To: Jemima C Lloyd (17 November 1862)

To: Jemima C Lloyd (17 November 1862)

Correspondence

A draft version of a letter from Wilhelm Bleek to Jemima Lloyd that was sent in Cape Town and dated 17 November 1862 (7am Monday). Wilhelm explains why he was mistaken the previous morning when he said that he and Jemima had to only sign the antenuptial contract before marrying. He also discusses their unfair treatment in the proposed Articles of Agreement and possibly "upsetting the whole", as well as their legal consultations with Mr Fairbridge and Mr Reid.

17 November 1862 [?]

antenuptial contract, Articles of Agreement, asks for trust and confidence, carriage offer, Charles Fairbridge, correspondence with Uncle Marmaduke, dealings with solicitors, Dr Fleck, Fairbridge's advice, fears settlement may lead to disagreements and quarrels, Flecks, good and real reasons for deciding against settlement, guided by "our own sense of right and wrong, faithfully striving ... to do right", honest straightforward lawyer, Jemima Lloyd, Jemima Lloyd's marriage settlement, lawyer consultation, letter draft, lost confidence in their arrangements, Marmaduke Jeffreys, marriage, money, mistaken about antenuptial contract, Mr Charles Fairbridge, Mr Reid, Mr and Mrs Fleck, November 1862, plans, property control, Reid, settlement, solicitor consultation, Thomas Byron, treatment, trustees, tying up money in hands of trustees, under obligation to Flecks, unfair treatment, Uncle Marmaduke, uncles, unhappy with stringent Articles of Ageement, upset the whole, Wilhelm Bleek

1. The sent version of the letter is dated 7am 17 November 1862 [see C4.27]. There are a few slight differences between the sent letter and this draft. 2. English solicitors were instructed to draw up Jemima's marriage settlement by her uncles Marmaduke and Jeffreys and Thomas Byron, who held her Power of Attorney and managed her affairs in England. [See WB to JL 21 November 1862 C4.35]