Precis of the Archives of the Cape of Good Hope (c. December 1651 - December 1653), as quoted in Riebeeck's Journal (1897), by H. C. V. Leibrandt, Cape Town, p. 184
• After two tough years since their arrival Jan van Riebeeck set apart the 6th of April and resolved to make it a day of thanksgiving and prayer.
• After two tough years since their arrival Jan van Riebeeck set apart the 6th of April and resolved to make it a day of thanksgiving and prayer.
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[T]hat our prosperity may never forget God's mercies shown to us, but always keep them in grateful memory.
— Jan van Riebeeck
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "[T]hat our prosperity may never forget God's mercies shown to us, but always keep them in grateful memory." in the context of "Precis of the Archives of the Cape of Good Hope (c. December 1651 - December 1653), as quoted in Riebeeck's Journal (1897), by H. C. V. Leibrandt, Cape Town, p. 184
• After two tough years since their arrival Jan van Riebeeck set apart the 6th of April and resolved to make it a day of thanksgiving and prayer." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Jan van Riebeeck
Johan Anthoniszoon "Jan" van Riebeeck (21 April 1619 – 18 January 1677) was a Dutch navigator and colonial administrator who arrived in Cape Town in what then became the Dutch Cape Colony of the Dutch East India Company.
About Jan van Riebeeck
Johan Anthoniszoon "Jan" van Riebeeck (21 April 1619 – 18 January 1677) was a Dutch navigator and colonial administrator who arrived in Cape Town in what then became the Dutch Cape Colony of the Dutch East India Company.
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