| Order number: |
CWM/LMS/Africa/Odds/Livingstone, Box 2, 1C
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| Summary: |
Request to replenish his wardrobe with detailed descriptions re the types of practical clothing that he will require. Includes comments on weather and seasonal variations in temperature and a note on how the environmental conditions appear to be changing. He also describes the vegetation in the region and the physical landscape. Discusses the "Boors [Boers] of Port Natal", their religious observances, attitudes towards the Colonial Government and reistance to the abolition of slavery.
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| Extent: |
6pp
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| Admin history: |
Henry Drummond, described as a lace manufacturer, was based at different addresses in Hamilton and Glasgow during the period of their correspondence and sent out supplies of clothing and drapery to Livingstone. |
| Access status: |
Open
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| User restrictions: |
For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance |
| Publications: |
Transcription available in Some Letters from Livingstone, 1840-1872, Ed. David Chamberlin (Oxford University Press, 1940), p.59
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| Format: |
Archive
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