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Actions	letter, James MacDonald Troup to C. Edward Troup, 1940 Remove from selection Add to selection Object number2006.036.3.22 Titleletter, James MacDonald Troup to C. Edward Troup, 1940 Creator James MacDonald Troup (maker)‎ DescriptionJames MacDonald Troup, Huntly Court, Jorrisen Street, Pretoria, South Africa to his brother, C. Edward Troup, voicing his concerns about Hertzog and Malan setting up a peace propaganda campaign throughout South Africa, and his worries that young Afrikaaners are becoming 'very excited & bellicose.' To prevent any kind of rebellion, the government has called in all rifles and have begun comandeering transport. J.M.T. continues by saying' I hope this won't come, but it wouldn't surprise me if we woke up one morning to find ourselves under Martial Law.' Dated 25th June, 1940 Production placeHuntly Court, Jorrisen Street, Pretoria, South Africa Production date 1940-06-25 Object nameletter Materialpaper Dimensions height: 20.1 cm width: 24.9 cm

Object number2006.036.3.22

Titleletter, James MacDonald Troup to C. Edward Troup, 1940

DescriptionJames MacDonald Troup, Huntly Court, Jorrisen Street, Pretoria, South Africa to his brother, C. Edward Troup, voicing his concerns about Hertzog and Malan setting up a peace propaganda campaign throughout South Africa, and his worries that young Afrikaaners are becoming 'very excited & bellicose.' To prevent any kind of rebellion, the government has called in all rifles and have begun comandeering transport. J.M.T. continues by saying' I hope this won't come, but it wouldn't surprise me if we woke up one morning to find ourselves under Martial Law.' Dated 25th June, 1940

Production placeHuntly Court, Jorrisen Street, Pretoria, South Africa

Production date 1940-06-25

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