Magistrate’s certificate and container
Certificate No. 5556 was issued on the 14 April 1877, this official document identifies an African worker named Plaatje Menze as a subject of the British Crown. He was likely one of the mine workers. One can see that the official language used at the time is now offensive.
This document was signed by the donor who was in post at the time as Resident Magistrate for the Victoria Division of Cape Colony (Cape of Good Hope).
Donated by Percy Nightingale on 31 July 1878. We have no knowledge of who Plaatje Menze is.
W. 190 x H. 113 mm
This document was signed by the donor who was in post at the time as Resident Magistrate for the Victoria Division of Cape Colony (Cape of Good Hope).
Donated by Percy Nightingale on 31 July 1878. We have no knowledge of who Plaatje Menze is.
W. 190 x H. 113 mm
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- E1938
- Collection Class
- Archives and images
- Collection Area Region
- S
- Material
- hideleatherbrassmetal
- Common Name
- Magistrate’s certificate and container
- Simple Name
- sheath and box and pass
- Production County
- Cape Colony
- Production Country
- South Africa
- Production Date
- 14 April 1877
- Production Year High
- 1877
