Abbreviations
The spelling is that in general usage in the Netherlands during the second half of the nineteenth century.
| Acronym | Dutch | English |
|---|---|---|
| ANV | Algemeen Nederlandsch Verbond | General Netherlands Union |
| ARP | Anti-Revolutionaire Partij | Anti-Revolutionary Party |
| CNBC | Christelijk Nationaal Boeren Comité | Christian National Boer Committee |
| GRA | Genootschap van Regte Afrikaners | Association of True Afrikaners |
| NA | Nationaal Archief, Den Haag | National Archives, The Hague |
| NGK | Nederduitsche Gereformeerde Kerk | Dutch Reformed Church (S.A.) |
| NGK (NL) | Nederduitsche Gereformeerde Kerk (pre- 1816) | Dutch Reformed Church (N.L.) |
| NHK | Nederlandsche Hervormde Kerk (post- 1816) | Dutch Reformed Church (N.L.) |
| NHK (Z-A) | Nederduitsche Hervormde Kerk (Z-A) | Dutch Reformed Church (S.A.) |
| NHM | Nederlandsche Handel-Maatschappij | Netherlands Trading Company |
| NZASM | Nederlandsche Zuid-Afrikaansche Spoorweg-Maatschappij | Netherlands South Africa Railway Company |
| NZAV | Nederlandsche Zuid-Afrikaansche Vereeniging | Netherlands South Africa Association |
| VOC | Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie | United (Dutch) East Indies Company |
| ZAH | Zuid-Afrikahuis, Amsterdam | South Africa House, Amsterdam |
| ZAR | Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek | South African Republic |
During the last quarter of the nineteenth century, the English pound, which was used throughout southern Africa, was worth approximately 12 Dutch guilders and the US dollar was worth about 2.50 Dutch guilders.1
Translation
Unless otherwise stated in the relevant footnote, translations and paraphrasing into English from primary or secondary sources in Dutch or Afrikaans are mine.
1
A. J. Veenendaal, Jr. Slow Train to Paradise: How Dutch Investment Helped Build American Railroads, Stanford, Stanford University Press, 1996, pp. 11â12.