45. David Livingston [Livingstone], Kolobeng, to Henry Drummond, 62 Queen Street, Glasgow

Refers to request for clothing and supplies and various delays experienced with orders and payments; receipt of boxes from Drummond and damage sustained to the boxes; he notes that "the cupping apparatus from Mr McRobert" is missing - a serious loss; refers to Sechele's cloak, which he then wore at...

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Order number: CWM/LMS/Africa/Odds/Livingstone, Box 3
Date(s) of creation: Nov 1848
Level: Item
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id CWM.LMS.04.08.07.01.045
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with CWM/LMS/Africa/Odds/Livingstone, Box 3
callnumber CWM/LMS/04/08/07/01/045
callnumber_txt CWM/LMS/04/08/07/01/045
callnumber-sort CWM/LMS/04/08/07/01/045
scb_alt_ref_no Livingstone Wooden Box, item 45
prefix_number 045
title 45. David Livingston [Livingstone], Kolobeng, to Henry Drummond, 62 Queen Street, Glasgow
scb_date_creation Nov 1848
scb_level Item
level_sort 8/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File/Item
scb_extent 4pp
format Archive
description Refers to request for clothing and supplies and various delays experienced with orders and payments; receipt of boxes from Drummond and damage sustained to the boxes; he notes that "the cupping apparatus from Mr McRobert" is missing - a serious loss; refers to Sechele's cloak, which he then wore at his baptism; describes the baptism scene with the reactions of the crowd including the elders; superstitions around the nature of the ordinance of baptism and the Lord's Supper; details of another request for cloth, clothing and supplies, including clothing order for Sechele.
scb_access_status Open
scb_use_restrictions For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance
hierarchy_top_id_raw CWM
hierarchy_sequence CWM.00LMS.0004.0008.0007.0001.00045