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Historical Papers Research Archive, University of the Witwatersrand Series
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Personal Papers

Includes amongst others: A leather case; Family Bible; 'Nederlands Patriciaat' containing an entry for B.G.V. De Witt Hamer; holograph diary (written in pencil, and later version (written in ink) while De Witt Hamer was a prisoner of war on board H.M.S.'Penelope', describing the battle of Elandslaagte; Album with handwritten poems 1900. framed document dated 1900 and awarded to De Witt Lamer in recognition of his services to prisoners of war on St. Helena; correspondence and medal in connection with the award in 1923 of the Knighthood of the Order of Oranje-Nassau; leather case containing a CV of De Witt Hamer and miscellaneous letters and photographs; illuminated scroll awarded to De Witt Hamer on the occasion of his retirement from the Miners' Phthisis Board, 1922: file containing correspondence, personal papers and obituaries of De Witt Hamer. (Note: Photos stores with photo collection.

Letters

The letters from 1806-1933 have been listed in detail, and are numbered 1-5711

After 1933, the boxes of letters include some press clippings and documents

In addition to these boxes, there are two boxes of journals and personal notes, dated 1950s-1970s.

Miscellaneous

4 notes on crests and 17 crests cut from envelopes and letters; extract from the British Volunteer, 26 June 1824.

Memoranda

2 copies of the Consecration of Holy Trinity Church, Port Elizabeth, centenary year 1857 - 1957, October 19/20th 1957; 2 Phillimore's Pedigree Forms (one not used) of Hewitt and Henchman Families; typescript. "The New Dean of Salisbury", Bishop Webb, probably written by James Hewitt in 1900; heading of Minutes of Meeting at Albany School Board of which Rev H A C Hewitt was chairman 4 July 1950; list of services for Easter 1958, St James Church, Graaff Reinet; telegram from Lifford to Rev Hewitt on father's death; frontispiece of The Plays of Shakespeare, London 1825.

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