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John Bennie's Bible
(University of Fort Hare, 1821)
John Bennie was born on the 26th of October 1796 in Glasgow and died on the 9th of February 1869. He was a Presbyterian Minister, Missionary and early Xhosa Linguist. Also, one of the finding fathers of Lovedale Mission Station established in Ngqika. This bible was put into the hands of John Bennie at his designation to the work of a missionary to the heathen by the Glasgow Mission Society and a memorial of that transaction containing all the instructions, warning invitation, grace holding consolation of strength to the heathen.
Ashton William's Notes
(University of Fort Hare, 1843) University of Fort Hare
Ashton Williams was born on the 13th of July 1817 in England and passed on the 29th of March 1897 in the Northern Cape, South Africa. He was admitted as a student at Lovedale college on the 8th of September1838. He was later ordained on the 23rd of June 1842. These are documented notes of how he lived his life in the missionary.
Caffre War
(University of Fort Hare, 1835)
The Caffre War also known as Cape Frontier Wars between the Cape colonists and the Xhosa Agricultural and Pastoral people of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. The wars that carried during the year of 1835 claimed the life of Hintsa the paramount Chief of Gcaleka Xhosa who was shot while in British Custody.
Teacher's Register
(University of Fort Hare, 1907)
The teachers register dating back from 1907 to 1911 of teachers in the Eastern Cape as they come and go ino the system
African Banking Corporation
(University of Fort Hare, 1892)
The African Banking Corporation was a British overseas bank and it's headquarters were in London. it was a jointly owned bank and primarily operated in South Africa. This documentation of letters to and from the Lovedale Missionary about the ongoings of everything relating to the missionary.