Diary of Robert Edward Eardley Wilmot (1830-1861), Captain of the 15th Company of rifle Volunteers and Magistrate of the County of Derby.

The diary, which was written between 30 January 1856 - 22 July 1856, describes a journey from Port Elizabeth through the Eastern Province of the Cape of Good Hope, during which he visited mission stations and military forts. Wilmot comments on the tribes, frontier politics, the importance of missions, natural history and on individuals such as Bishop J. Armstrong, C. Brownlee, A. de Smidt, J.B. Ebden, Bishop R. Gray, Sir G. Grey, T.J. Lucas, Chief Sandile, Sir R. Southey and Bishop T.E. Welby.

Traveller in the service of the East India Co.

Letter to Lord Melville.

Describes the situation at the Cape under Governor Van de Graaf, the importance of the Cape as a source of supplies for the Ile de Bourbon (Reunion) and the Ile de France (Mauritius) and the strength of the Dutch garrison.

Research notes, copies of correspondence and maps.

The first file relates to attempts by 19th century pioneers to link Transvaal with Delagoa Bay by means of roads and refers to J. Albasini, J.P. Fitzpatrick, G.P. Moodie, A.H. Nellmapius, A.H. Potgieter and C. Trichardt. The second file relates to Colonel Villebois-Mareuil, a French volunteer with the Boer forces during the South African War, and includes press clippings and his correspondence with General Joubert and F.W. Reitz. The third is South African War material, including a translation of the day-book of David E. Malan, written at Colenso 12 Nov. 1899 - 16 Feb. 1900. The fourth contains notes from Sir C.J. Brand's papers on the part he
played in 1854-1855 in helping to draft a constitution for the Boer republic and also notes from G.S. Preller's papers on the Afrikaans language movement.

President of the Orange Free State

Letter, Pietermaritzburg, to Thomas Muller, Graaf Reinet.

Describes the confusion felt by Dutch citizens in Natal as to whether Natal was to be English or Dutch, their fears that they will lose their liberties and their lands and that the Zulus under Panda (Brother of Dingaan) will rise again.

The Album is labelled "Visit of Princ (sic) Albert to Cape Town".

Album relating mainly to the visit of Prince Alfred to Cape Town in 1867, compiled by a naval officer, probably one of the Prince's entourage. Some of the photographs were taken by the Prince himself. They include a croquet party in Government Gardens, arrival of H.M.S. 'Galatea' and H.M.S. 'Racoon' in Simon's Bay, Admiralty House and Cottage, Simon's Town and many Cape social personalities. Also photographs of European royalty, naval officers, royal navy ships and various ports of call. It also contains a few loose notes and descriptions of some of the photographs.

Statements made by Hans Naudé of Drupfontein, P.K. Clarens, District Bethlehem (in Afrikaans, 9p.) and by L.J. Nel, 'Welgegund', near Greytown, Natal (Afrikaans, 16p., English, 17p). on the Great Trek and the Battle of Blood River.

The album, entitled 'Rand mining photographs', includes photographs of Chinese, Italian and other miners, cyanide works, and images from Durban Deep mine. Accompanied by papers on Leslie Gold Mines and Poinsettia Heights (Prop.) Ltd.

Soldier, explorer and founder of South Africa's merino sheep industry

'Versameling van orders die van tijd tot tijd aan het Battaillon uytgegeeven zijn door ... Col. R.J. Gordon in 't Casteel van Cabo de Goede Hoop 1782'.

Comtesse de, Author of The Gentleman digger, London, S. Low, 1891, and A son of Africa, London, Greening 1899.

'The burning of Johannesburg, a Christmas story of South Africa founded on historic fact.
Relates to the Tyumie valley massacre of the military villages at Woburn and Auckland on Christmas Day 1850.