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Stockenstrom, Andries, Sir (1792-1864) to Mrs. Pringle

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.231 Author/Creator: Stockenstrom, Andries, Sir (1792-1864) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 29 April 1839 Pagination: 2 p. ; 18.6 x 12.5 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses travel plans to the continent and assures her that she will have enough time to get her packets together before for his return.

Stockenstrom was Commissioner General and Lieutenant Governor of the Eastern Cape of South Africa from 1823-1839.

Stockenstrom, Andries, Sir, 1792-1864
Pringle, M., Mrs., fl. 1838-1839

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