Box 606761871
Container
Contains 75 Results:
Farms and Finance, 1888-1901
File
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C8-C9
Telegram and letter from W.D. Fynn, Bolotwa (Bholothwa), Queenstown, reporting on the establishment of a depot and purchases of pedigree stock; with related certificates, 27 Apr-29 May 1897
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C8, items 1-2
Extents: 2 items
Dates:
27 Apr-29 May 1897
Letter from D.W. Meiklejohn, Lady Londonderry's agent, about despatching black-polled cattle by S.S. Briton in the care of Thomas Dunn, 4-31 Aug 1899
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C8, items 23-24
With related correspondence, bills of lading, etc.
Extents: 2 items
Dates:
4-31 Aug 1899
Letter from Pickstone about an unsuccessful attempt to bay a farm, and about planting American vines on the Rhodes fruit farm, 15 Oct 1899
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C8, item 25
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
15 Oct 1899
Letter from Rutherfoord Harris, Westbrooke, Rondebosch, about selling a bull from Bamboes Vley (sic) to P.A. Myburgh, a Stellenbosch supporter, 22 Jul-13 Oct 1899
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C8, item 26
Enclosures include farm and other accounts and a bill of exchange.
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
22 Jul-13 Oct 1899
Copy of letter from Jourdan to Dr Molony, Beaufort West, about a land deal involving an exchange of land between De Beers and the Chartered Company, a telegram from Molony, and related manuscript notes, 15-20 Mar 1900
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C8, item 27
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
15-20 Mar 1900
Letter from Pickstone about purchasing a farm for the purpose of making clay tiles, 17 Apr 1900
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C8, item 28
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
17 Apr 1900
Letter from J.B. Currey to Grimmer enclosing a letter from Dunn expressing anxiety about the terms of his engagement, 9-10 May 1900
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C8, item 29
With a copy of a letter from Meiklejohn to Dunn (17 Jun 1899).
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
9-10 May 1900
Three letters from Pickstone about running Languedoc village under the superintendence of Dominus (Reverend) Ackerman; the tile and fruit farms; and a brick factory project, 21 Jun-4 Aug 1900
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C8, items 30-32
Extents: 3 Leaves
Dates:
21 Jun-4 Aug 1900
Letters from G. Laidman reporting on progress with the Matoppos (Matopos) Dam and on a Huntley dam project, 4 Sep 1900
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C8, items 33-34
Extents: 2 items
Dates:
4 Sep 1900
Letter from W. Frost, Tarkastad, acknowledging the gift of a ram and offering to sell pedigree ewes for Matabeleland, 30 Jun 1897
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C8, item 3
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
30 Jun 1897
Letter from Arthur Pringle, Bedford, about purchases of stock for Mashonaland (Zimbabwe), 10 Jul 1897
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C8, item 4
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
10 Jul 1897
Telegram and letter from Fynn about deliveries of stock, projected land purchases, and financial problems, 2 Aug 1897
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C8, items 5-6
Extents: 2 items
Dates:
2 Aug 1897
Letter from Smartt, Mafeking (Mahikeng), about despatching stock to Matabeleland, the completion of the Bulawayo railway, and pending elections [in British Bechuanaland (part of South Africa)], 9 Aug 1897
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C8, item 7
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
9 Aug 1897
Letter from Pringle about taking stock up to Mashonaland (Zimbabwe), 30 Sep 1897
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C8, item 8
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
30 Sep 1897
Letter from F. Wienand, Bedford, about stock sold to Rhodes's agent, Pringle, and about electoral matters, 4 Oct 1897
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C8, item 9
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
4 Oct 1897
Telegram from Fynn about finance, purchase, and delivery of stock, 18 Oct 1897
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C8, item 10
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
18 Oct 1897
Letter from Smartt about the opening of the Bulawayo railway, fencing, and stock purchased for Rhodes, drought, irrigation, water conservation, and rinderpest, with related enclosures, 20 Nov 1897
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C8, item 11
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
20 Nov 1897
Letters from Wienand about confusion over purchases of stock for Rhodes by Pringle, 22 Nov-7 Dec 1897
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C8, items 12-13
Extents: 2 items
Dates:
22 Nov-7 Dec 1897
Letter from Pringle seeking clarification of his orders and suggesting that merino sheep are be less suitable for Matabeleland than angora goats and Persian sheep for slaughter, 27 Dec 1897
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C8, item 14
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
27 Dec 1897