L1.37 from JC Bleek to F Anne, LC Lloyd (09 June 1869)

L1.37 from JC Bleek to F Anne, LC Lloyd (09 June 1869)

Correspondence

A letter from Jemima Bleek to her "brothers" Lucy and Fanny Lloyd, dated Wednesday afternoon, 9 June 1869, sent from her Uncle Henry's house, Hawkhurst, in Kent, England. Beginning in late May, Jemima describes her, Edith's and Wilhelm's visits and activities largely with her aunts and uncle. She also describes her health and consultations with Dr Weber. Wilhelm visits Oxford. Her aunt sends a money gift to Fanny and Lucy, and her aunts give Jemima money for a warm dress - but she is too poorly to set about getting one.

09 June 1869

aunt, Bleek family, brothers, Canon Henry Jeffreys, Cape Town, dear Brothers, doctor, Dr Weber, dress, Edith Bleek, England, English family, family, Fanny/Frances Lloyd, fellows, finances, financial hardship, Hawkhurst, Henry Jeffreys, ill health, Jemima Bleek, June 1869, letter, Lloyd sisters, Lucy Anne Jeffreys, Loui, Lucy Lloyd, Mabel Bleek, maid, Marmaduke Jeffreys, maternal uncle, Max Müller, money, money gift, mother, mother's brothers, mother's family, move from Natal, Mowbray, Natal, Natal family, Oxford visit, pregnancy, present, relations, return to Cape, sisters, The Hill, tiredness, Uncle Henry, Uncle Marmaduke, visits, Wilhelm Bleek

1. Aunt Lizzie is Elizabeth Forbes nee Lloyd, Jemima's father's sister. 2. Aunt Cary/Carry is Caroline Lady Dundas nee Jeffreys. 3. The Byrons are Thomas and Julia Byron. 4. Aunt Charlotte Jeffreys lives with her brother (Uncle) Henry at Hawkhurst. 5. The letter description is taken from the Bleek-Lloyd Scott Family Archive Catalog 2007. [See Resources on this website]