Ship's surgeon

Descriptive account of the voyages of the 'Owen Glendower', 'Helicon' and 'The Sparrowhawk', based mainly in Simon's Bay but sailing up and down the East coast of Africa, visiting Mauritius, Seychelles, Cape Delgado, Inhambane, Zanzibar (which he found half destroyed by fire) and Mombasa. While stationed at the Cape, Sinclair made a journey of 150 miles inland to the bot baths at 'Bramflee', visiting Stellenbosch, Franschoek Valley, Worcester, Drakenstein and the Moravian mission station at Genadendal. He describes the way of life and hospitality of a typical 'Boor' household, a visit to a Constantia vineyard, landing at Port Natal, the Zulus, Algoa Bay and a shipwreck on Robben Island. He mentions Chaka, Lt. F.G. Farewell, the Rev. Holbeck, James Holman (The blind traveller: see Holman's Voyage round the world, v.2, p. 106),

Sir R. Plasket (Colonial Secretary, who sailed on Sinclair's ship to St. Helena) and the governor of the Cape, Lord Charles Somerset.

Contains a record of dates and quantities of wine received from the wine growers of the Cape of Good Hope.

Minutes of Trustees and Committee and copies of correspondence.

On the dispute between Trinity Church and the Bishop of Cape Town. Correspondents are: Rev. H. Badnall, Buissinne & Leonard (Attorneys), J.D. Cartwright (Churchwarden, Holy Trinity), Colonial & Continental Church Association, J. de Kock, Archbishop C. Fisher (Canterbury), Rev. C. Hole (Rector, Trinity), H. Hole, R. J. Lamb, W.W. Jones (Cape Town), N.J. Merriman (Grahamstown).

Cape jurist, politician, writer and businessman

Letter, 1831 Jul.21, Colonial Office, Cape Town, from John Bell to Advocate de Wet.

Objects to de Wet's statement on the dual payment of salaries to public officials. Also draft translation in Dutch of this letter and of de Wet's reply of 25 Jul.1831.

Minutes of Trustees and Shareholders.