1857 Niger expedition

Journals, notes, financial and general papers relating to the 1857 Niger expedition and in particular the experiences of the WMMS agents involved with it.


Order number: MMS/Special Series/Various Papers/FBN 44
Date(s) of creation: 1839-1859
Level: Sub-series
Format: Archive           

Order number: MMS/Special Series/Various Papers/FBN 44
Summary: Journals, notes, financial and general papers relating to the 1857 Niger expedition and in particular the experiences of the WMMS agents involved with it.
Extent: 1 file and 8 items
Admin history: After significant encouragement from the Church Missionary Society (CMS), the British Government entered into a five year contract with Mr Macgregor Laird to explore by steamship the River Niger and its tributaries. The main intentions of the expedition being to establish factories or trading posts at Aboh, Onitsha and Lairdstown [Lokoja] and to encourage missionary endeavours. However, the expedition also planned to chart and navigate the Niger and its tributaries, explore adjacent areas, establish anti-slavery treaties and promote British int ... View more
Access status: Open
Access conditions: Only to be viewed on microfiche.
Copyright: Copyright mostly held by Methodist Missionary Society.
User restrictions: For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance
Language: English
Format: Archive