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Reference code
ZA HPRA A88-99 (73)
Title
Van Ryneveld, Willem. S[tephanus], Cape of Good Hope. To Earl Macartney
Date(s)
- 24 May 1797 (Creation)
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copy, letterExtent12 pages
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Scope and content
Draught oxen are scarce due to increased consumption by the British, lack of horses and attacks by Bushmen and "Caffres"; to remedy thefts suggests firm divisions between the colonists and the Bushmen and "Caffres"; recommends the Drostdy be removed from Graaff Reinet to Zwartkop.