19. David Livingston [Livingstone], Bakwain Country, to Manning Prentice, Violet Hill, Stowmarket, Suffolk

Writing from the residence of Bubi, one of the Bakwain [baKwena] chiefs; visiting for the purpose of assisting a "native teacher" [Tomore] to commence operations and to perfect his own language skills; describes irrigation work undertaken; describes the character of the people in these regions compa...

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Order number: CWM/LMS/Africa/Odds/Livingstone, Box 3
Date(s) of creation: 8 Apr 1842
Level: Item
Format: Archive           

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item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with CWM/LMS/Africa/Odds/Livingstone, Box 3
callnumber CWM/LMS/04/08/07/01/019
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scb_alt_ref_no Livingstone Wooden Box, item 19
prefix_number 019
title 19. David Livingston [Livingstone], Bakwain Country, to Manning Prentice, Violet Hill, Stowmarket, Suffolk
scb_date_creation 8 Apr 1842
scb_level Item
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scb_extent 4pp
format Archive
description Writing from the residence of Bubi, one of the Bakwain [baKwena] chiefs; visiting for the purpose of assisting a "native teacher" [Tomore] to commence operations and to perfect his own language skills; describes irrigation work undertaken; describes the character of the people in these regions compared to farther south and offers advice from his personal experience of working with them, including the issue of whether payment should be made for work undertaken; describes "native" dwellings; describes his experience with the language; discusses the issue of ordination for missionaries; refers to Thomas [Prentice] to say that he hasn't heard from him.
scb_access_status Open
scb_use_restrictions For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance
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