Basutoland Records: Copies of Official Documents of Various Kinds, Accounts of Travellers, &c, Volume 2

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Contents

54Letter from the British Resident to the High Commissioner 31st
54
60Extracts from a Despatch of Sir George Clerk to the Secre
60
65Letter from Major Warden to His Excellency Sir George
65
71Letter from the Special Commissioner to the Rev
71
81Letter from the Rev Mr Maitin to Assistant Commissioner
81
1854
87
93Letter from the Special Commissioner to Sir George Cathcart 10th January
93
99Extracts from Minutes of a Meeting held at Bloemfontein
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Page Document Date
100
105Conference between the Provisional Government of
105
108Proclamation 8th April
108
Letter from the Government Secretary Orange Free State
114
121Letter from the Private Secretary to the High Commis
121
128Letter from the President of the Orange Free State to
128
134Letter from the Chief Moshesh to the President of
134
136Letter from the Landdrost of Winburg to the President
136
142Extracts from a Despatch of the High Commissioner to
142
Page Document Date
147
149Letter from the Chairman of the Executive Committee
149
159Agreement between Moshesh Paramount Chief of
159
165Extracts from a Despatch of the High Commissioner to
165
166Extract from a Letter of the President of the Orange Free
166
173Letter from the President of the Orange Free State to
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Page Document Date
175
179Letter from the Civil Commissioner of Fort Beaufort to
179
185Letter from the Chief Moshesh to the Landdrost
185
191 Letter from the President of the Orange Free State to
191
193Letter from Fieldcornet Voessee and 46 others to
193
199Letter from the Rev Theo Jousse on behalf of the Chief
199
205Letter from the Chief Moshesh to the High Commissioner 23rd June
205
211Letter from Messrs W H Coleman and H Olivier to
211
219Copy of Minutes of Conversation at Smithfield
219
Orange Free State 4th January
225
Page Document Date
228
234Extracts from a Letter of the Chief Commissioner
234
240Extract from a Letter of the Private Secretary to the High
240
247Despatch from the High Commissioner to the Secretary
247
254Translation of an Agreement between the Chief Moshesh
254
256Extracts from a Letter of the Superintendent of
256
262Letter from the Landdrost of Smithfield to the Chief
262
269Letter from the President of the Orange Free State to
269
277Extract from a Letter of the High Commissioner to
277
283Letter from the Chiefs Moshesh and Letsie to the Resident
283
285Concerning Letuka son of Morosi
285
23rd January
291
338Extracts from a Report of Commandant Weber to
338
344Letter from Commandants Senekal and Pretorius to
344
350Extracts from a Letter of the Civil Commissioner of Aliwal
350
354Extracts from the Votes and Proceedings of the Legisla
354
360Letter from the Secretary to the High Commissioner
360
366Letter from the President of the Orange Free State to
366
372Letter from the Civil Commissioner of Aliwal North to
372
378Letter from the High Commissioner to the President
378
384Despatch from the Secretary of State for the Colonies
384
391Despatch from the Secretary of State for the Colonies
391
397Extracts from the Minutes of the Volksraad of the Crange
397
403Despatch from the High Commissioner to the Secretary
403
409Extract from a Despatch of the High Commissioner to
409
413Letter from the President of the Orange Free State to
413
419Extracts from a Despatch of the Secretary of State
419
425Deposition of Mr J H Snyman 11th September
425
431Deposition of Mr G W Fouché 13th September
431
437Deposition of Lena Sang Lepui 14th September
437
443The Beersheba Affair
443
453Observations by the Commission appointed to represent
453
468Letter from the Chairman of the Free State Commission
468
474Letter from the High Commissioner to the Chief Moroko 27th September
474
479Appendix
479
480Letter from the High Commissioner to the Chief Moshesh 30th September
480
485Letter from the President of the Orange Free State to
485
496Extract from a Despatch of the High Commissioner to
496
502Extracts from the Proceedings of the Volksraad of
502
508Report of the Free State Commission 5th February
508
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512
519Extracts from the Speech of His Excellency the Governor
519
525Letter from the Rev Mr Jousse for the Chief Moshesh
525
531Rough translation of a Letter given by Jan Letelle to
531
534Despatch from the High Commissioner to the Secretary
534
540Letter from the Lieutenant Governor to the Chief Moshesh 30th September
540
1860
546
552Letter from the Civil Commissioner of Aliwal North
552
555Letter from the President to the Government Secretary
555
562Extracts from a Despatch of the Officer administering
562
568Letter from the Rev Mr Daumas to Governor Sir George
568
574Extracts from a Letter of the Civil Commissioner of Aliwal
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577
583Proclamation by the President of the Orange Free State 18th April
583
593Memorandum attached to Mr Burnets Communication
593
599Despatch from the Secretary of State for the Colonies
599
609Moshesh at Home 13th December
609

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Page 537 - Any trader who wishes to establish a shop, must first obtain permission from me. Should he build a house, I grant him no right to sell it. Further, I do not grant him liberty to plough the fields, but only to plant a small vegetable garden. The trader who fancies that the place he is sojourning in belongs to him, must dismiss the thought ; if not, he is to quit ; for there is no place belonging to the whites in my land, and I have granted no white man a place, either by word, or by writing.
Page lxvii - YOUR EXCELLENCY, — This day you have fought against my people, and taken much cattle. As the object for which you have come is to have a compensation for Boers, I beg you will be satisfied with what you have taken. I entreat peace from you — you have chastised — let it be enough, I pray you ; and let me be no longer considered an enemy to the Queen. I will try all I can to keep my people in order in the future. " Your humble servant,
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