Reference code
ZA UCT BC151_2008 Addition_I_IA_60
Title
Bleek, Jemima. Letter to her sisters
Date(s)
- 1883 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
4p., octavo and loose sheet with penciled postscript.
Name of creator
(1827-1875)
Name of creator
(1834-1914)
Name of creator
(1873-1948)
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Scope and content
February 12, 1883. Stellenbosch. To “Dearest Fanny & Loui & Edith . . .”
Jemima Bleek had just arrived to stay with close friends of the Bleek’s, Richard and Kate Bright and their children. The Bright’s had moved to Stellenbosch from Cape Town where Richard had been Under Secretary for Native Affairs. He was appointed Civil Commissioner and Resident Magistrate of Stellenbosch from January 18, 1881. Richard Bright died at Stellenbosch on April 30, 1886.
Jemima Bleek had just arrived to stay with close friends of the Bleek’s, Richard and Kate Bright and their children. The Bright’s had moved to Stellenbosch from Cape Town where Richard had been Under Secretary for Native Affairs. He was appointed Civil Commissioner and Resident Magistrate of Stellenbosch from January 18, 1881. Richard Bright died at Stellenbosch on April 30, 1886.