AHR
American Historical Review
ARA
Algemeene Rijksarchief, The Hague
AYB
Archives Yearbook of South African History
CA
South African National Archives, Cape Depot, Cape Town
DO
Deeds Office, Cape Town
dV&P
C.C. de Villiers, Geslagsregisters van die Ou Kaapse Families (Genealogies of Old South African Families), Completely revised, augmented and rewritten by C. Pama. 1st ed. Cape Town and Rotterdam: A.A. Balkema, 1966; 2nd ed., 1981
H&L
J.A. Heese and R.T.J. Lombard. Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters, 5 vols. Pretoria: Protea Book House, 1999
IJAHS
International Journal of African Historical Studies
JAH
Journal of African History
JCCH
Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History
JSAS
Journal of Southern African Studies
Kronos
Kronos: Journal of Cape History
Leibbrandt, Précis
H. C. V. Leibbrandt, Précis of the Archives of the Cape of Good Hope Requesten (Memorials) 1715–1806, 5 vols. Cape Town and London: Cape Times Limited, Government Printers (Vols. 1–2), 1905. Cape Town: South African Library (Vols. 3–5), 1989
LFL
Loan Farm Ledgers in the Stellenbosch Magistrate's archives (CA: 1/STB)
MOOC
Master of the Supreme Court, documents of the Orphan Chamber
NGK
Nederlands Gereformeerde Kerk
OBP
Overgekomen brieven en papieren uit Kaap van Goede Hoop en Mauritius
OSF
Old Stellenbosch Freeholds
RCC
George McCall Theal, The Records of the Cape Colony. London: for the Government of the Cape Colony, 1905
RLR
Receiver of Land Revenue, Oud Wildschutte Boeke
RxD
Rixdollars
SAHJ
South African Historical Journal
VOC
Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie/Dutch East India Company