This volume is a detailed record of the peace negotiations that brought the Second Boer War to a close, written by J. D. Kestell, a Dutch Reformed minister who served as chaplain and secretary to the Boer leadership. It documents the talks between the governments of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State and the representatives of the British government.
Kestell recounts the deliberations that culminated in the peace concluded at Vereeniging on 31 May 1902, ending years of bitter conflict and the independence of the Boer republics. As an insider’s account of the discussions, debates, and difficult choices faced by the Boer delegates, the book is an important primary source on the war’s conclusion. It is presented here as a free EPUB download.