Personal Details Name: Mr Leslie J Sheffield Type: Staff Born in camp? No Died in camp? No Gender: male Race: white Nationality: British Camp occupation: head office clerk Notes: 14/6/1902: Sheffield to CSRC: Applies for indulgence passage to England in first week of August and return after 3 months. Has been in govt employ in Bloemfontein for past 2 years; when Trollope took over CSRC on 18/2/1901, came to his office as clerk; was appointed head clerk on 1/6/1902, in which capacity now serving. Has not had a holiday, and only 6 weeks off when had enteric fever. 7/7/1902: unable to grant as transports full. 3/12/1902: Sheffield to CSRC: Overstayed leave. Explains circumstances. Trollope originally promised him leave; was only able to take this 4 months after Wilkins came. During the first two months of this period you were entirely new to the work and almost every question of moment was referred to me; this, in addition to my duties as chief clerk, which often kept me at the office from early morning till 10 or 11 o'clock at night, dreated a strain which might have had serious results had I not gone away when I did, even now I sometimes feel the effects of it. Feels it is a poor return that his salary was stopped for the few days he was late. Points out that the official in the Transvaal doing the same work is being paid £1000 pa. Unique ID: 18558 Sources Title: CO 74 Correspondence 1812/01-1900/01 Type: Secretary to the ORC Administration Location: Free State Archives Repository Reference No.: 74 Notes: 1835/12: 14/6/1902: Sheffield to CSRC and related correspondence

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