| collection |
SOAS Archive
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| id |
CWM.LMS.04.08.07.01.101
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| recordtype |
archive
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| scb_item_location |
Archive & Special Collections
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| item_location |
Archive & Special Collections
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| scb_loan_type |
Reference only
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| scb_order_with |
CWM/LMS/Africa/Odds/Livingstone, Box 3
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| callnumber |
CWM/LMS/04/08/07/01/101
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| callnumber_txt |
CWM/LMS/04/08/07/01/101
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| callnumber-sort |
CWM/LMS/04/08/07/01/101
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| scb_alt_ref_no |
Livingstone Wooden Box, item 101
|
| prefix_number |
101
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| title |
101. David Livingstone, Claremont, Mauritius, to William Thompson [Cape Town]
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| scb_date_creation |
17 Sep 1856
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| scb_level |
Item
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| level_sort |
8/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File/Item
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| scb_extent |
9pp
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| format |
Archive
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| description |
Has remained in Mauritius longer than planned due to a "severe affection of the spleen, a consequence of the fever in the Quilimane [Quelimane] delta" and the curative effects of the climate; has been accommodated by Major-General Hay, whose house is 5 miles from Port Luis [Port Louis]; desire to meet Commodore Trotter to talk to him about Africa and his plans to return there "with or without the aid of our Society"; discusses practical arrangements re his belongings and "debts of honour" owed, which mean he is considerably poorer than when he arrived in Africa 16 years ago; refers to the position of and agreement with George Flemming (see letter 100); discusses business and financial matters.
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| scb_access_status |
Open
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| scb_use_restrictions |
For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance
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| hierarchy_top_id_raw |
CWM
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| hierarchy_sequence |
CWM.00LMS.0004.0008.0007.0001.00101
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