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Boshof and his family (including his parents) apparently left the same year, but is first mentioned in documents of the
Republiek Natalia in January 1841, when he and J P Zietsman were asked by the Volksraad to draft a reply to Sir George Napier, Governor of the Cape, on matters relating to Natal. He
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Nicolaas Boshof (the third of that name) was born on the farm De Derde Heuvel achter de Cogmans Kloof, Swellendam district (now Derdeheuwel, Montagu district) and was educated at first in Swellendam, but later in Graaff-Reinet under the Scottish dominy (teacher) William Robertson, who later
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territory and war seemed inevitable. As the state finances were in dire straits at the time, Boshof had great difficulty in organising the defence and buying arms. On the purchase of 50 rifles at £6 apiece he had to request a delay in payment of six months. Either assistance from the
Transvaal or
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Unfortunately he overstayed his leave and was dismissed by
Andries Stockenström, now Lieutenant-Governor of the Eastern Province. Boshof travelled to Cape Town to put his case to the Governor and to the Secretary for the Colonies, Lord Glenelg, but without success. Before leaving the colony
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Boshof's efforts to reconcile the Boers and the
British authorities would appear to be behind his re-appointment in the civil service. (Natal was officially part of the Cape Colony at this stage, although separated by the independent chiefdoms of the Ciskei and Transkei regions.)
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Boshof was also called upon to respond to Napier when, on 02-12-1841, the
Governor announced his intention to occupy Port Natal and denied the Boer emigrants their independence. The response appeared on 21-02-1842, and became known as the Boers' official apologia. As
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on 29 September 1858. In it, the
Basotho and Orange Free State jurisdictions were for the first time clearly demarcated, as were several legal provisions. In the meantime, a movement had developed that aspired to a union or amalgamation of the
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family from the Cape Colony, originally bearing the surname Boseau, was proved to be unfounded by genealogical research. He was actually a great-grandchild of Willem
Hendrik Boshof (with one
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accepted the resignation, but also showed its displeasure about it. Eventually Boshof withdrew his resignation after some discussions, but this in turn effected the resignation of several
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from 01-02-1841 to 01-11-1842, retaining his seat in the
Volksraad during this time. He also served on a number of commissions and sat as chairman of the Volksraad on several occasions.
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members, among whom the chairman. In town sentiments ran high as well, mainly in support of Boshof, with people shooting in the air, and throwing "turpentine balls".
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permanently to live in Natal, Boshof wrote three letters to the
Grahamstown Journal early in 1839 in which he presented an analysis of the causes of the Great Trek.
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Boshof continued his political career in Natal as member of the Legislative Assembly for the Klip River District (1866). He died in Weston,
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republics were then briefly united under one head of state with a dual mandate. The experiment failed quickly however, with
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to intermediate between the Orange Free State and the Basotho. This expired in August and September 1858, resulting in the
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chairman he also negotiated the cession of Natal with Col Abraham Josias Cloete, who was Napier's representative.
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on 3 November 1827) and after her death in 1878 to Louisa Perry, the widow of one Van den Berg (26 May 1880).
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intervention from the Cape Colony seemed inevitable. The government of the Orange Free State asked
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in February 1859, tired of the burden of his high office. The peace treaty with the
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shortly afterwards became a member of the Volksraad and served as Landdrost of
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did not put an end to the frontier skirmishes. Closer co-operation with the
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returned to Scotland to become a minister of the Church of Scotland.
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Dictionary of South African Biography, article on J N Boshof
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Dictionary of South African Biography, article on J N Boshof
161:(31 January 1808 – 21 April 1881) was a South African (
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239:to take up the post of Treasurer-General of the
372:Early in 1858 tensions rose on the border with
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883:Those in italics were Acting State Presidents
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556:Standard Encyclopedia of Southern Africa
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465:on 21 April 1881 and was buried in the
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817:Just Friedrich Rudolph Kaufmann Höhne
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251:In 1824 Boshof became a clerk in the
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656:Oude tyden in den Oranje-Vrystaat
638:Oude tyden in den Oranje-Vrystaat
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408:South African Republic
392:South African Republic
383:Treaty of Aliwal North
241:South African Republic
224:, is named after him.
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858:Francis William Reitz
768:Josias Philip Hoffman
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414:as president of both
227:His eldest son, also
80:Josias Philip Hoffman
457:Later life and death
437:first resigning the
823:Executive Committee
762:Jacobus Groenendaal
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404:Cape Colony
344:George Grey
233:Paul Kruger
220:, close to
167:Voortrekker
125:Cape Colony
75:Preceded by
953:Categories
829:W. Collins
667:Literature
489:References
447:J.H. Brand
325:A. du Toit
301:Klip River
264:Commandant
113:1808-01-31
479:Volksraad
451:Volksraad
439:Transvaal
435:Pretorius
427:Pretorius
390:with the
367:Volksraad
363:Volksraad
359:Volksraad
351:Volksraad
287:Volksraad
222:Kimberley
181:Biography
65:In office
676:(1907).
425:In 1860
353:and the
237:Pretoria
192:Huguenot
140:Weston,
55:2nd
400:Basotho
374:Basotho
262:(later
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682:Leiden
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186:Family
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