A Letter on the Government of the Cape of Good Hope: and on Certain Events Which Have Occurred There of Late Years, Under the Administration of Lord Charles Somerset : Addressed Most Respectfully to Earl Bathurst

Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin

ISBN 10: 0461756196 / ISBN 13: 9780461756197

Published by HardPress Ltd, 2020

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• Title: A Letter on the Government of the Cape of Good Hope: and on Certain Events Which Have Occurred There of Late Years, Under the Administration of Lord Charles Somerset : Addressed Most Respectfully to Earl Bathurst
• Publisher: HardPress Ltd
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461756196
• ISBN 13: 9780461756197
• Binding: Paperback / softback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 526 grams

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A Letter On The Government Of The Cape Of Good Hope: And On Certain Events Which Have Occurred There Of Late Years, Under The Administration Of Lord Charles Somerset : Addressed Most Respectfully To Earl Bathurst by Rufane Shaw Donkin. This polemical pamphlet from the late 1820s presents Sir Rufane Donkin's sought-after exposition on his Cape governance and the charged administration of Lord Charles Somerset. Donkin, who wrote in the aftermath of controversy surrounding emigration schemes, frontier policy, and colonial finances, offers observations addressed to Earl Bathurst, supplemented by extensive appendices and documentary proofs. The text surveys his administration in Albany, the relocation and destruction of Bathurst and Fredericksburg, proposals and responses from the colonial authorities, and critiques of the Cape finances and settlement schemes. The Second Edition expands with additional material and an added appendix, articulating Donkin's case for his policies and his criticisms of Somerset, while arguing for accountability and reform in colonial governance. The work thus stands as a critical, documentary-anchored political treatise on early 19th-century Cape governance, emigration, and colonial finance.