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Proclamation by Lord Charles Somerset, governor at the Cape, ameliorating conditions of the slaves by introducing a register, r
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- 01Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 10, p. 55.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, April 23). Proclamation by Lord Charles Somerset, governor at the Cape, ameliorating conditions of the slaves by introducing a register, r. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082224
South African History Online (2012) 'Proclamation by Lord Charles Somerset, governor at the Cape, ameliorating conditions of the slaves by introducing a register, r', South African History Online, 23 April. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082224 (Accessed: 28 September 2026).
South African History Online, Proclamation by Lord Charles Somerset, governor at the Cape, ameliorating conditions of the slaves by introducing a register, r [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082224, (accessed 28 September 2026).
"Proclamation by Lord Charles Somerset, governor at the Cape, ameliorating conditions of the slaves by introducing a register, r." South African History Online, 23 Apr. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082224. Accessed 28 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Proclamation by Lord Charles Somerset, governor at the Cape, ameliorating conditions of the slaves by introducing a register, r." South African History Online. April 23, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082224.
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