Reference
HG12/10/196
Title
to Gertrude Longuet-Higgins from Mildred Sampson, Royal Hotel, Cape Town.
Date free text
6 Aug 1899
Production date
From: 1899 To: 1899
Scope and Content
Organist of St. Paul's Cathedral is in Cape Town to conduct musical examination of the colony. Met Dr. Jameson "of the Raid" yesterday. Disgusted to hear of Aunt Mary's legacies,..."Those who see the new light must suffer for it. I was her god child,
and I am sure, most innocent of comparing men with monkeys! she might have left me a thousand !!" Henry did not get anything because of these "awful and wicked views". Has been watching Mr Rhodes in parliament. Encl: photograph of Groot Schuur, Mr Rhodes home.
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