From: Donald Moodie (05 November 1855)

From: Donald Moodie (05 November 1855)

Correspondence

A letter from Donald Moodie to Wilhelm Bleek, sent from Pietermaritzburg on 5 November 1855. Moodie thanks Bleek for his letter. The Governor, Sir George Grey, has promised to add extracts from Bleek's letter to enclosures from Moodie's letter, which he will lay before the Executive Council and send to the Secretary of State. Moodie expresses gratitude for Bleek's support in promoting his work amongst the greats of science, and ends with a quote from "Don Quixote", promising to return the favour. Bleek's name, "P M Burg", and unrelated pencilled notes appear on the address side.

05 November 1855

Wilhelm Bleek (wrote letter promoting, supporting Donald Moodie) (letter from Donald Moodie 5 November 1855) (Governor to add extracts from his letter to Donald Moodie's to show Executive Council and Secretary of State) (Donald Moodie appreciates his zeal for science) (Donald Moodie thanks him for valuable letter promoting him, science), Donald Moodie (letter to Wilhelm Bleek 5 November 1855) (thanks Wilhelm Bleek for valuable letter promoting him, science) (Governor to show Donald Moodie's letter to Executive Council and Secretary of State) (Governor will add extracts from Wilhelm Bleek's letter to Donald Moodie's), letter (from Donald Moodie to Wilhelm Bleek 5 November 1855) (Governor will add extracts from Wilhelm Bleek's - to Donald Moodie's to show his Executive Council and Secretary of State) (Donald Moodie thanks Wilhelm Bleek for valuable) (from Wilhelm Bleek promoting Donald Moodie), Governor (Sir George Grey) (in Donald Moodie's letter to Wilhelm Bleek 5 November 1855) (to show Donald Moodie's letter to his Executive Council and Secretary of State) (will add extracts from Wilhelm Bleek's letter to Donald Moodie's to show his Executive Council and Secretary of State), George Grey (Sir) (Cape Governor) (in Donald Moodie's letter to Wilhelm Bleek 5 November 1855) (to show Donald Moodie's letter to his Executive Council and Secretary of State)

1. Donald Moodie authored "The Record" and was a colonial historian focused on Cape history. Both Moodie and Bleek were based in Natal at the time of this letter.