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Old Cape Colony; a chronicle of her men and houses from 1652-1806 (1903)

Trotter, Alys Fane (Keatinge), Mrs · Westminster : A. Constable & co., ltd. · leaf 37

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ins as you and I may do to-day. 2Q OLD CAPE COLONY From the first van Riebeeck realized that wantof labour would be one of his chief difficulties,and he prayed the Directors to send Chineseemigrants to make bricks and tiles. Slaveswere badly wanted for the rougher work. Heasked leave from Batavia… … GARDEN SEAT, RUSTENBERG. Madagascar and there made a good thing inslaves. In 1654 the vessel Tulp returned from Mada-gascar, having made terms with the King ofAntogil, who had, it appeared, undoubtedlyloved the Commander van der Stel. Fortu-nately, too, on the arrival of the ship the kinghad been…

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