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3.1
Bible which belonged to Mrs. Hugo Naude (nee Sheila Brown, generally known as "Julie").
Dated Burnley, Christmas 1891 and rebound Christmas 1899.
Many holograph notes on blank pages towards the back. Containing a glossary, index and concordance at the end.
3.2 Scrap album which belonged to Mrs. Rachel Dick (nee Brown) containing verses, quotations and sketches, including the graduation of Dr. John Brown, 23.4.1863; a reservation card on the Cape Government Railways from Cape Town to Bloemfontein, June 1898; postcard from Olive Schreiner to "Ray Brown", from Hanover, 24.9.1900, and letter-card from Olive Schreiner to her from Paddington, 31.5.1893, and one envelope addressed by Olive Schreiner; a few valentines; programme of the funeral of Queen Victoria, 2.2.1901 and in memoriam card to Queen Victoria.
At the end is a slip pasted in the handwriting of Henry Solomon, "Sea Point, February 8, 1887" (her grandfather).
Album given her by her teacher in a Dame School, October 1885.
4. Dick, Mary G. (later Mrs. Earle). The establishment of a mission, being the work of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign missions among the Zulus of South Eastern Natal, 1834-1860. (Thesis for M.A. in History, Columbia University, New York, 1933. Original corrected copy). about 102 leaves. + correspondence.
5.1
Cutting from the Natal Mercury about the Regiment going on active service in September 1899, when Col. Dick was the Officer Commanding; and a copy of the plaque concerning Lieut.Col. James Dick in the Old Fort, Durban.
5.2 TSS. entitled "The early days and the Old Fort, Durban". 13pp.
5.3 TSS. Copy of letter from prisoners in the Congella Camp, to Col. Sir Harry Smith, 27.5.1842; and letter from the same to Commdt.Gen. A.W. Pretorius, from the "Tronk", 7.6.1942.
5.4 Cutting "Beautiful Durban, the old pioneers' road", from Natal Mercury, 26.8.1925.
5.5 The Natal Witness of 11th January 1850
Facsimile copy, published as supplement to The-Natal Witness on 20th August 1900 (Note accompanying it states : Presented by Robina Bryce Earle - This copy of the Natal Witness was sent to Scotland by my uncle John Roxburgh of Pietermaritzburg, Natal, who went out from Glasgow, Scotland, in 1875, to live in South Africa". Written from Keswick Road, London, 8.9.1964).
5.6 Set of official stamps for use by the Durban Light Infantry in 1905. All Natal stamps, overprinted "official" for ld., 2d.,3d.i6d., 1/-and 2 Union official stamps of 1910.
6.1 Orpen, Elsie Pauline :
The Gardens area in Cape Town in the 1850's. TSS. 2,'-app. Reminiscences of life in Cape Town in the 1850's.
Also : The original handwritten original of the above, addressed to Mrs. Mary Brown and signed by E.S. Orpen. On notepaper, 9pp.