To: Wilhelm HI Bleek [?] (presumed 15 Nov 1862)

To: Wilhelm HI Bleek [?] (presumed 15 Nov 1862)

Correspondence

A note written by Jemima Lloyd to Wilhelm Bleek in the week before their wedding, containing her notes on the draft Articles of Agreement (marriage settlement) being drawn up for the investment of her capital upon her marriage. Jemima raises questions about the legal phrasing and notes several instructions that were not followed and need alteration. These include: executor powers; appointment and management of Trustees; omission of her mother's marriage settlements; and the couple's ability to direct investments. Regarding the money she currently possesses, she wants protection from liabilities while retaining access to the capital in emergencies; she also objects to having money from her mother's settlements "tied up". The Trustees must be empowered to lend the full amount to Wilhelm on the basis of his personal security to avoid the appearance of funds being in her "sole power". She sees the settlement working like an antenuptial contract: securing her capital from misfortune while leaving them otherwise "free agents". While Jemima wishes the settlement to be "stringent", no "distrust" or "disrespect" to her uncles must be implied.

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1. The wedding was on 22 November 1862. Jemima's notes on the settlement are undated but, judging by what she says about it in other notes [see e.g. C8.29], we can assume they were also written on Sat 15 Nov 1862. Other notes to Wilhelm of this type were dated 15 Nov in pen, probably on a later occasion [see C8.26 and C8.29 for dated notes]. 2. For "Articles of Agreement" see WB to JL 17 November 1862 [C4.27] 3. Uncles Marmaduke Jeffreys and Thomas Byron [see pp.2 and 10 of this letter] hold Jemima's power of attorney in England and act for her. 4. The £500 features in a letter Wilhelm Bleek received from Uncle Marmaduke proposing that Jemima's fortune be tied up during Wilhelm's lifetime and vested under the control of Trustees; that neither of them could touch the capital beyond an "emergency" amount of £500 to be lent by the Trustees from the capital amount. [See WB to JL 9 June 1862, C4.17]