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| Keywords: Verdrag tussen Retief en Dingane 1838.jpg Afskrif van die verdrag tussen Retief en Dingane gedateer 4 Februarie 1838 Dit is 10 maande later in 'n saalsak naby Retief se stoflike oorskot gevind Unkuginsloave 4 Februarie 1838 - Neem almal hiermee kennis dat aangesien Pieter Retief Goewerneur van die Hollandse Emigrante Suid-Afrikaners my vee terugbesorg het wat Sikonjela gesteel het welke vee reeds vermelde Retief nou aan my oorhandig - sertifiseer en verklaar ek Dingaan Koning van die Zoeloes dat ek dit goed geag het om aan die reedsvermelde Retief en sy landgenote as vergoeding vir bovermelde diens die gebied bekend as Port Natal tesame met al die omliggende grondgebied af te staan te wete van die Dogeela tot aan die Omsoboebo Rivier weswaarts en van die see noordwaarts so ver as wat die land bruikbaar mag wees en in my besit en wat ek hiermee afstaan aan hulle as hul Ewigdurende eiendom - Die Merk XX van die Koning Dingaan As getuies M Oosthuijse A C Greyling B J Liebenberg As getuies Kwana Groot raadslid Juliwanco ditto Manondo ditto E F Potgieter se Sertifikaat is later hierby gevoeg Certiviseere dat deeze omschreevene contrakt is gevonden door ons ondergetekende by die gebeente van wijlen den heer P Retief in Dingaansland op den 21 dag van December 1838 in een leedere Jager Zak in die vereischt zyn wy bereid dat met solemneete Eede te staaven E F Potgieter A copy of the treaty between Retief and Dingane dated 4 February 1838 It was found 10 months later in a saddle bag near Retief's earthly remains Unkuginsloave The 4th February 1838 - corrected to 6 o February Know all men by this that whereas Pieter Retief Governor of the dutch Emigrant South Afrikans has retaken my cattle which Sinkoyella had stolen which cattle he the said Retief now deliver unto me - I Dingaan King of the Zoolas as here by certify and declare that I thought fit to resign unto him this said Retief And his countrymen in reward of the case hereabove mentioned the Place called Port Natal together with all the land annexed that is to say from Dogeela to the Omdodoebo River westward and from the Sea to the North as far as the Land may be useful and in my possession which I did by this and give unto them for their Everlasting property - De merk XX van die Koning Dingaan Als getuijgen M Oosthuijse A C Greyling B J Liebenberg Als getuijgen Kwana Groot raadslid Juliwanco ditto Manondo ditto To which was later attached E F Potgieter's certificate translated I certify that this written contract was found by us undersigned on the skeleton of the late Mr P Retief in Dingaan's Country on the 21st day of December 1838 in a leather wallet If required we are willing to confirm this by solemn Oath E F Potgieter Suid-Afrikaanse Geskiedenis in Beeld 1989 by Anthony Preston Bion Books Printed in South Africa 1838-02-04 Written treaty by Piet Retief and Dingane Author died more than 70 years ago - public domain PD-old History of South Africa Piet Retief Dingane 1838 in South Africa | ||||
