To: Felice Finzi (16 March 1870)

To: Felice Finzi (16 March 1870)

Correspondence

A letter from Wilhelm Bleek to Felice Finzi, sent from the Grey Library, Cape Town, on 16 March 1870. Bleek replies to Finzi's queries about Australian languages, affirming a likely relationship with the Dravidian family and recommending Caldwell's "Comparative Grammar" for supporting evidence, as his own Treatise lacks such proofs. He outlines the contents of his Treatise, which he is submitting to Thomas Huxley for publication, and will arrange for Finzi to receive a copy. Bleek comments on the "glotte" Finzi sent in October 1869, apologising that it lies outside his expertise but offering continued support. He closes by asking Finzi to seek out a Congo-language book/s at the Library of the Propaganda in Rome and to provide the transcription cost, with details of the book enclosed on two slips of paper.

16 March 1870

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