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The bill for setting free the slaves in the British dominions receives the royal assent. Slavery is to cease at a certain date,
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- 01Eybers, G.W. (ed)(1918). Select Constitutional Documents illustrating South African History 1795-1910, London: Routledge, p. 38.
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, August 10). The bill for setting free the slaves in the British dominions receives the royal assent. Slavery is to cease at a certain date,. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090321
South African History Online (2012) 'The bill for setting free the slaves in the British dominions receives the royal assent. Slavery is to cease at a certain date,', South African History Online, 10 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090321 (Accessed: 2 August 2026).
South African History Online, The bill for setting free the slaves in the British dominions receives the royal assent. Slavery is to cease at a certain date, [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090321, (accessed 2 August 2026).
"The bill for setting free the slaves in the British dominions receives the royal assent. Slavery is to cease at a certain date,." South African History Online, 10 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090321. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "The bill for setting free the slaves in the British dominions receives the royal assent. Slavery is to cease at a certain date,." South African History Online. August 10, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090321.
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