Pré, 2nd Earl of Caledon, Cape governor 1807 - 1811] promises help and asks advice
Erasmus Smit, Bethelsdorp
Abraham Albrecht and Christian Albrecht, Warm Bath [Warmbad, Northern Province] (translation) - exempted from John Kicherer's oversight; ordination
Bethelsdorp - report of Institution for 1807 (in English and Dutch) |
| Extent: |
27 items |
| Access status: |
Open |
| Language: | English Dutch |
| 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 |