"As quoted in the Graham's Town Journal of February 2, 1837. See also: History of the Emigrant Boers in South Africa, 2nd ed, G.M. Theal, London 1888."
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Piet Retief
Pieter Mauritz Retief (12 November 1780 – 6 February 1838) was a Boer leader. Settling in 1814 in the frontier region of the Cape Colony, he assumed command of punitive expeditions in response to raiding parties from the adjacent Xhosa territory. He became a spokesperson for the frontier farmers who voiced their discontent, and wrote the Voortrekkers declaration at their departure from the colony.
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