3, 2 of 5

3, 2 of 5

Correspondence

A letter in German from Mr H Weber to Wilhelm Bleek, dated 3 May 1854. The page facing Weber's letter, plus an additional double page on the reverse, feature a draft letter or part of a manuscript in English, author unknown, its pages numbered 3-5. The draft features discussion of South African languages and their relationship to the other African language families. It also mentions Dr Krapf and Lepsius.

03 May 1854

Wilhelm Bleek (letter in German from H Weber 3 May 1854) (draft letter/MS in English on H Weber's letter), H Weber (letter in German to Wilhelm Bleek from 3 May 1854) (draft English letter/MS on his letter to Wilhelm Bleek 3 May 1854), letter (in German from H Weber to Wilhelm Bleek 3 May 1854) (draft in English on H Weber's to Wilhelm Bleek), philology (South African) (relationship of African language families) (in draft English letter/MS on H Weber's letter to Wilhelm Bleek 3 May 1854), language (relationship of South African and other African language families) (in draft English letter/MS on H Weber's letter to Wilhelm Bleek 3 May 1854), Johann Krapf (in draft English letter/MS on H Weber's letter to Wilhelm Bleek 3 May 1854), Karl Lepsius (in draft English letter/MS on H Weber's letter to Wilhelm Bleek 3 May 1854)

1. Dr Johann Ludwig Krapf (missionary and East African linguist); Karl Richard Lepsius. 2. Pages 1 and 2 of the draft letter/manuscript pages are missing.