Cholera Scare in Pietermaritzburg: 1890 Letter

The Cholera Scare: 5 September 1890 mss letter to his son from…
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The Cholera Scare: 5 September 1890 mss letter to his son from W.G.Browne in which he expresses the hope that 'the Cholera scare is over and that it will not reach P.M.Burg, it is a fearful scourge.' Pietermaritzburg is the capital (and 2nd largest city) in the South African province of Natal.

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