Author of A book of verse, Cape Town, 1921

Diary, 1871 Sep.8-Dec.31. Describes a voyage from England to China and back by the Suez Canal.

The charred remains of 8 ALS and an autographed copy of Livingstone's Analysis of the language of the Bechuanas, (London, Clowes, 1858) rescued from the library fire in 1931.

Names of correspondents include W. Elwin, E. Grimstone, W. von Haidinger, R. Moffat, B. Pyne and J.R. Stebbing.

Subjects include tribal rivalry between Griquas and Barolong, the Boer destruction of his books and medicines, the Portuguese and slavery, description of his explorations of Lower Zambesi and Shire Rivers and English settlement in Africa.

Attorney of Potchefstroom

Letter-book containing letters on business affairs.

Includes letter, 13 May 1841, Port Elizabeth, to the Rev. Richard Cecil, in defence of Dr. Philip (the original is in the Africana Museum, Johannesburg). Also a series of 19 letters 1850 to 1872 to the Rev. W. Thompson, agent at Cape Town for the London Missionary Society, relating to his explorations, slavery and missionary work.

Teacher and early Afrikaans writer

'Die Heilige Evangelie volgens die beskrywing van Markus'. Afrikaans version of the epistle of St. Mark.

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

Geologist and ethnologist

Draft letter, Kimberley, to Freemasons appealing for financial assistance to enable him to complete a geological survey of South Africa.

Medical and Scientific pioneer

Part of letter, condemning proposal to build a railway line from Graaff Reinet to Uitenhage and criticizing Molteno's centralisation policy.

An account of the uprising instigated by Alfred Aylward at Kimberley in Apr. 1875.

An account of the trial of 'Dr' Alfred Aylward at Klipdrift, his imprisonment and the subsequent attempts by his friends to arrange his escape from jail.

Contains Ms corrections by George Beet.