To: Jemima C Lloyd (16 September 1861)

To: Jemima C Lloyd (16 September 1861)

Correspondence

A letter from Wilhelm Bleek to Jemima Lloyd sent from Government House, Cape Town, and dated 16 September 1861. Wilhelm sends Jemima news from the Cape and updates her on his health. He discusses his brothers' conservative religious education as well as the dangers they have faced, apparently from women trying to ensnare them. He has been called an infidel by family members due to his religious views. His plan to visit Natal is on hold and he has received permission to work at home on "A Comparative Grammar of South African Languages".

16 September 1861

A Comparative Grammar of South African Languages, avoided alluring baits, Bleek family history, brothers, Cape news, Cape society gossip, courtship, dangerous professions, dangers facing brothers, English friends, Granite Lodge Harrington Street, health, ill health, infidel, Jemima Lloyd, letter, like-minded companions, lodgings, Mrs Roesch's boarding house, Natal plans, orthodox religious education of brothers, permission to work at home, personal history, philosophies and beliefs, plans on hold, religion, September 1861, snares, temptations, vacated boarding house, views on religion, views on women, Wilhelm Bleek, windy weather, women, work