Fonds BC1544 - Davie Purchase

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BC1544

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Davie Purchase

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  • 1860-1933 (Creation)

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1 shared box

Name of creator

Van Soelen, J. G. V.

Biographical history

JGV van Soelen was an attorney who practised at the Middle Temple, England, and in South Africa. He was chairman of the South African Party in 1933. He was an advocate of the Supreme Court of South Africa.

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Purchased from Elaine Davie, 2011

Scope and content

This small collection of papers comprises a scrapbook containing recipes for home remedies dating from the 1860s and 1870s, and documents and newspaper clippings relating to JGV van Soelen dating 1901-1933.

Contents:
A Scrapbook, 1860s and 1870s, containing recipes for home remedies. Ms and clippings, in English and Dutch
B Van Soelen documents
B1 Passage ticket for JGV van Soelen on the R.M.S. Saxon to England, 1901
B2 War travel permits for JGV van Soelen and D Reitz, 1914
B3 Request for Civic Guards to report to District Headquarters, 1915
B4 Certificate of appointment of JGV van Soelen as a Special Constable in the South African Police, 1921
B5 Letters, telegram and empty envelopes
B6 Financial documents, 1901-1902
B7 Newspaper clippings
B8 Unidentified group photograph

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