Piet Retief's published manifesto, setting out the reasons for the Voortrekker's departure from the Cape colony. Photographed in a display in the Senotaph hall of the Voortrekker Monument.
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Retief manifesto, (Graham's Town Journal), 2 February 1837
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- 28 Jun 2019
South African History Online. (2017, February 8). Retief manifesto, (Graham's Town Journal), 2 February 1837. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ts/ref/R-0122764
South African History Online (2017) 'Retief manifesto, (Graham's Town Journal), 2 February 1837', South African History Online, 8 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ts/ref/R-0122764 (Accessed: 23 July 2026).
South African History Online, Retief manifesto, (Graham's Town Journal), 2 February 1837 [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ts/ref/R-0122764, (accessed 23 July 2026).
"Retief manifesto, (Graham's Town Journal), 2 February 1837." South African History Online, 8 Feb. 2017, https://sahistory.org.za/ts/ref/R-0122764. Accessed 23 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Retief manifesto, (Graham's Town Journal), 2 February 1837." South African History Online. February 8, 2017. https://sahistory.org.za/ts/ref/R-0122764.
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