BC 970 AHNELT PAPERS  

Manuscripts & Archives

University of Cape Town Libraries

A

FAMILY CORRESPONDENCE

A1

Letters from Jean Cavalerie, Seurette Cavalerie and Lavigne Christophe (b. Cavalerie) from Paris, 1824, 1842, 1855-1859 to Adele Ahnelt (b.Cavalerie) (mother of Paul Ahnelt) (French).

9

Paul Ahnelt to his cousin M Christophe, Paris, from Cape Town, 1878. (French and translation)

2

Letter from Margaret Cairns to Mike Ryan, 15.2.1983 re above letters, plus rough Cavalerie and Ahnel family tree drawn by Mrs Cairns, 1982

2

A2

Hermann Ahnelt to his brother Paul and sister-in-law Tina, 1862-1869 and fragments. (German) Includes Will, 1860. Many letters are written from Victoria West where Hermann was an organist and music teacher.  From 1865 he sold patent? medicines and then returned to Germany.

55

A3

Tina and Joseph Heeg (Paul Ahnelt's first wife and father-in-law) to Paul, 1860-1866 (German).

24

A4

Betsey Ahnelt (2nd wife) to Paul, 10.11.189? (English)

1

B

GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE

B1

M Ferrera? Richmond, 1867-1868 (German)

7

B2

P H Fisher? Cape Town, 1867

2

B3

J M Hanslo. Victoria West, 1867

1

B4

A Harmedinger ?, 1886 (German)

2

B5

Louis Haselmayer Sydney, Australia; Singapore, 1880-1883 (German)

4

Louis Haselmayer. Death notice, 1885

1

B6

Haselmayer, W Vienna, 1892 (German)

1

B7

Henning, A Hamburg, 1867; Pretoria, 1897 (German)

2

B8

Hoffe, H. Victoria West, 1867

1

B9

Keiens, C.?. Stuttgart, 1884-1885 (German)

2

B10

Kormann, G. Sydney, Australia, 1887 (German)

1

B11

Kriens?. Stuttgart, 1885 (German)

1

B12

Kuhner, H ? Hex River, Seweweekspoort, 1885-6 (German)

7

B13

Kuhriger, A? Wurben, 1856-7 (German)

3

B14

Lohwark, G? Sydney, Berlin, 1887-8 (German)

4

B15

Marx, L Frankfurt, 18? (German)

1

B16

Tietz, C Cape Town, 1867 (German)

1

B17

Turk, I E Dresden, 1855-1860, 1862 and undated (German). Apothecary - letters contains lists of medicines with prices

40

B18

van der Heever, J Stellenbosch, 1863 (German)

1

B19

van Zyl, O W Richmond, 1867 (Dutch)

1

B20

von Levetzow, A Vryheid, 1888-9 (German)

4

B21

Weher, ? Murraysburg, 1867 (German)

1

B22

Weselmann, I A Colesberg, 1867 (German)

1

B23

Unidentified

4

C

LETTERSTEDT PAPERS

C1

Balance sheets, 1863-73, 1876 (signed by P Ahnelt)

2

C2

Rent account, 1864-1873 received from Longmarket Street property, Castle Street property, Heerengracht property; collected at Rondebosch from Josephine Mill, Brewery, Distillery, North Steam Mills etc

1

C3

Journal, 1876-1881. Expenditure for Brewery and Mill

1v.

C4

Estate of J Letterstedt. Milling, brewing and distilling business, May-December 1878.

D

DAMARALAND MINING CONCESSION

A copper mining concession was obtained by H W C Wilmer and Evensen, and later F C Deary in 1882-3. They entered into an agreement with Anders Ohlsson in 1888 in order to float a company to work the concession. Paul Ahnelt was Wilmer's agent and concessionaire.

D1

Documents re the mining concession, 1882-1900

34

D2

Correspondence between H W C Wilmer, G H Payne, P Ahnelt, F C Deary, 1888-1892, 1898, 1900, Scheidweiler, 1904

123

E

FINANCIAL RECORDS

El

Catto and Sharp. Family Drapers, Plein Steet, Cape Town. Cash books, 1881-1882; 1897-1899, 1899-1901

3v.

E2

D D Thomas. Draper. Claremont Cash book 1900-1903

1v.

Estate papers, 1904 and earlier

1 folder

F

MISCELLANEOUS

F1

Family photograph album

1

F2

Miscellaneous documents and fragments

F3

Pamphlets and books in German

4v.

3 boxes

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