South Africa,1811
includes letters from: John Seidenfaden, Salt River/Cape Town - translation of his report and journal 1810-11; death of Abraham Albrecht; his house burgled; Landdrost [district official, magistrate]'s complaints against him James Read, Bethelsdorp - extract from letter/journal; suffering of slaves...
| Order number: |
CWM/LMS/Africa/South Africa/Incoming correspondence/Box 4 |
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| Date(s) of creation: |
4 Jan 1811 - 17 Dec 1811 |
| Level: |
File |
| Format: | Archive |
| Order number: |
CWM/LMS/Africa/South Africa/Incoming correspondence/Box 4 |
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| Summary: |
includes letters from:
John Seidenfaden, Salt River/Cape Town - translation of his report and journal 1810-11; death of Abraham Albrecht; his house burgled; Landdrost [district official, magistrate]'s complaints against him
James Read, Bethelsdorp - extract from letter/journal; suffering of slaves
Dr Johannes Vanderkemp, Bethelsdorp and Cape Town - notes in Dutch; commission to enquire into cruelty to Africans; revival in Cape Town; regulations for mission in South Africa; assault by Africanus; Carl Pacalt going to Madagasccar
Carl Pacalt, Bethelsdorp, Cape Town - called there to go to Madagascar, but Dr Johannes Vanderkemp died
Lambert Janz, Orange River
Christopher Bird, Secretary's Office (Cape Town) - Fiscal will investigate 14 complaints of cruel treatment of Africans; governor will help projected journey to Madagascar; cannot sanction Griquas or Zak River [Sakrivier] missions
Memo, possibly by Joseph Hardcastle, London re reply to John Seidenfaden
joint letter on behalf of the Missionary Society directors from Joseph Hardcastle and George Burder, London - De Jongh declines to act as agent at Cape, Dr Johannes Vanderkemp should reside there and superintend whole mission
Private Kenneth Anderson, Cape of Good Hope
H De Jongh, Cape of Good Hope
Captain J G Cuyler, Uitenhage - orders and labour requisitions; Africans require passes to travel between districts
William Anderson, Cape of Good Hope - Christian Albrecht ordained
Cornelius Kramer, Cape of Good Hope
Robert Stopford, Cape of Good Hope [Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope from 1808] - extract from letter to Hon George Grey [former Cape acting governor], Portsmouth [England]
Missionary Society, Camberwell, with attached letter from Rupert George (Transport Office) to Hon George Grey
George Burder, Camberwell to Sir John Cradock [Sir John Francis Cradock, Cape governor 1811 - 1814]
William Wolfe Milton (surgeon), Uitenhage - statement of cruelty to African boy by magistrate; further correspondence
South African Society (H F Mellet, secretary), Cape Town - mission success; earthquakes; letter on same sheet from John Seidenfaden - Bastiaan Tromp and Christian Albrecht fled African insurgents
Henry Helm, Madeira
joint letter from A Roux and P Kuypers, Stellenbosch Missionary Society with letter on same sheet by Cornelius Kramer -
joint letter of Joseph Hardcastle and George Burder, London
Martha and Mary, Graaff-Reinet
2 letters on one sheet: Mewes Bakker [Mews Bakker, Meeuwes Janse Bakker] and Bastiaan Tromp, Stellenbosch
Arie Vos, Tulbagh
Christopher Sass, Cape of Good Hope
joint letter from Henry Helm, Henry Schmelen and Leonhardt Ebner, Cape Town
John Kicherer, Graaff-Reinet
South Africa auxiliary missionary society
Leonhardt Ebner, Cape Town - his marriage to Abraham Albrecht's widow
Sophia Albrecht [née Burgman]
Maglett Smith - death of Dr Johannes Vanderkemp (written on his unfinished final letter)
Pieter Hammes
Christian Albrecht, Cape Town - translation of his report for year
Bethelsdorp mission report for year |
| Extent: |
51 items |
| Access status: |
Open |
| Language: | English Dutch |
| File number: |
Folders 4 and 5 |
| 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 |