Sir Richard Southey, Lieutenant governor of Griqualand West 1872-1875

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dc.contributor.advisorDavey, Arthuren_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMinott, Lorraine Lukensen_ZA
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dc.date.issued1973en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe idea for using Southey's letters as the basis for a study of his administration or Griqualand West was suggested to me by two historians, one South African and one American, almost simultaneously. Thus inspired, I spent many hours in the Cape Archives where I became fascinated by Southey, his friends and his numerous adversaries. Southey was a tireless correspondent, and from his detailed accounts of the day to day happenings in Griqualand West and his definite opinions on people and events, a vivid picture emerges of Southey as a man. Stubborn, irascible, protocol minded and disorganized on one hand, humanitarian and imperialistic to the point of being almost visionary in his dreams for Africa on the other. The difficulty was to present Southey in depth without drowning in detail. Certain aspects of Southey's administration I have deliberately omitted, for instance, the complicated issue of ownership of the land which became Griqualand West and the endless boundary squabbles with the OFS and the SAR. Others, such as Southey's relations with Barkly, Carnarvon and Froude I have only touched upon from Southey's point of view as they have been dealt with in great detail by Mr. Goodfellow and Mrs. Macmillan. I have concentrated on the specific issue of Southey's administration and why it tailed. Southey's attitude towards the natives, which affected his views on the arms trade, complicated the settlement of the land problem, and soured his relations with the diggers was one factor. There were others as far flung as the fluctuation of the world diamond market, and as near as Southey's inability to compromise and his knack of making both warm friends and bitter enemies.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMinott, L. L. (1973). <i>Sir Richard Southey, Lieutenant governor of Griqualand West 1872-1875</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Historical Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16359en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMinott, Lorraine Lukens. <i>"Sir Richard Southey, Lieutenant governor of Griqualand West 1872-1875."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Historical Studies, 1973. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16359en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMinott, L. 1973. Sir Richard Southey, Lieutenant governor of Griqualand West 1872-1875. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Minott, Lorraine Lukens AB - The idea for using Southey's letters as the basis for a study of his administration or Griqualand West was suggested to me by two historians, one South African and one American, almost simultaneously. Thus inspired, I spent many hours in the Cape Archives where I became fascinated by Southey, his friends and his numerous adversaries. Southey was a tireless correspondent, and from his detailed accounts of the day to day happenings in Griqualand West and his definite opinions on people and events, a vivid picture emerges of Southey as a man. Stubborn, irascible, protocol minded and disorganized on one hand, humanitarian and imperialistic to the point of being almost visionary in his dreams for Africa on the other. The difficulty was to present Southey in depth without drowning in detail. Certain aspects of Southey's administration I have deliberately omitted, for instance, the complicated issue of ownership of the land which became Griqualand West and the endless boundary squabbles with the OFS and the SAR. Others, such as Southey's relations with Barkly, Carnarvon and Froude I have only touched upon from Southey's point of view as they have been dealt with in great detail by Mr. Goodfellow and Mrs. Macmillan. I have concentrated on the specific issue of Southey's administration and why it tailed. Southey's attitude towards the natives, which affected his views on the arms trade, complicated the settlement of the land problem, and soured his relations with the diggers was one factor. There were others as far flung as the fluctuation of the world diamond market, and as near as Southey's inability to compromise and his knack of making both warm friends and bitter enemies. DA - 1973 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1973 T1 - Sir Richard Southey, Lieutenant governor of Griqualand West 1872-1875 TI - Sir Richard Southey, Lieutenant governor of Griqualand West 1872-1875 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16359 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/16359
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMinott LL. Sir Richard Southey, Lieutenant governor of Griqualand West 1872-1875. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Historical Studies, 1973 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16359en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Historical Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherHistorical Studies - South Africaen_ZA
dc.titleSir Richard Southey, Lieutenant governor of Griqualand West 1872-1875en_ZA
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