Matabeleland,1870

includes letters from: John Boden Thomson, Kuruman and Inyati [Nyathi] - sketch map of journey; visit to king; permission to dig in goldfields; crushing machine; royal permission to occupy valley as mission station George Bottomley, Durban John Moffat, Kuruman - seminary proposal; day schools Willia...

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Order number: CWM/LMS/Africa/Matabeleland/Incoming correspondence/Box 1
Date(s) of creation: 14 Jan - 19 Dec 1870
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: CWM/LMS/Africa/Matabeleland/Incoming correspondence/Box 1
Summary: includes letters from: John Boden Thomson, Kuruman and Inyati [Nyathi] - sketch map of journey; visit to king; permission to dig in goldfields; crushing machine; royal permission to occupy valley as mission station George Bottomley, Durban John Moffat, Kuruman - seminary proposal; day schools William Sykes, Inyati - opposition to chief Lupengula, John Boden Thomson tending the wounded; people asking for calico etc instead of beads Thomas Thomas, Cape Town
Extent: 11 items
Access status: Open
Language: English
File number: B1, F2, J C&D and B2, F1, J B
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