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Correspondence

Draft of a letter from Wilhelm Bleek to Arthur Henry Bleek, in which he introduces himself and outlines a possible family connection between the Bleeks in England and his own family in Germany, providing some background on the latter. While framed as a genealogical inquiry, the letter likely also serves to initiate contact regarding a potential English translator for "The Origin of Language".

Wilhelm Bleek (draft letter to Arthur Bleek)

1. Bleek later suggests Arthur Bleek as translator in his letter to Macmillan publishers [see C11.3] and writes another draft to him focused on translation of his book [see C11.4]. 2. Includes a note written on the cover of a folder (containing a draft of Wilhelm Bleek's letter to Arthur Bleek) in an unidentified hand that reads: "(Bleeck. Draft written in London after return from W. Africa and before going to S. Africa)." 3. "[c. 1854?]" is written on the first page of the draft.