Receipt for duties on the sale of the hull, rigging and stores of a condemned French ship, signed by W. Field, Collector of H.M. Customs. Countersigned by F. de Lettre, French consul-agent in Cape Town.

For the Paarlsche Bank 1 Jan. 1833, the 'Zuid-Afrikaan' 26 Apr. 1834, the Cape Town Institute and Club Co. (Pty) 20 Jun. 1838, South African College 31 Dec. 1839, Shopkeepers and Tradesmen's Joint Stock Printing Co. 11 Dec. 1847, Great Namaqualand Mining Co. 1 Aug. 1854, Union Mining Co. 8 Jan. 1855, No. Six Mining Co. 17 Apr. 1855, Theologisch Seminarium der Nederduitsch Gereformeerde Kerk van Zuid-Afrika 27 Dec. 1858, Sea Point Water Works Co., (Ltd.) 26 Jun. 1863, Cape of Good Hope Inland Transport Co. 13 Jan. 1870, Port Alfred Landing and Shipping Co. 17 Apr. 1873, Oliphantsfontein Central Diamond Mining Co. 29 Dec. 1881 and English Brewery Co. (Ltd.), undated.

Subscription list for the proposed Cape of Good Hope Steam Navigation Company, 1836, printed form completed in handwriting.

Announced a meeting for 15 June 1836 and includes the signatures J.E. Alexander, J.C. Chase, A. Chiappini, B.J. Ebden and J. Fairbairn.

Diocese Mission to Muslims.

'Certificate of discharge and character' of Portuguese seaman (Antonia Bonasia?)

Letters, 1826, signed by Richard Plasket, Secretary to the Government, to J. de Wet, Secretary to the Committee appointed by the Inhabitants, 22 Jul. 1826, for preparing a memorial to the King-in-Council relative to the Slave Ordinance.

Extracts from diaries kept by Australian immigrants during their visits to Cape Town en route to Australia.

Extract from Mrs. King's journal of her 2nd voyage to New South Wales, which commenced the 20th of November 1799; descriptions of Cape Town from diaries of Arthur Hardy, 1838, Henry Watson, 1839, Dr. Charles Davies, 1839 and William Hamilton 1854.

Letter written to the Secretary to the Government, requesting permission to hold a public meeting on the subject of alterations in the political institutions of the Colony.

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.

Photographs, invitation cards and letters, including one from Trooper H. Williams, 21 Feb. 1900, Ladysmith, commenting on the Siege and one from the Hon. A.E. Tuboku Metzger, 8 June 1925, Sierra Leone, in which he refers to the visit of the Prince of Wales to West Africa and to the merits of the British colonial system.