Papers relating mainly to the siege of Kimberley (14 Oct 1899-15 Feb 1900), 13 Oct 1899-7 Nov 1901
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C28, item 69
Held at the Weston Library
Comprises:
- (169) telegram from [Schade?], Cape Town, transmitting reports that Kimberley will be attacked the following day, 13 Oct 1899
- (170) telegram from Wakeford, [Klipdam], requesting arms and ammunition for protection against the hostile Dutch, 13 Oct 1899
- (171) message from the Ladies in the Kimberley Mine thanking Rhodes for kindnesses, [after 9 Feb 1890]
- (172-173) letter from [J. Blyna?] offering suggestions for the fortification of No. 2 tailing-heap, 20 Oct 1899
- (174) note of Dr Storey's report giving racial statistics of the populations of Kimberley and Beaconsfield, n.d.
- (175-178) letter from [Col. G.D. Chamier, Officer Commanding (OC) Artillery Brigade, Kimberley], giving details of casualties suffered by the Diamond Fields and Maxim Batteries in the previous day's engagement. With copies of a letter from Chamier to Lt. Col. R.G. Kekewich, Officer Commanding (OC) Troops, Kimberley, requesting extra transport, and of Kekewich's forwarding note to the Chief Staff Officer (19 Oct), 25 Oct 1899
- (178a-180) letters from Lawrence and T.W. Kok, pressing for the formation of a Cape Corps similar to that raised during the Matabele War; with a note [by Jourdan?], ''Cape boys' to the fore', 11-14 Nov 1899
- (180a-183) letter from Jourdan to Kekewich sending a list of articles supplied at Rhodes's expense to the Boer prisoners, in order to rebut rumours that they had been badly treated over supplies, 29 Jan 1900
- (184) letter from Lillie Chapman thanking Rhodes warmly for gifts of vegetables and grapes, 3 Feb 1900
- (185-187) cypher telegram from Maguire, Cape Town, after the relief of Kimberley, 28 Feb 1900
- (188-188A) envelope containing a letter from Lord Methuen about coal supplies and the disagreement between himself and Rhodes, which he hopes the latter will forgive and forget, [21] Feb 1900
- (189) note of a dialogue between Kekewich and [General French] about the former's treatment of Rhodes during the siege, 2 Mar 1900
- (190) letter from William J. Williams, thanking Rhodes warmly for his kindness to the citizens of mixed heritage in Kimberley during the siege and to the Williams family resident there; answered personally by Rhodes, 8 Mar 1900
- (191) letter from W.E. Chapman, whose gratitude for Rhodes's kindness to his family during the siege prompts him to draw Rhodes's attention to a pamphlet by Major O'Meara praising Kekewich and denigrating Rhodes, 7 Nov 1901.
Dates
- Creation: 13 Oct 1899-7 Nov 1901
Extent
23 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Afr. s. 228, C28, item 69
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk