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George Forster, Letter
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George Forster, Letter

  • ZA HPRA A154
  • Fonds
  • 22 January 1786

Traveller in the service of the East India Co.

Letter to Lord Melville.

Describes the situation at the Cape under Governor Van de Graaf, the importance of the Cape as a source of supplies for the Ile de Bourbon (Reunion) and the Ile de France (Mauritius) and the strength of the Dutch garrison.