Van Rooyen, Gert T /Letter

Letter by Gert van Rooyen, Pietermaritzburg, to G.M. Rudolf

MS Title: 
Letter by Gert van Rooyen, Pietermaritzburg, to G.M. Rudolf
MS Date: 
1885.08.27
MS Extent: 
1 file (1 item)
MS Physical description: 
manuscript
MS Historical note: 

Gert T. van Rooyen was an elective member of the Legislative Council for the County of Umvoti in 1885 when this letter was written on a Legislative Council, Natal, letterhead. In the Natal almanacs from 1878 to 1907, van Rooyen is listed as "farmer, Pinedale, Greytown". Gerhardus Marthinus Rudolph, the recipient of the letter was born in Port Elizabeth in 1828, the son of Johann and Elizabeth Rudolph, who trekked to Natal in 1838. Due to his ability to speak Zulu fluently, G.M. Rudolph joined the Natal civil service as clerk and interpreter in 1855, afterwards occupying several civil service posts.  In June 1881 G.M. Rudolph became magistrate at Klip River, a position he occupied until he retired in 1899.  He died in Greytown on 14 April 1906.

MS File list: 
Online
MS Scope and Content: 

Letter dated 27 August 1885, sent by Gert van Rooyen, Pietermaritzburg, to G.M. Rudolf. The letter is written in Afrikaans and Dutch

MS Shelf: 
VANR
MS Provenance: 
Original collection
MS Original collection number: 
6161
MS Local system number: 
KCAL351680

Manuscript Inventory:

File 001

Contents

File 1: Letter from Gert van Rooyen, Pietermaritzburg, to G.M. Rudolph, 27 Aug 1885

MS Item Dates

1885

MS Item Description

Gert T. van Rooyen was a farmer and an elective member of the Legislative Council for the County of Umvoti. Gerhardus Marthinus Rudolph, the recipient of the letter, was a Natal civil servant. The letter is written in Afrikaans and Dutch.

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