From: Wilhelm HI Bleek (04 February 1863)

From: Wilhelm HI Bleek (04 February 1863)

Correspondence

A letter from Wilhelm Bleek to Sir George Grey, sent from Cape Town on 4 February 1863. Bleek apologises for the delay in writing and reports they have been awaiting news from Grey. He explains that Jemima's illness after their wedding required his care, but she is now improved. They moved into their New Street house and spent ten days at Rathfelder's during the heat. Bleek's employment status change has affected his library work, although he has translated the "Hottentot Fables" and offered them to his publisher. He updates Grey on the Grey Library installation and notes a lack of new native manuscripts, aside from contributions by Krönlein. He lists items he will send to Grey, including publications and catalogues. Bleek comments on Cape news and his friendship and respect for the Bishop of Natal. He closes with local greetings and adds a postscript about his improved health and an enclosed letter from Roland Trimen.

04 February 1863

Wilhelm Bleek (letter to Sir George Grey 4 February 1863), offered them to Trübner for publication (work at Library negatively impacted by change of employment status), George Grey (Sir), New Street House move (Wilhelm Bleek updates him on installation progress of his library), Jemima Bleek (ill health after marriage), ill health (Jemima Bleek's), Grey Library (Wilhelm Bleek reports on installation), renovation progress at SA Library (in letter from Wilhelm Bleek to Sir George Grey 4 February 1863), South African Public Library (in letter from Wilhelm Bleek to Sir George Grey 4 February 1863), Hottentot Fables (in letter from Wilhelm Bleek to Sir George Grey 4 February 1863), Nicholas Trübner (Trübner & Co. publishers), Roland Trimen (ill health improved), manuscripts (Grey Collection of Native Literature), catalogue (descriptive - of "Sir George Grey's Library"), Native Literature (Grey Manuscript collection of), letter (and package sent from Wilhelm Bleek to Sir George Grey 4 February 1863), religion (Wilhelm Bleek on "righteous efforts" of Bishop of Natal), wife (Wilhelm Bleek reports that his has been in delicate health), marriage (of Wilhelm Bleek and Jemima Lloyd by Rev. Glover), Rathfelder's hotel (Bleeks stay at while Jemima ill), George Longmore (Major), E Glover (Reverend), John Colenso (Bishop of Natal), New Street house (Bleeks move into after marriage)

1. Rev. JG Krönlein. 2. Henry Tindall's "Vocabulary" is probably "A Grammar and Vocabulary of the Namaqua-Hottentot Language" (1858). 3. 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).