Box 606761880
Container
Contains 59 Results:
Syfret, E.R., and Transcontinental Telegraph, 1897-1902
File
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C21-C22
Four letters from Edward Ridge Syfret, 8-17 Feb 1897
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C21, item 1
Letters are about:
buying land for fruit farms
progress in rebuilding Groote Schuur
decline in Bond agitation v. Rhodes
Rhodes's promise to have him made a Director of the [Cape Town and District?] Waterworks Company.
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
8-17 Feb 1897
Letter from R.S. Ball, acting in Syfret's absence, enclosing the text of a cypher telegram (with translation) from Pickstone to Rhodes about the increasing reluctance among Dutch farmers to sell land to the English, and a power of attorney for the transference of land at Rondebosch to Judge J.C. Maasdorp, 18-19 Aug 1897
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C21, item 2
Also drawing Rhodes's attention to properties for sale in the Claremont and Camps Bay areas.
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
18-19 Aug 1897
Letters from Syfret about paying interest due to Dr Hampf and financial assistance to Dr I.T. Hahn; with a letter from Hahn outlining his many difficulties, and a related letter from Pickstone giving an unfavourable view of Hahn's farm and prospects, 8 Jul-9 Aug 1898
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C21, item 3
Extents: 3 Leaves
Dates:
8 Jul-9 Aug 1898
Letter requesting written instructions to permit Pickstone to continue drawing £1000 monthly on the Fruit Farm account, 19 Sep 1898
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C21, item 5
Extents: 5 Leaves
Dates:
19 Sep 1898
Letter enclosing the Fruit Farms account up to 30 Jun and mentioning a request from Mrs Sauer to borrow one of the Muizenberg houses, 22 Oct 1898
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C21, item 6
Extents: 6 Leaves
Dates:
22 Oct 1898
Letter about assisting the purchase of Joubert's farm by V[an?] Eyk, and about the dynamite and brickmaking enterprises, 19 Jul 1900 (wrongly dated 1899 in old index)
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C21, item 7
Includes a reference to Cape politics.
Extents: 7 Leaves
Dates:
19 Jul 1900 (wrongly dated 1899 in old index)
Letter about the respective contributions of Rhodes, De Beers, and Wernher Beit & Company to the Fruit Farms account, 8 Sep 1899
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C21, item 8
Extents: 8 Leaves
Dates:
8 Sep 1899
Letter about the purchase of Nooitgedacht and the chances of buying Miss Foster's farm, 21 Sep 1899
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C21, item 9
Extents: 9 Leaves
Dates:
21 Sep 1899
Letters enclosing memoranda of payments made in connection with Nooitgedacht (with related accounts from the Manager, E. Lange) and of payments made on the Tile account, in particular the purchase of Koelenhoff farm subject to a lease by the military authorities, 28-29 Nov 1900
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C21, item 10
With a related letter from Pickstone.
Extents: 10 Leaves
Dates:
28-29 Nov 1900
Letter enclosing and commenting on a letter to himself from W.A. Krige offering properties in Stellenbosch for sale, 4-5 Dec 1900
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C21, item 12
Extents: 12 Leaves
Dates:
4-5 Dec 1900
Letter about commissions on the purchase of fruit farms payable to [J.] Jansen following an agreement, which Syfret and Michell think too generous, 18 Dec 1900
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C21, item 13
Extents: 13 Leaves
Dates:
18 Dec 1900
Letter enclosing and commenting on accounts up to 31 Mar for Fruit Farms, Nooitgedacht, and the Brick Company, which show the amounts invested by Rhodes, De Beers, and Wernher Beit, respectively, 25 Apr 1900
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C21, item 14
Extents: 14 Leaves
Dates:
25 Apr 1900
Letter from Ball enclosing a statement of cheques drawn on Rhodes's account (28 Jun-26 Aug) and intended to accompany a copy of McDonald's cash statement for Jul (missing), 28 Aug 1901
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C21, item 15
With comments on the state of E. Lange's health following a nervous breakdown.
Extents: 15 Leaves
Dates:
28 Aug 1901
Letter from Ball reporting on the position at Nooitgedacht, which has been capably managed by Cris Lange during his brother's incapacity, and on the expiry of the military leases on Nooitgedacht and Koelenhoff, 10 Sep 1901
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C21, item 16
Extents: 16 Leaves
Dates:
10 Sep 1901
Letter from Ball about the possibility of Cris Lange taking over the management of Nooitgedacht permanently, 11 Sep 1901
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C21, item 17
Extents: 17 Leaves
Dates:
11 Sep 1901
Letter from Ball reporting that E. Lange has recovered sufficiently to resume the management of Nooitgedacht, and on arrangements for a water supply and for the renewal of the military leases on both farms, 23 Oct 1901
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C21, item 18
With references to British South Africa Company cattle, to an enclosed cash statement from McDonald, and to the death in action of Guy Falcon, manager of Welgegund.
Extents: 18 Leaves
Dates:
23 Oct 1901
Letter from Syfret about renewing the agreement with Messrs Sonnenberg & Smith over retailing meat on terms more favourable to the Syndicate, contrary to [W.] Pickering's view that De Beers Cold Storage should handle it themselves, 24 Dec 1901
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C21, item 19
Extents: 19 Leaves
Dates:
24 Dec 1901
Letter endorsing Michell's view that Pickstone should be paid £1000 commission for the purchase of fruit farms, 11 Dec 1901
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C21, item 20
Extents: 20 Leaves
Dates:
11 Dec 1901
Letter from Syfret enclosing a letter from R.R. Morrison, Central Office, Groot Drakenstein, commenting on Syfret's Fruit Farm estimates in relation to expenditure on vineyards, 4 Dec 1901
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C21, item 21
Extents: 21 Leaves
Dates:
4 Dec 1901