32a. David Livingston [Livingstone], Mabotsa, to Rev David G. Watt, Mission House, Blomfield Street, London
Personal letter; refers to his dispute with Edwards who is "outrageously angry because he has not got the credit of all I have done in the Interior" and who has written a "long angry letter to the Directors"; offers his personal opinion of Edwards; has written a full account of his own to the direct...
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CWM/LMS/Africa/Odds/Livingstone, Box 3 |
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| Date(s) of creation: |
2 Apr 1845 |
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Item |
| Format: | Archive |
| Order number: |
CWM/LMS/Africa/Odds/Livingstone, Box 3 |
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| Summary: |
Personal letter; refers to his dispute with Edwards who is "outrageously angry because he has not got the credit of all I have done in the Interior" and who has written a "long angry letter to the Directors"; offers his personal opinion of Edwards; has written a full account of his own to the directors; speaks of how the prejudices that he formerly held against [Robert] Moffat vanished on personal contact and blames Edwards for encouraging these; refers to his marriage [to Mary Livingstone] and his wife's character and appearance; advises his friend not to return to India, but to go to China or Africa, and to take a wife; talks of the new house that he has built and his current situation. |
| Extent: |
4pp |
| Access status: |
Open |
| User restrictions: | For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance |
| Format: | Archive |