Norris, Dennis George, b. 1798 or 9
Person
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Envelope, addressed to "Captain Lawlor, R.A., 13 Marine Parade, Lowesloff ... with Rev. Mr. D.G. Norris's kind regards and best thanks.", between 1847 and 1852?
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3a(1)
Call Number: MSS 11, Series II
Scope and Contents:
Includes another unsigned and undated note, in a different hand, indicating that the manuscripts originally stored in the envelope (items 3a(2-7) in the present collection) should be saved for future generations.
Dates:
between 1847 and 1852?
Letter from John Craven Mansergh, Captain of the 6th Regiment, to Dennis George Norris., 1851 November 12
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3b(3)
Call Number: MSS 11, Series II
Scope and Contents:
Written from Waterkloof, Kaffraria. Concerns the death of Robert Provo Norris.
Dates:
1851 November 12
Manuscript copy of a letter, dated 1851 October 15, from John Craven Mansergh to Reverend Dennis George Norris. , 1851 October 15
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3a(3)
Call Number: MSS 11, Series II
Scope and Contents:
Concerns the death of Robert Provo Norris.
Dates:
1851 October 15
Manuscript copy of a letter, dated 1851 October 15, from John Michell, Lieutenant Colonel of the 6th Regiment, to Reverend Dennis George Norris. , 1851 October 15
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3a(2)
Call Number: MSS 11, Series II
Scope and Contents:
Concerns the death of Robert Provo Norris.
Dates:
1851 October 15
Manuscript copy of a letter from Morris Hall, Captain of the 6th Regiment, to Reverend Dennis George Norris., 1854 July 30
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3a(6)
Call Number: MSS 11, Series II
Scope and Contents:
Concerns the intention to erect a tablet in memory of Robert Provo Norris.
Dates:
1854 July 30
Manuscript letter from John Michell to Dennis George Norris., 1851 October 15
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3b(4)
Call Number: MSS 11, Series II
Scope and Contents:
Written from camp near Waterkloof. Concerns the death of Robert Provo Norris.
Dates:
1851 October 15
Robert Provo Norris Collection
Collection
Call Number: MSS 11
Overview:
The collection comprises personal diaries, watercolors, and drawings by Robert Provo Norris, most of which were created while he was a soldier stationed on the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa during the Frontier ("Kaffir") Wars of the 1840s and 1850s.
Dates:
1846-1854