L1.60 from JC Bleek to F Anne, LC Lloyd, EC Bleek (12 February 1883)

L1.60 from JC Bleek to F Anne, LC Lloyd, EC Bleek (12 February 1883)

Correspondence

Jemima Bleek's letter to her sisters Fanny and Lucy Lloyd and daughter Edith Bleek at 6.30 a.m. on 12 February 1883 from Stellenbosch, where she is staying with friends Richard and Kate Bright and their children. She briefly describes her stay with the Brights and the Brights themselves. She also describes a few of her activities and response to Stellenbosch, and reports a few people she has seen.

12 February 1883

Brights, Bleek children, books, Bright children, Bright family, Civil Commissioner and Resident Magistrate, daughters, Dudu, Edith Bleek, Fanny/Frances Lloyd, February 1883, friends, Jemima Bleek, journey, Kate/Katharine Bright, letter, little darlings, little rascals, Loui/Lucy Lloyd, Mammie, mother, much-persecuted animal, nicknames, Richard Bright, sisters, sons, Stellenbosch, train journey, visit

1. See catalogue entry no. 60 for details about the Brights. The catalogue also features a photograph of the Bright family in Stellenbosch ca. 1883 [p.13]. 2. The letter description is taken from the Bleek-Lloyd Scott Family Archive Catalog 2007. [See Resources on this website]