J.M. Merriman to William Mackinnon. - proposal to take over Damaraland in S.W. Africa by a corporation or N. Borneo style organisation - German claim said to be unclear; fertile cattle-land near Walvis Bay Br. protectorate, has very rich copper mines at Oitavie (modern Otavi) provides a temporate route to African interior trade against the Congo tropical one; enclosures mentioned, missing
Order number: |
PP MS 1, Box 122 |
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Date(s) of creation: |
26 Aug 1885 |
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Item |
Format: | Archive |
Order number: |
PP MS 1, Box 122 |
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Access status: |
Open |
Language: | English |
Finding aids: |
Handlist available |
Format: | Archive |