From: Wilhelm HI Bleek (28 November 1861)

From: Wilhelm HI Bleek (28 November 1861)

Correspondence

A letter from Wilhelm Bleek to Sir George Grey, sent from Cape Town on 28 November 1861. Bleek reports that Knudsen's lost Nama manuscript has been found in Hamburg and is en route, thanks to his mother. He encloses a letter from Professor Hoefer, who is pleased his "Unicum" will join Grey's collection, and expects future material from Rev. Rath and Rev. James Stewart. He points Grey to notices in the "Westminster Review", including one for his father's book, and updates Grey on his slow progress with his "Comparative Grammar". After reflecting melancholically on his poor health, loneliness, uncertain future and the absence of Grey's friendship, Bleek looks forward to hearing of Grey's safe arrival in New Zealand.

28 November 1861

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1. Professor Albert Hoefer, philologist and that year Rector of the University at Griefswald. 2. Johannes Rath, a Rhenish missionary. 3. Rev. James Stewart, "Scotch Independent Missionary Pioneer". 4. At the bottom of the final page of the letter, in a different hand, reads: "Enclosed in the Unicum" - presumably a letter. 5. For a short summary of this letter, see Dr OH Spohr's typewritten notes on Wilhelm Bleek's letters to Sir George Grey (C10.19.1-26).