Personal Details Name: Mrs Rabie Born in camp? No Died in camp? No Gender: female Race: white Marital status: widowed Nationality: Free State Unique ID: 1799 Camp History Name: Bloemfontein RC Date departure: 15/71901 Destination: Mossel Bay CC Notes: 17/7/1901: permit granted for Widow Rabie and two daughters to proceed to Mossel Bay, CC; Attached note from JH Bennett, Superintendent, Bloemfontein: 'The two daughters are in my bird cage. I cannot therefore allow them to leave this camp without permission from DAAGI. Both mother & daughters are very hard cases.' 22/7/1901: CSRC to Secretary for Permits: Widow Rabie will not proceed without the daughters. So she had better stop where she is. 22/7/1901: Reply to CSRC: 'Noted & returned. Your birdcage is an excellent institution. I wish all refugees who want permits could be placed there.' Sources Title: SRC 08 Type: Correspondence Location: VAB Reference No.: 08 Dates: June 1901 Notes: RC2745, 15/7/1901: Secretary for Permits to Widow Rabie and related correspondence

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