Note 166 — Chapter XXVII · 1878—PREPARATIONS FOR WAR
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Extract from a letter from Lord Chelmsford to Colonel Evelyn Wood:—
“Maritzburg, 10th December 1878.
“You have done wonders with the Dutchmen, and I am quite sure the High Commissioner will be as much obliged to you from a Political point of view as I am from a Military one.—Chelmsford.”
Sir B. Frere to the Secretary of State for the Colonies:—
“Maritzburg, 23rd December 1878.
“I have but little doubt but that the firm, conciliatory, and judicious treatment of these gentlemen by Colonel Evelyn Wood will have an excellent effect, not only locally, but generally throughout the South-eastern Transvaal districts.—B. Frere.”