Aart Anthonie van der Lingen arrival at the Cape 1800

Aart Anthonie arrives in the cape by ship in September of the year 1800 with three other missionaries James Anderson (English) who would go on to establish a mission in  at Klaarwater (Griquatown), James Read (English) and Bastian Tromp (Dutch).

James Anderson sailed for South Africa in May 1800 arriving in Cape Town in September as part of the second party of LMS Missionaries including Rev.James Read, and 2 Dutch missionaries, Bastian Tromp & A.A. Van der Lingen.

READ, James (1777-1852)
Prominent member of LMS, worked among Khoikhoi At the time his allegations of ill-treatment of the Khoi and oppression by whites were considered exaggerated. He and his son were alleged to have instigated the Khoi revolt during the 8th Frontier War 1850-1853.