This collection consists of a digitised manuscript of research done on early land owners in the Stellenbosch District by Johannes van der Bijl in 1979. The manuscript forms part of the Frans Smuts manuscript collection (MS 229) in the Manuscripts Section, Stellenboch University Library and Information Service.

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  • Die grondeienaars van Stellenbosch, 1693-1860 

    Van der Bijl, Johannes
    Unpublished research done for Stellenbosch Museum regarding farm owners of Stellenbosch between 1693 and 1860. Includes an edited version by Ockert Malan, compiled in 2000 (vanderbijl_grondeienaars.pdf).