Matabeleland,1860

includes letters from: Thomas Thomas, Nyati [Inyati/Nyathi] - report on prospects and work after 6 months; language, locals, rain custom; receipt of bad news from Makololo Robert Moffat, Nyata [Inyati/Nyathi] and Kuruman - description of journey from Inyati to Kuruman; government difficulty William...

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Order number: CWM/LMS/Africa/Matabeleland/Incoming correspondence/Box 1
Date(s) of creation: 2 Jan - 21 Dec 1860
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: CWM/LMS/Africa/Matabeleland/Incoming correspondence/Box 1
Summary: includes letters from: Thomas Thomas, Nyati [Inyati/Nyathi] - report on prospects and work after 6 months; language, locals, rain custom; receipt of bad news from Makololo Robert Moffat, Nyata [Inyati/Nyathi] and Kuruman - description of journey from Inyati to Kuruman; government difficulty William Sykes - Moselekatse's Kraal and Port Elizabeth - given land at Inyati; his engagement to Charlotte Kolbe
Extent: 9 items
Access status: Open
Language: English
File number: B 1, F 1, J C and B 2, F 1, J A
Finding aids: A detailed list for incoming correspondence from Matabeleland, 1835-1899 (list E4) is available for consultation in the Special Collections Reading Room, SOAS Library. Includes detailed precis of letters up to 1866.
Format: Archive