From: Wilhelm HI Bleek (18 March 1868)

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Correspondence

Summary

A letter in German from Wilhelm Bleek to his cousin Ernst Haeckel, sent from Cape Town on 18 March 1868. Bleek encloses a proposal listing his publications and brief professional biography for Haeckel to use in the Foreword to "On the Origin of the Language". Bleek asks for two changes regarding personal information and explains what he has altered and sent directly to the publisher. He mentions working on the second part of his "Comparative Grammar" and directs Haeckel to a related article. On a personal note, Bleek writes of the family's planned move closer to the city and reports on their health. His wife's sisters are also moving in with them.

Date

18 March 1868

Keyword

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Notes

1. The copied letter includes Bleek's "Proposals for Ernst Haeckel", English translations and other untranslated pages from the letter [?] and a loose transcribed page. 2. While the handwritten letter may not be complete, the German transcript is (but not the English translation). 3. There is a note on missing pages from this letter, 18 March 1868. (Copies of letter from Ernst Haeckel archive in Jena.)