The Treaty of Bloemfontein:

1849, June 27th

After a long debate that had been going on for four months, the presidents of all Boer republics had finally reached an agreement, in which all Boer republics shall become one. His Excellency, the President of Oranje-Vrijstaat, Guequierre, stated the following "For the good of the Boer people and republics, we have decided to look away from our differences and unite, so that 'we' too may arise and become a super power, like France and Great Britain. So that we also may have a say in this world and that we may also decide instead of be decided for." which was followed by the aplause of both the other presidents standing behind him and the people who he was addressing.

Paragraph from the Boer Times, by Jakob Geerts