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Hewitt Ephemera

2 Cards inscribed 'In memory of Henry Hewitt, died 23 November 1870, aged 36 years' and 'In memory of Henry Hewitt, die 12 September 1869, aged 72 years'; signature of Aletta Johanna Hewitt given at Cradock 1902; handwritten certificate (in Dutch) of baptism of Aletta Johanna Garcia, signed 19 March 1877 (Georgestad); marriage certificate of James Hewitt and Aletta Garcia, Riversdale 1877; signature of John Hewitt 1802; signatures of Mary Hewitt, G Hewitt, R Hewitt, Mary Hewitt; signature of S Hewitt, March 1802; invitation to Rev J A Hewitt, Riversdale, from His Excellency and Lady Frere to lunch at Government House; envelope addressed to James A Hewitt, St Augustine's College, Canterbury, with the Archbishop of Canterbury's wax seal (1870); postcard to Rev Dr Hewitt, Trinity House, Port Elizabeth from the Rector of Heidelberg, May 1894.

Deacon's Licence to Preach given by Robert, Cape Town to James Alexander Hewitt, 6 March 1871 for the parish of All Saints, Bredasdorp (with Archbishop's dry seal); notice given of James Hewitt's intention to offer himself as candidate for Deacon, witnessed 29 January 1871; testimonial addressed to Robert, Cape Town, signed by the clergy of Cape Town on hehalf of James Alexander Hewitt, student of St Augustine's College, Canterbury and candidate for office of deacon 31 January 1871; part of a book cover with "Hy Hewitt, Apsley Academy, Bedfordshire, near Wobun" inscribed; 5 hand-painted playing-cards, the work of Mary Hewitt, daughter of James Hewitt; confirmation certificate of Henry Alexander Chichele Hewitt, 18 December 1892 in Holy Trinity Church, Port Elizabeth; Last Will and Testament of Henry Hewitt 27 October 1830 in Henry Hewitt's handwriting; programme of installation and investiture at Concordia Lodge; autographed card of annual festival of installation of W M and investiture of officers 9 October 1919 Concordia Lodge.

Programme of ceremony of installation 18 July 1922 Panmure Mark Lodge 435 with Wor. Bro. H A C Hewitt installing Master; Hewitt voting card; Calling card - Mrs & 2 Miss Hewitts, Cradock; invitation card to installation of H A C Hewitt as S W (W M Elect) Concordia Lodge; card in memory of Richard Hewett, died 6 December 1872 aged 86 years; confirmation card of Aletta Johanna Garcia September 15 1876; memorial of First Mass - H A C Hewitt, December 19 1904.

Liturgy

One prayer book and hymnal in leather case.

Newsletter July 1957-Tribute to Rev. HAC Hewitt 1912-1938 in London; Grahamstown Training College Magazine, Photograph.

Tribute to Fr. Hewitt's service as Warden 1938-48; 2 obituaries to late Canon JA Hewitt at Umgintgani Dinner of Prince Alfred's Guard, Port Elizabeth Advertiser De. 8 1894; Dr. Ross's lecture on 'Social Realities' at the Mechanics Institute; a Children entertainment held in Trinity Church in which Miss A Hewitt as Cinderella and Master H. Hewitt as Fairy Godmother took part; obituary to Lord Elibank; a fovourite Dutch Hymn; funeral report on death of Mrs Aletta Johana Hewitt, wife of Canon Hewitt; obituary to Viscountess Beaconsfied, wife of Benjamin Disraeli; Children's entertainment at Trinity Church arranged by Garcia.

H. Hewitt in the witches' scene, Milly Hewitt as Winter, and in Beauty and Beast, H. Hewitt as Pascha a Merchant. A Hewitt, a daughter; R35 presented to Dr. Mrs. Hewitt by the ladies of Trinity Church on account of much sickness in the family; Worchester weekly News 1881 June 30- to turn Drosdy into a reformatory?; The Athenaeum 1892 March 5- A Dictionary of Hymnology; Sketches of English Church History in South Africa 1795-1848 by J A Hewitt.

Worchester, own poet's views; tribute by correspondent to J.A. Hewitt; book sale of library of Mr. Henry Hewitt including valuable collection of minerals and shells; election of Rev. Dr. Hewitt to Grahamstown Cathedral as Canon; decorative pavement files from Caen; Dr. Hewitt's views on humiliation and prayer; Canon Hewitt's life and work in Grahamstown; obituary to Canon J A. Hewitt.

The Oxford magazine 1901 March 13. p276, Mr. HAC Hewitt (Kebie) attacked opposer for uncharitableness in condemning Boers, also 1899 November 8. p 66, he spoke as an Afrikaner; The Isis, 1899 November 4. p46, spoke as a man of Boer descent, also 1901 March 9 p224, characterised opposer's description of Boer character as cruel abd unjust.

The Anglican Church in the British Empire; articles- minor communications; English and Latin proverbs; derivation of names; on the publication of Leigh of Cunt's "Lord Byron- some of his contemporaries; notes on Bishop Henchman's extract from appeal by John Henchman to the Archbishop of Canterbury; page birth. Baptismal notes on Robert William, Florence Henchman, Edith Constans [Hewitt?]; list of books, pamphlets etc relating to Dr. John Hewitt; log line, Hewitts in Norfolk origins and others.

Memoranda

2 copies of the Consecration of Holy Trinity Church, Port Elizabeth, centenary year 1857 - 1957, October 19/20th 1957; 2 Phillimore's Pedigree Forms (one not used) of Hewitt and Henchman Families; typescript. "The New Dean of Salisbury", Bishop Webb, probably written by James Hewitt in 1900; heading of Minutes of Meeting at Albany School Board of which Rev H A C Hewitt was chairman 4 July 1950; list of services for Easter 1958, St James Church, Graaff Reinet; telegram from Lifford to Rev Hewitt on father's death; frontispiece of The Plays of Shakespeare, London 1825.

Miscellaneous

4 notes on crests and 17 crests cut from envelopes and letters; extract from the British Volunteer, 26 June 1824.

Notebooks

3 Albums of hand-written poetry anthology, notebook of 'Riddles, Enigmas, Charades, Conundrums and Puzzles' written by Henry Hewitt; notebook of 'monumental inscriptions'; notebook belonging to James Hewitt, Cape town, 1862, of people bearing the name Hewitt, arranged in alphabetical order according to Christian names; 5 handwritten books of sermons given to James Hewitt; exercise book of clerical notes diarised, of James Hewitt, headed 1904 January 12. Account breaks off after entry of Sat 23rd; an account of the Church in British Kaffraria from the earliest times; a history of the Division of Worcester (1887) from prehistoric times, road and bridges, civil history, the English Church at Worcester; Graaff Reinet.

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