The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 8John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Great Britain |
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Of this number 36 were free burghers and fifteen wives of free burghers , mostly of farmers . The colonists had twenty - two children . Fifty - seven Europeans , of whom the majority appear to have been free burghers also , were working ...
Of this number 36 were free burghers and fifteen wives of free burghers , mostly of farmers . The colonists had twenty - two children . Fifty - seven Europeans , of whom the majority appear to have been free burghers also , were working ...
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ILLICIT FARMING BY OFFICIALS 139 2 was hopelessly over - supplied and exportation was made practically impossible by ... to the farmers , was strictly prohibited by the Company , which preferred to make its profits on European spirits .
ILLICIT FARMING BY OFFICIALS 139 2 was hopelessly over - supplied and exportation was made practically impossible by ... to the farmers , was strictly prohibited by the Company , which preferred to make its profits on European spirits .
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Untaught , hardly even deemed worthy of employment , the majority of them were of necessity dependent on colonial farmers . While there is no reason to doubt that on most farms masters and servants lived quite peaceably together , it is ...
Untaught , hardly even deemed worthy of employment , the majority of them were of necessity dependent on colonial farmers . While there is no reason to doubt that on most farms masters and servants lived quite peaceably together , it is ...
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Contents
THE GEOGRAPHICAL ENVIRONMENT | 1 |
South African Rivers | 7 |
Rainfall II | 11 |
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 8 The Cambridge History of the British Empire, John Holland Rose |
| Editors | John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell |
| Publisher | The University Press, 1929 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 1 Dec 2006 |
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