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    cape became home to a large population of vrijlieden, also known as vrijburgers (lit. 'free citizens'), former company employees who stayed in Dutch...
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  • vrijlieden, also known as vrijburgers (free citizens, who stayed in Dutch territories overseas after serving their contracts. The vrijburgers were to be of Dutch...
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    as vrijburgers ('free citizens'), former VOC employees who settled in the colonies overseas after completing their service contracts. Vrijburgers were...
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    around the end of Dutch rule in 1806 the number had reached 13,360. Some vrijburgers eventually turned to cattle ranching as trekboers, creating their own...
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    early 19th century. No. 10 Akrampafo consisted of free citizens (Dutch: vrijburgers). This company comprised mulattoes who were considered equals to the...
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    known as vrijburgers ('free citizens'), former VOC employees who remained at the Cape after serving their contracts. A large number of vrijburgers became...
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  • grants of farmland to the vrijburgers on the condition they would cultivate crops for company warehouses. The vrijburgers were granted tax-exempt status...
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    warehouses, and released them from their contracts to save on their wages. Vrijburgers were granted tax-exempt status for 12 years and loaned all the necessary...
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    came to form a class of former VOC employees, vrijlieden, also known as vrijburgers (free citizens) who stayed in Dutch territories overseas after serving...
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  • home to a large population of vrijlieden, also known as Free Burghers vrijburgers (free citizens). The earliest free burghers were Company employees who...
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    either Company employees, or "vrijlieden", also known as "vrijburgers" (free citizens). Vrijburgers were often former Company employees who applied for permission...
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  • lijk naar deszelfs rustplaats gedragen, gevolgd van alle Ambtenaren, Vrijburgers, etc., alsmede van de Neger regering. Toen het lijk in de Tombe wierd...
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    aanwezige officieren en ambtenaren, de Negerregering, Koning van Elmina, en vrijburgers, die door mij waren uitgenodigd zich ten elf ure in het Hoofdkasteel...
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    the Cape Colony was VOC property at the time: a "burger" (sic) was "a vrijburger ["free citizen"], a person not in the service of the [VOC], who, with...
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