Show AMERICAN TRANSVAAL FUND to aid widows and orphans of the th bocrie A pathetic appeal of the committee con 0 of Afric ander and bond members of parliament was issued at cape town oct 10 1899 1999 signed by N F r dewaal joseph N hoffman nn J H Hot Ilof meyr thomas P theron and D J A van which says saya among other things what may what can we colonial Afric anders do in this sorrowful time join in the work of warfare with the weapons the law and our duty as british subjects forbid this even should other circumstances not oppose such a course of action but what neither the law nor the duty of 0 the subject forbids and what moreover agrees in every respect with all al principles 0 of religion and humanity is the offering ot of help to the tha wounded to the widows and the orphans in the name of the Afric ander bond on behalf of the citizens of the south african republic and their noble ally the orange free state I 1 appeal to all americans to show their sympathy with the brave people who are now in the words of john hancock literally offering all that they have all that they are and all that they hope to be upon the altar of their country fighting to the death the arrogance and imposition of the great british empire in order to remain free and independent as did our american Ame forefathers in 1776 and 1812 THERE WILL BE NO BOER WOUNDED ON THE BRITISH AMERICAN HOSPI TAL SHIP send to me your subscriptions small and large and I 1 will send the amount to mr 0 C de villiers capa ca 3 town the honorable treasurer of the committee of the Afric ander bond to be expended under that appeal I 1 sent 2000 2 1 on feb 22 23 1900 GEORGE W VAN american treasurer no HI broadway new york city feb 24 1900 |