| RCS/RCMS 113 contains: |
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| <-- See earlier |
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| 67 |
Official instructions of the Transvaal Government |
| 68 |
Cape Town garrison list |
| 69 |
Mafeking siege notes |
| 70 |
Letter from John Colenso to the 'Modern review' |
| 71 |
Letter from Dinizulu to Miss A.M. Colenso |
| 72 |
Affidavit on the capture of 'La Union' |
| 73 |
Papers of George Macartney |
| 74 |
Cape Colony meteorological observations |
| 75 |
Letter from Arthur Wilkie to Lord Clarendon |
| 76 |
Biographical notes on John Lys |
| 77 |
Legal documents of Stephanus Kruger |
| See later --> |
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Africa miscellanea
| Title |
Affidavit on the capture of 'La Union' |
| Reference |
RCMS 113/72
(former reference: MSS 59) |
| Creator |
Macartney, George, 1737-1806, Earl Macartney |
| Covering Dates |
8 May 1798 |
| Extent and Medium |
1 page; paper; Manuscript |
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| Content and context |
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George Macartney (1737-1806), Earl Macartney, was Governor of the Cape of Good Hope, 1796-1798.
An affidavit on the capture of the Spanish privateer 'La Union' by the English privateer 'Indispensible' on 19 February 1798, heard before the Earl Macartney at the Cape of Gold Hope.
Presented by Sir Harry Wilson, 1915.
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| Further information |
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The R.C.S. Manuscripts Collection includes copies of the papers of George Macartney, RCMS 113/73.
Donald H. Simpson, ed., 'The manuscript catalogue of the library of the Royal Commonwealth Society' (London, 1975), p. 122. Indexed
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| Index Terms |
| Africa |
| South Africa |
| Macartney, George (1737-1806) Earl Macartney |
| No further on-line information. |
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