John Hanning Speke (1827-1864), Explorer

Rejoices that Brun agrees with him that the Nyanza Lake is the true source of the White Nile and announces his intention to embark on a third expedition to Africa to settle the source of the Nile.

The two scrapbooks contain press clippings, pamphlets and other printed material from Reverend Henry Adams, are of 4 men who came to South Africa in 1878 with the first Bishop of Pretoria, HB Bousfield. In addition, there are transcripts that outline the content of the scrapbooks including a letter titled Bound for Pretoria.

Various news cuttings of Indian philosophers; the role and history of the Anglican Church in South Africa; Maude Barlow's artistic work and sculptures; family history relating to the family of Earl of Minto Viceroy of India, the Elliot and the Neame families; drawings by Maude Barlow; photos and clips relating to Graham Neame attending St Andrew's College; WWI War Memorial and photographs; publications in medical journals by Peter Neame; news clips relating to the death of W.A. Campbell and his wife Killie Campbell's collection of Africana at Muckleneuk in Durban; news clips covering the implementation of separate development (Apartheid) by the National Party, October 1961; the death of Winston Churchill; death of Killie Campbell, September 1963; new book publication by Arthur Barlow; photos and letter of admission of Peter Neame to the New York Academy of Sciences; life and work of Sophy Gray, wife of Robert Gray, the first Anglican Bishop in South Africa; photos and news clips covering the life and death of the Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII). Stored in oversize folder. Stored in oversize folder.

Returns Bill drawn on Messrs. Cheap & Loughman as this firm has met with misfortune; hopes General Dundas will he able to restore order to the colony and so enable Pringle to sell the remaining goods. Copy in letter-book.

pp.30-31.

Supplies details of time of arrival and departure, names of ships and captains, ports of departure and destination, nationality and lading.

Explains how sums were spent by him on the colony's behalf, so that now there is a debt of £1765.19.10 1/2; encloses an account showing expenditure on such items as Mr. Duckett's fare, agricultural implements and to the Rev. Hesse for his fare from Hanover to London. Copy in letter-book.

pp.31-34.

Thank Earl Macartney for providing them with such a worthy minister as Mr. Hesse.

Letter Signed by O.M. Bergh, J.C. Loos, G.A. Watermeyer, T.G. Moller and others.

Inventory of the estate of the late J.C. de Bruyn and his widow, Cornelis Regina, effected by the notary Jan Bernhard Hoffman.

Bears the crest of the Dutch East India Company and the seal of 'J.B.H. notaris a Cabo'.

Bianchi was foreign secretary to Lord Keith and spent several years at the Cape. Owing to the change of government he found himself without employment, and his letters which are addressed to Lord Melville, Lord Castlereagh and Lord Liverpool are mainly concerned with his straitened circumstances, and plead for their assistance in finding him a suitable post.