94. David Livingstone, Tette or Nyungwe on River Zambesi, East Africa, to William Thompson, Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope
Has reached the "farthest inland station at present occupied by the Portuguese" [Tette, Tete]; arrived at the Zambesi [Zambezi] below the Falls, near its confluence with the Kafue or Bashukulompo River, where all of the oxen were killed by Tsetse; no money to purchase a canoe, so has travelled on fo...
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CWM/LMS/Africa/Odds/Livingstone, Box 2, 3C |
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| Date(s) of creation: |
2 Mar 1856 |
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Item |
| Format: | Archive |
| Order number: |
CWM/LMS/Africa/Odds/Livingstone, Box 2, 3C |
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| Summary: |
Has reached the "farthest inland station at present occupied by the Portuguese" [Tette, Tete]; arrived at the Zambesi [Zambezi] below the Falls, near its confluence with the Kafue or Bashukulompo River, where all of the oxen were killed by Tsetse; no money to purchase a canoe, so has travelled on foot; in good health; kindness of Portuguese - talks of his initial prejudice against them because if their involvement with the slave trade; belief that the Zambesi will allow water carriage all the way [from the coast] to the Makololo; fever more prevalent on the Coast than inland; intends to rest then proceed down the river to Quilimane [Quelimane]; some notes re business and money. |
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4pp |
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Open |
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| Format: | Archive |