'Gold Coast papers'

Bound typescript copies of the papers of Brodie Cruickshank relating to West Africa. Includes: an account of the expedition to Appolonia, 1848; and letters from the 'Gold Coast' and 'Slave Coast', with an account of a mission to the King of Dahomey, April 1848-January 1849, with preface dated 18th J...

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Order number: MS 173088
Main author: Cruickshank; Brodie (fl 1848-1852); acting Governor of the Gold Coast Colony
Order: MS 173088
Date(s) of creation: 1848-1849
Level: Collection
Format: Archive           

Reference number: MS 173088
Order number: MS 173088
Summary: Bound typescript copies of the papers of Brodie Cruickshank relating to West Africa. Includes: an account of the expedition to Appolonia, 1848; and letters from the 'Gold Coast' and 'Slave Coast', with an account of a mission to the King of Dahomey, April 1848-January 1849, with preface dated 18th January 1849.
Main author: Cruickshank; Brodie (fl 1848-1852); acting Governor of the Gold Coast Colony
Extent: 1 volume
Access status: Open
User restrictions: For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance
Language: English
Originals: Originals in the possession of J. C. Batley, Caterham, Surrey (1971).
Copies: Microfilm copy available (negative copy) - SOAS Library classmark M5157
Format: Archive           
Access Points - Person, Corporate & Family Names:
Name Code Person, Corporate or Family Name Type of Entity
GB/SOASNAF/P1382 Cruickshank; Brodie (fl 1848-1852); acting Governor of the Gold Coast Colony Person
Access Points - Places:
Place Code Place Name
7729885 Western Africa
2300660 Ghana
2395170 Benin