Including: A.L.S. 1874 Jun. 30, Boschdal, to Uncle Alfred, in German, describing journey by ox wagon to salt pan to fetch salt. 2p. A.L.S. Written to his wife while he was serving with the Rustenburg lager besieging Mafeking, 1899 Oct. 23 - 1900 May 20. 26th Oct. - gives news of skirmishing and fighting, says can't tell effect of bombardment on Mafeking, they have been forbidden to storm the town. 28th Oct. - describes unsuccessful attempt of English to storm three entrenched positions at once; life is monotonous and there is no discipline in Boer forces. 5th Nov. - describes how they sent twenty-six cases of dynamite on a ganger's trolley down line towards Mafeking but it blew up far from the town; so far have made little progress in investing the town, tells of disgraceful auction of looted sheep when much squabbling and cheating occurred. 23rd Nov. - much more firing coming from Mafeking and he thinks the surrender will not occur soon. 26th Nov. - war news not good; rumour of a native rising at Derdepoort has alarmed Rustenburg men and if true they will abandon siege to look after their homes. 7th Dec. - No news and all they get is from biased newspapers, he personally doesn't believe foreign powers will interfere to help Boers. 10th Dec. - strict orders from Gen. Snyman that all Kaffirs going to or coming from Mafeking be shot on sight; recounts story of exchange of Lady Sarah Wilson for jailbird Viljoen, who says garrison have had heavy casualties. 14th Jan. 1900 - many men sent to Colenso to strengthen Boer forces there. 18th Jan. - rumour that Mafeking will be relieved from North as force is at Gaberones. 21 Jan. - no order or discipline as burgers won't obey substitute officers. 26 Jan. - have shifted their lager close to Mafeking - says it should be fortified but there is such disunion and shortage of men that this won't happen. 2nd Feb. - English have been firing at their lager with little effect but forced them to move camp. 12th Fob. - firing continues; some cattle were taken into Mafeking by armed patrol. 19th Feb. - bad news about war is leaking through and all men from 16 to 60 being called up. 22nd Feb. - rumoured again that relieving force is coming from North but turns out to be false alarm. 1st March - food must be scarce in Mafeking as emaciated kaffirs try to escape but are fired upon although some burghers refuse to fire. 11th March - camp quiet as commando has ridden out to meet Plumer's column - constant alarms and excursions: Kaffir women continue to come out of Mafeking and at last, order to fire on them has been rescinded. 8th March - rumours that Plumer's men are advancing; order to sleep in trenches being widely disobeyed. 1st April - attempt by Plumer to get into Mafeking repulsed and sortie of Baden-Powell came to nothing. 5th April - President has denied English troops landed at Beira; thinks attack from South unlikely. 8th April - thinks fight of a week ago was just reconnoitring raid from Mafeking and not intended to be battle as very small force employed; 32 armed kaffirs came out of Mafeking, probably on a cattle raid, but all killed. 12th April - feels there will be developments soon; bombardment of Mafeking has had no effect; much sickness in lager but caused by men's own lack of hygiene. 15th April - big siege gun has been recalled to Pretoria; attempt by party of kaffirs from Mafeking to take cattle into town failed; Baden-Powell's intelligence system must be good as he seems to know every plan. 19th April - very short of men. 26th April - Swiss volunteer Wirz is going to try and raise a corps to storm Mafeking. 2nd May - native runner intercepted with letter from Baden-Powell to Lord Fred. Cavendish congratulating him on safe arrival; feels likely they will have to withdraw. 6th May - glad crisis is at hand to put end to boredom; news English have taken Brandfort very alarming; Mafeking has had heavy casualties and is short of food. 10th May - English relief column has taken Vryburg and is advancing; call for volunteers to storm Mafeking has had poor response - cannot but feel sorry for Mafeking garrison after their gallant stand of so long - says morale is low and determination to resist much weaker. 13th May - after orders and counter-orders, Mafeking stormed but failed with heavy casualties. 20th May - from Malmami - stampede by burgers to get far away from Mafeking; men in fort and on patrol not told to evacuate! Burgers likely to slip away to their homes.
Including: A2.1 Hongaarsche Goudleeningen (1881 - 1893) A2.2 International Judicial Collecting & Trust Company August 1890 A2.3 Telegram 20th November 1890 A2.4 Leydsdorp 12th February 1891 A2.5 De Nederlandsche Bank 1892 A2.6 Myn Commissions - 31st December 1894 A2.7 Myn Commissions - 17th May 1895 A2.8 Myn Commissions - 30th May 1895 A2.9 The Eastern lottery Syndicate 1895 A2.10 Myn Commissions - 18th June 1895 A2.11 Myn Commissions - 20th july 1895 A2.12 Eersten Volksraad - 25th july 1895 A2.13 Astor Berncastle - 12th December 1895 A2.14 Plechtige Beroeting - 17th February 1896 A2.15 Department in Pretoria - 27th August 1896 A2.16 Legalisation Signatures - 28th November 1896 A2.17 Gezondheids Department - 7th April 1897 A2.18 Permit - 2nd November 1897 A2.19 A letter - 28th March 1898 A2.20 Newspaper Cuttings - 23rd August 1898 A2.21 Certificate of De Witt Hamer -- 16th March 1898 A2.22 Gala - Maaltijd Grand Hotel - 22nd September 1898 A2.23 Extra Trein Ticket - 23rd - 25th September 1898 A2.24 Kantoor van den Superintended van Naturellen - 24th February 1899 A2.25 Agenda - Beschrijvings Punten - 16th March 1899 A2.26 Gouvernements Kantoor - Pretoria - 17th March 1899 A2.26 A letter - 23rd March 1899 A2.27 kantoor van den Superintended van Naturellen - 27th April 1899 A2.28 De Laatste Kabel - 12th August 1899 A2.29 Hoofd van Dienst onderdeel - 29th September 1899 A2.30 Kantoor van de Commandant - General - 30th September 1899 A2.31 Telegrams 4th April and 27th April 1900 A2.32 Telegrams 14th May and 17th May 1900 A2.33 Military Governor's Office 5th November 1900 A2.34 Deadwood Kamp - 12th December 1900 A2.35 48 - Hour Pass - 18th January 1901 A2.36 Lentonic hall - 12th April 1901 A2.37 Rotterdam - 16th June 1901 A2.38 Deadwood Kamp - 2nd September 1901 A2.39 St. Helena note: 1902 A2.40 Passport - 22nd March 1903 A2.41 Permit to land - 1st December 1903 A2.42 Benefactor of the World and " HET VOLK" - 1904 A2.43 Education in the late South African Republic and in the Transvaal - August 1905 A2.44 Officer Commanding Army Service Corps - 14th June 1907 A2.45 Parole & Pass - 12th December 1907 A2.46 Translation of threatening letter - 12th June 1912 A2.47 De Nederlandsche bank Amsterdam - 31st July 1912 A2.48 Government Ground Mining District of Barberton from 31st October 1912 to 31st January 1913 A2.49 Telegram - 30th September 1920 A2.50 Continuous Centrifugals limited 27th February 1922 A2.51 De Nederlandsche bank Amsterdam - 25th April 1922 A2.52 Persoonlik Johannesburg - 26th September 1922 A2.53 Kantoor van de Eerste Minister 19th October 1922 A2.54 Kwitantie van onderpand - 8th February 1923 A2.55 Consulaat der Nederlanden - 1st November 1923 A2.56 Engineer and soldier Major Swinburne retiring - 9th November 1923 A2.57 Weledelgester Consul der Nederlander 3rd December 1923
Including: A3.1 Consulaat der Nederlanden - 11th February 1924 A3.2 Consul der Nederlanden - 13th February 1924 A3.3 Frans Laurijssen - 8th May 1924 A3.4 Receipt - 8th December 1924 A3.5 Ostende - 12th December 1924 A3.6 Nederlandsche Bank voor Zuid -Afrika Amsterdam RENTENOTA 2nd January 1925 A3.7 Receipt - 12th January 1925 A3.8 Receipt - 9th May 1925 A3.9 Deposit Slip United Building Society Savings Department 13th August 1925 A3.10 Receipt - 28th September 1925 A3.11 Receipt - 22nd January 1926 A3.12 De Nederlandsche Bank 1st January 1927 A3.13 De Nederlandsche Bank - 28th February 1927 A3.14 Ontvangen van den Verzekeringnemer - 1st January 1928 A3.15 Frans Laurijssen - 13th January 1928 A3.16 De Nederlandsche Bank afdeeling bewaarneming - 11th January to 8th February 1928 A3.17 Frans Laurijssen - 10th February to 30th March 1928 A3.18 Ontvangen van den Verzekeringnemer - 1st April 1928 A3.19 Breda - 5th May 1928 to 16th April 1928 A3.20 National bank buildings Von Brandis Square - 30th May 1928 A3.21 Ontvangen van den Verzekeringnemer - 1st July to 1st October 1928 A3.22 Frans Laurijssen - 16th July to 3rd December 1928 A3.23 De Nederlandsche Bank Amsterdam - 10th August to 7th November 1928 A3.24 Deposit Slip United Building Society Savings Department 18th December 1928 A3.25 Ontvangen van den Verzekeringnemer - 1st January 1929 A3.26 Nederlandsche Bank voor Zuid -Afrika Amsterdam - 24th January 1929 A3.27 Netherlands Bank of South Africa Troyeville Johannesburg - 7th February to 20th April 1929 A3.28 Communication - 21st March 1929 A3.29 Nederlandsche Bank voor Zuid - Afrika Amsterdam 5th March to 31st December 1929 A3.30 Noenmaal - Menu - 12th February 1930 A3.31 T.B.Clapham Stock And Share Broker - 19th February to 20th February 1930 A3.32 Max and Schoenzetter Stock and Share brokers - 4th March 1930 A3.33 Nederlansche Bank voor Zuid - Afrika Amsterdam - 22nd March to 21st October 1930 A3.34 Nederlandsche Bank voor Zuid - Afrika - 24th July to 1st October 1930 A3.35 Death of D Witt Hamer - 23rd December 1930 A3.36 B.G. Verselewel de Witt Hamer - 15th January 1931 A3.37 Death Certificate - 9th April 1932 A3.38 Owner of bible wanted - 12th March 1934 A3.39 The Comptroller of the Household is desired by their Excellencies - 18th February 1947 A3.40 Letter from Cousin Herman to Gladys - 2nd September 1949 A3.41 The Secretary for the Interior Union Buildings Pretoria - 15th February 1954 A3.42 Letter to Mrs.Barclay from J.S. Marais - 25th November 1967 A3.43 Letter to Dr. Lindsay Barclay from L.W. Hiemstra - 27th June 1969 A3.44 Transvaal Provincial Administration - 14th May to 8th July 1980 A3.45 Sotheby Parke Bernet South Africa - 16th July 1981 A3.46 Agent for the Independent Gold Mining Syndicate - 13th May 1993 A3.47 Department van Mijnwezen Zuid - Afrikaansche Republiek - 26th December 1994 A3.48 Tweede Volksraadsaal Pretoria - 5th October to 7th October 1997
Notes written during the war between England and the Transvaal 1899-1900 by Celestine du Plessis, Rustenburg.
Covers period 1899 Oct.1 - 1900 Apr.28. Tells how her father joined Boer commando but determined not to fire shot at English. All British subjects told to join Boers or get out. Tells of rumours and how she is sceptical of Boor accounts of the war. She regards English defeats as bad news. Describes English occupation of Rustenburg and how they entertained English officers. Baden Powell Dong at school concert. When Boers retake the town, they threaten to shoot pro-English, including her brother-in-law Herman Schoch. Her father is in disgrace with the Boers because he handed over commissariat papers to English. Whole district is evacuated and they trek with British troops to Pretoria, to refugee Damp. Much illness in Pretoria. She starts to nurse with Dr. Kay.
