Pretorius went to Grahamstown to seek an audience with the governor, Sir Henry Pottinger, but he refused to see Pretorius or receive any communication from him.
Andries Treurnicht | Johan Pretorius | Frans-Andries Durlet | Arie Andries Kruithof | Andries van Dam | Andries Treurnicht's | Andries Pretorius | Andries Jonker | Andries Hoogerwerf | Andries Brouwer |
The convention was signed on 17 January 1852 by Andries Pretorius (for the Boers) and William Hogge and Mostyn Owen (for Great Britain) in a marquee on the banks of the Sand River near Ventersburg.