Difference between revisions of "Amicable Club"
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| − | + | A musical and literary club in Cape Town, for which Mr [[T.P. Hill]] was the secretary in 1848-9, and where he took the lead in elocution and literary studies. In the Report[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=V9U7AQAAMAAJ&pg=RA2-PA3&lpg=RA2-PA3&dq=T.P.+Hill+Amicable+Club&source=bl&ots=UJ0EsEIAui&sig=q2fPnmKcb_5LdQtPgJ2u2f3irGQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=PGB2VbamIdSv7Abiz4KgDQ&ved=0CCUQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=T.P.%20Hill%20Amicable%20Club&f=false] of the subscribers meeting, it is recorded that he donated an amount of pounds to the Public Library of Cape Town in 1849, in his capacity as secretary, since the Amicable Club had apparently closed down. | |
| + | == Sources == | ||
| − | + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/bosm012dram01_01_0032.php]: p440. | |
| + | Proceedings of the 11th to 34th anniversary meetings of the subscribers of The Public Library, Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope. Printed annually by Paul Solomon and Co, “Gazette and Trade List Office”, Longmarket Street, 1840-1863. Digitalized on 9 Sep 2013 by UC Southern Regional Library Facility[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=V9U7AQAAMAAJ&pg=RA2-PA3&lpg=RA2-PA3&dq=T.P.+Hill+Amicable+Club&source=bl&ots=UJ0EsEIAui&sig=q2fPnmKcb_5LdQtPgJ2u2f3irGQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=PGB2VbamIdSv7Abiz4KgDQ&ved=0CCUQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=T.P.%20Hill%20Amicable%20Club&f=false] | ||
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Revision as of 13:00, 9 June 2015
A musical and literary club in Cape Town, for which Mr T.P. Hill was the secretary in 1848-9, and where he took the lead in elocution and literary studies. In the Report[1] of the subscribers meeting, it is recorded that he donated an amount of pounds to the Public Library of Cape Town in 1849, in his capacity as secretary, since the Amicable Club had apparently closed down.
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928[2]: p440.
Proceedings of the 11th to 34th anniversary meetings of the subscribers of The Public Library, Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope. Printed annually by Paul Solomon and Co, “Gazette and Trade List Office”, Longmarket Street, 1840-1863. Digitalized on 9 Sep 2013 by UC Southern Regional Library Facility[3]
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