The Cape Journals of Archdeacon N. J. Merriman, 1848-1855

afternoon appointed Archdeacon arrived asked Bathurst Beaufort Bishop Gray Bloemfontein Boers breakfast Buck Adams bush Cape Town cattle chief Christian churchwardens clergy clergyman Colesberg coloured congregation Cradock deur drift Dutch Dutch Church England English farm farmers Fingoes Fish River following day Fort Beaufort Frontier George glad Government Graaff Reinet Graham's Town ground Heavyside hope horse Hottentot Jethro Journal journey Kafir Kat River kind kindly King William's Town knew kraal Kreli labour land London matters Merriman miles minister mission station missionary stations Monday Moravian morning native night Port Elizabeth prayers present Protea rain received refreshing Retief riding road rode Saturday seemed sent servant settlers Shiloh Sidbury Society Somerset soon South Africa Southwell spot Sunday tent things thought told Uitenhage Umhala veldt vestry wagon walked week Wesleyan wife Wilhelm Winterberg wish