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Thomas William Bowler Paintings

  • ZA HPRA A3414
  • Fonds
  • 1812 - 1869

Paintings, mostly water colour and pencil sketches

Thomas William Bowler

Cape of Good Hope, Documents

  • ZA HPRA A224
  • Fonds
  • 1812-1878

Accounts and receipts issued by or to A. Borradaile, D.F. Berrangé, P. Buissine, W. Currey, J. Fairbairn, Rev. A. Faure, G. Greig, J.L. Leeb, C.J. Pike, S. Solomon, H. Somerset, P.R. van Ryneveld.

The documents relate to taxes, land, rent, tuition, goods. The following institutions are represented: the African Club, Graaff-Reinet Public Library, Groote Kerk, St. George's Church, Scottish Church, South African Fire and Life Assurance Society, South African Infant School, South African Missionary Society, South African Museum, De Zuid-Afrikaan.

Sir Charles Tyler, Journal

  • ZA HPRA A124
  • Fonds
  • October 1812 - October 1813

British Admiral

Journal written from 2nd October 1812 to 15th October 1813

An account of the squadron at the Cape, including summaries of orders given and received, and also of the voyage of H.M.S. 'Semiramis', bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Tyler, from England to the Cape. It is preceded by 'Remarks on board H.M. ship 'Barfleur', at anchor off the Tagus', Jul-Oct. 1808.

Cape of Good Hope, Certificate of employment

  • ZA HPRA A527
  • Fonds
  • 3 December 1814

Certificate of employment and discharge of James Allen, Ship's carpenter at the Dock Yard, signed by the Master Storekeeper, Master Attendant and Master Shipwright.

Cape of Good Hope, Form

  • ZA HPRA A380
  • Fonds
  • 23 October 1814

'Konditien en voorwaarden, achtervolgens welke Heeren Weesmeesteren dezer Kolonie, voornemers zyn by inzettinge en slaggevinge, het zy by den op- of afslag, publiek aan de meestbiedende ter verkoopen, zeker'.

Relates to a public auction held by the Orphan Masters in respect of a house and adjoining property at the foot of Table Mountain.

Papers of Nourse family

  • ZA HPRA A743
  • Fonds
  • 1815 - 1966

While the greatest part of the papers relates to the second Henry Nourse (1857-1942), reflecting his interests as a soldier, prospector and sportsman, there is also much about other members of the Nourse family and about the Cloete, Christian, Law and Norton families, which were connected by marriage with the Nourses.

In addition to being of Nourse family interest, the papers also touch on the 1820 settler, the so-called Kaffir War, the discovery of diamonds and gold, the Zulu and South African Wars, and the history of horse-breeding and horse-racing in South Africa. (Details appear in the subject index).

Nourse family

Lt. Col. Christopher Chapman Bird Papers

  • ZA HPRA A420
  • Fonds
  • 1815-1861

The collection contains letter-books, with copies of correspondence and notes, and 5 loose letters, on the education of slaves, paper currency, William Parker's party of 1820 settlers, the 1825 Commission of Enquiry into the offices of Chief and Deputy Secretaries and Bird's removal from office.

Correspondents include Earl Bathurst, Earl of Caledon, Sir R. Donkin, Col. J. Graham, Rev. M. Hough, W. Parker, T. Seton and Lord C.H. Somerset. Also 5 notebooks, mainly on religious topics, manuscripts, a printed obituary of Bird and 'A concise narrative or memoir to serve to discriminate the principal occurrences which have brought the Cape of Good Hope into notice from the year 1820 to 1827 by an observer' by C.C. Bird, transcribed by Iris Bird, 1970 (100l.)

Lt. Col. ChristopherChapman Bird

George Magrath (?), Letter

  • ZA HPRA A263
  • Fonds
  • 19 August 1815

Letter written from Dartmoor to his brother. Contains a long description of Napoleon whom the writer saw 'for a full half an hour at a short distance'.

James Read, Narrative

  • ZA HPRA A175
  • Fonds
  • 21 May 1816

Missionary of the London Missionary Society (L.M.S.)

'Extracts from the narrative of the journey of Mr. Read and others to Caffraria, dated Bethelsdorp, May 21, 1816'.

In the form of a letter to the Director of the London Missionary Society, Read describes a journey to the Eastern Cape, during which he met the prophet Makana and the Xhosa chief Gaika. There are references to Dr. J.T. van der Kemp's pioneer work in the missionary field.

Johannes Herschenheim, Registration of slaves

  • ZA HPRA A378
  • Fonds
  • 27 June 1816

Form issued by the Office for the Enregisterment of slaves in Cape Town.

Certifies that the following slaves have been registered in the name of J. Herschenheim. Includes a remarks column with comments such as 'Reported to have died'.

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